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NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
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IN BRIEF
Anu Maria Joseph
Burkina Faso: Junta denies mass killing allegations by HRW
On 28 April, Burkina Faso condemned a report by the HRW accusing the Burkina Faso army of killing 223 people and described it as “baseless accusation.” The Communications Minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, stated: "The government of Burkina Faso strongly rejects and condemns such baseless accusations." He asserted that the country has initiated a legal inquiry to “establish the facts” to prove the HRW “guilty.” (“Burkina Faso rejects 'baseless accusations' that soldiers massacred 223 villagers,” BBC, 28 April 2024)