The as called Operation Barkhane, said to have begun in 2014 is documented as operating within five former colonies, listed as Burkino Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania. Although said to be fighting thought to be Sunni Muslim contingents, the border region of Burkino Faso, Niger and Mali is reportedly where the violence occurs.France have a history of dominance in the area. Border treaties with the British colony of Nigeria resulted in a border change in 1910. Forty one french soldiers and an unknown number of Africans have been killed in the present conflict which is ongoing.
Thomas Sankara was documented by Africans to be the last prime minister of Upper Volta which he renamed Burkino Faso, the uncorruptables. The position was said by Africans to now be abolished. A Marxist and Pan-Africanist, Thomas Sankara is said to be viewed by supporters as Africa’s Che Guevara. His policies were centred around nationalism of mineral wealth, thereby averting the power of the, as called International Monetory Fund and the World Bank.