Burkina Faso: anomalous and worrisome killing of Canadian gold miner
- January 17, 2019
- - 1:43 pm
Burkina Faso authorities announced January 17 that the Canadian citizen kidnapped from the Progress Minerals mining site in the West African country two days prior was found killed January 16. Though militant violence is a frequent occurrence in northeastern Burkina Faso, the targeting and quick killing of the expatriate worker are near-anomalous developments that reveal an Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb hand and will impede confidence in the country’s important gold mining sector. The Canadian had been working for the Vancouver-based Progress Minerals in Tiabangou, Yagha province, located in the country’s east bordering Niger. Kidnapped late on January 15, …
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