Ouagadougou

Attack in the center of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, against the French Embassy and the General Staff of the Local Armed Forces. "The situation is under control," said French envoy Jean-Yves Le Diane, quoted by France Press.

Authorities in the West African country reported "four neutralized attackers," possibly Islamists.

A Turkish national was among at least 18 people killed in an attack in Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Aug. 14.  

It said another Turk was wounded in the Aug. 13 raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou.

Al-Qaeda's North African branch said its attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast on March 13 that killed 18 people was revenge for a French offensive against Islamist militants in the Sahel region and called for its forces to withdraw. 

France has suspended two of its soldiers over allegations they sexually abused children, including a five-year-old girl, in the west African country of Burkina Faso, the defence ministry said June 30.