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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Dozens of towns in Burkina Faso besieged by jihadists: report

Displaced families who fled jihadist attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso arrive in Gampela, near the capital Ouagadougou, on 6 October 2022. AFP - ISSOUF SANOGO

Armed groups are committing war crimes and human rights abuses as they besiege towns across Burkina Faso, the rights group Amnesty International has warned in a report.

Amnesty researchers say the jihadists have prevented residents in besieged areas from farming their land and grazing cattle, while also limiting their access to health and education, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes.

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