Burkina Faso's parliament has voted to provide funding and training to loca...
OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso’s parliament has voted to provide funding and training to local vigilantes in response to the growing firepower of jihadist groups who threaten to overrun government forces across large swathes of the West African country.
“This law was voted unanimously by the parliament,” Defence Minister Moumina Cheriff Sy told reporters after the vote late on Tuesday. “It shows that beyond our differences of opinion... we can be one when it comes to defending the homeland.” FILE PHOTO: A soldier from Burkina Faso participates in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso February 24, 2019. 2019. REUTERS/LucGnago/File Photo
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