Thread by @newhumanitarian

Attack leaving at least 6 dead in a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso is latest in rise of violence rippling through Sahel. Read @pkleinfeld from the front line of this spreading conflict, speaking to civilians, aid workers, and militia leaders:
thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/04/1…

While insecurity has since spread – with militants tapping into local grievances in the east and southwest – the epicentre of violence remains in Soum and areas in the north of #burkinafaso. Read @pkleinfeld on the spreading violence and displacement: thenewhumanitarian.org/special-report…

Attacks by Islamist groups rise dramatically in the past few months, triggering widespread reprisals against marginalised Fulani communities
thenewhumanitarian.org/special-report…

As the state struggles to protect civilians, a growing number of ‘self-defence’ militias have thrown their hats into the ring, opening up a Pandora's box of ethnic tensions in a country once considered a beacon of coexistence and tolerance in West Africa. thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/04/1…

As needs grow, aid groups say their ability to respond is being hampered by insecurity, poor access to affected communities, and a lack of money and resources for a crisis that nobody really expected. thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/04/1…

In recent months, militants have hidden bombs inside corpses to maim first responders, dragged teachers off roads and executed them, stolen ambulances, burnt schools, and moved from targeted killings to attacks on entire villages. thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/04/1…

Rising tensions in West Africa’s Sahel garner little media attention but The New Humanitarian has been there from the start. Here's a look at our coverage of the spreading conflict in once-peaceful Burkina Faso: thenewhumanitarian.org/afrique/west-a…