No end in sight for Burkino Faso

No group has claimed responsibility for the Christmas eve killings of 35 civilians, most of them women. A possible explanation is the men may have been away in an area that has a history of famine, accessing clean water supplies and illegitimate debt.
President Trump is reported to be reviewing the United State’s commitment to endless wars which, it was hoped, might refer to a newly built u.s. supposed drone base in the area which constitutes the border regions of Burkino Faso, Niger and Mali.
More than 70 soldiers were killed on 12 December in a three hour attack on a French military base in the area, believed to have been locals. Many French troops are reported to be stationed in the said to be mineral rich region which has a history of many fatalities, supposedly due to famine.
Since 1983 there have been attempts to nationalise wealth, supposedly averting the power and influence of the international monetary fund and the world bank.