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The funeral for the Burkina Faso military officers killed in an attack on a supply convoy headed for the northern town to Djibo on September 26 is held in the coutnry's capital, Ougadougou. The ambush, claimed by Al-Qaeda, with an official death toll of 37 people, 27 of them soldiers, has become emblematic of the state's inability to secure remote countryside areas and protect local people, 10 years into a bloody jihadist insurgency in the Sahel region. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Ouagadougou on Monday for the start of a three-day trip of western Africa aimed at boosting France's regional influence. Welcomed by his Burkinabe counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Macron's visit was marred by an attempted attack on French troops in the capital just hours before he touched down. IMAGES
Eighteen people have been killed and a dozen injured in a "terrorist attack" on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital, according to the government. IMAGES
Security forces have retaken the Splendid Hotel in the Burkina Faso after an attack by Islamic militants; witnesses describe their ordeal. Julie Noce reports.
Security forces launch an assault to recapture a hotel and hostages seized in an attack by Islamic militants in Burkina Faso which left 20 dead. Julie Noce reports.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).