Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km². From Wikipedia
Jihadist insurgents escalate attacks across Burkina Faso, seizing key military outposts, looting arsenals, and causing widespread destruction as government struggles to respond.
