Burkina Faso: 1,800+ civilians killed in two years, HRW says

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in Burkina Faso since Ibrahim Traoré seized power in September 2022, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report documents at least 1,837 civilian deaths in 57 separate incidents recorded between January 2023 and August 2025, including dozens of children among the victims. Human Rights ...