NGO suspends activities in Burkina Faso

The non-governmental organisation Doctors Without Borders, MSF has suspended its activity in the Mouhoun region in north-western Burkina Faso.

The suspension comes following the killing of two of its employees,

Report says armed assailants opened fire on Wednesday morning on an MSF vehicle and killed two of its occupants.

MSF President Isabelle Defourny condemned the attack, saying: “We are going to have to hold urgent talks with all the parties in the conflict to understand what has happened.”

Report says the security situation in Burkina Faso has become increasingly volatile with armed militants regularly attacking both civilians and security forces.

BBC/Christopher Ojilere