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Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso: A border under tension

Tensions are rising along the border between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso due to armed incursions by Burkinabe militias and a jihadist threat. Civilians in the region are living in fear, and the Ivorian army has granted access to a high-risk zone for reporting.

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