GNV News May 18, 2025

On May 11, 2025, an al-Qaeda affiliate based in Mali and operating throughout the Sahel regionThe Japan National Islamic Muslim Relief Mission (JNIM)is a large scale in various parts of Burkina Faso.attackThe company conducted the following activities. Of these, the city in northern Burkina FasogivoIn the past year, a police station and a marketplace were attacked in the city. The government has yet to issue an official statement on the attacks, but at least dozens of people were killed.reportThe attack was carried out by JNIM. During the day's attack, JNIM occupied Jeebo for several hours beforewithdrawalThe JNIM also reported an attack in the province of Lorum, where 60 soldiers were killed. There was also an attack in the country's Loram province, where JNIM said 60 soldiers were killed.claimThe company is doing so. On this dayattackwas the largest since August 2024 and took place in up to eight locations in Burkina Faso. In addition, on the following day, the 12th, Diapaga in eastern Burkina Fasoattackwere destroyed, arsonists were set on fire, and prisoners were released.

Burkina Faso, along with neighboring Mali and Niger, is ruled by a military junta, and the suppression of rights and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation areWe're making progress.The number of internally displaced persons is also increasing due to the deteriorating security situation. Displacement is also increasing due to the deteriorating security situation, with at least 2.8 million people currently internally displaced in the three countries.

In addition, the scope of activities of armed groups that have been active in the Sahel region in recent years has been expanding to the south.enlargementThe two countries have been working together. In particular, JNIM is based in Burkina Faso and Niger and has increased its attacks on Benin and Togo since 2021. in April 2025, JNIM conducted the largest attack in the region near the border between Burkina Faso and Niger in northern Benin, killing over 50 army soldiersdeathThe company is doing so.

Learn more about Burkina Faso → "What is happening in Burkina Faso?"

Learn more about the situation in West Africa → "International Relations in a Changing West Africa"

A building in Mopti, Mali, destroyed by an armed group attack in 2018 (Photo:Mission de l'ONU au Mali - UN Mission in Mali / Flickr [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0])