<p class="title">At least 29 people were killed in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sept.8, in a region prone to jihadist violence, the government said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One vehicle transporting people and goods "rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Barsalogho area" leaving at least 15 passengers dead, government spokesman Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A security source said most were traders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) away, 14 people were killed when food vans travelling in convoy were attacked, the spokesman added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local sources said many of the dead were the drivers of the three-wheeler vans, which were carrying provisions for people displaced by fighting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Military reinforcements have been deployed and a thorough search is under way," Dandjinou said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A former French colony that ranks among the world's poorest countries, Burkina Faso has been struggling with an Islamist militant revolt since 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The country's army has been increasingly targeted by jihadists. Earlier this month, an attack on a military base in northern Burkina Faso killed 24 in an unprecedented blow to the army in its campaign against jihadists.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The insurgency, which came from neighbouring Mali, began in the north but has since spread to the east.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since 2015, more than 500 people have died in attacks that have become increasingly violent especially in the north and the east, according to a toll compiled by AFP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The capital Ouagadougou has been attacked three times, including a March 2018 jihadist assault on the military headquarters that left eight dead. A summit of regional heads of state is due to be held in Ouagadougou on Saturday to discuss the security situation. </p>
<p class="title">At least 29 people were killed in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sept.8, in a region prone to jihadist violence, the government said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One vehicle transporting people and goods "rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Barsalogho area" leaving at least 15 passengers dead, government spokesman Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A security source said most were traders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) away, 14 people were killed when food vans travelling in convoy were attacked, the spokesman added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local sources said many of the dead were the drivers of the three-wheeler vans, which were carrying provisions for people displaced by fighting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Military reinforcements have been deployed and a thorough search is under way," Dandjinou said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A former French colony that ranks among the world's poorest countries, Burkina Faso has been struggling with an Islamist militant revolt since 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The country's army has been increasingly targeted by jihadists. Earlier this month, an attack on a military base in northern Burkina Faso killed 24 in an unprecedented blow to the army in its campaign against jihadists.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The insurgency, which came from neighbouring Mali, began in the north but has since spread to the east.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since 2015, more than 500 people have died in attacks that have become increasingly violent especially in the north and the east, according to a toll compiled by AFP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The capital Ouagadougou has been attacked three times, including a March 2018 jihadist assault on the military headquarters that left eight dead. A summit of regional heads of state is due to be held in Ouagadougou on Saturday to discuss the security situation. </p>