The world’s most ignored displacement crisis: Burkina Faso

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Women wait for food distributed...ograph: Emre Çaylak

Women wait for food distributed by a local aid group at a camp outside Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. More than 2 million people in the country are estimated to be exposed to the conflict. Photograph: Emre Çaylak

A child walks through the Pabr&...ands of people cut off from aid

A child walks through the Pabré refugee camp in Burkina Faso’s Centre province, about 11 miles from the capital, Ouagadougou. In 2023, the country saw a record 707,000 new displacements and hundreds of thousands of people cut off from aid

People line up for food being h...on at the Pabré camp

People line up for food being handed out by an aid organisation at the Pabré camp

Pabré camp is home t...ng in the north of Burkina Faso

Pabré camp is home to about 600 people who have fled fighting in the north of Burkina Faso

Displaced refugee children wait...hildren left without schooling

Displaced refugee children wait for food to be handed out. It is estimated that by the end of the year, about 6.3 million people in Burkina Faso, more than a quarter of the population, will have needed humanitarian assistance

Whole communities have been forced from their homes by the violence, with many children left without schooling

A street view of Ouagadougou. B...restore civilian rule by 1 July

A street view of Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso has been ruled by a military regime since a coup in 2022. In May, the junta announced it would remain in control for five more years, despite the leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, pledging to restore civilian rule by 1 July

Women gather under the shade of...on the outskirts of Ouagadougou

Women gather under the shade of a tree in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Ouagadougou

A woman washing dishes in the S...on the outskirts of Ouagadougou

A woman washing dishes in the Site 3 refugee camp in the Pazani neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Ouagadougou

Awa, 82, (left) sits in the sha...n living for the past two years

Awa, 82, (left) sits in the shade with her family. They originally lived in the northern part of the country but fled to Ouagadougou to seek safety. A local man offered his land to help those fleeing violence set up tents, where they have been living for the past two years

With no formal schooling availa...they can in the shade of a tree

With no formal schooling available, children in the camp study as best as they can in the shade of a tree

Souleymane, 26, works on farmla...He feels fortunate to have work

Souleymane, 26, works on farmland near the Site 3 camp. He earns €1.5 a day, though he sometimes gets maize for his family instead of cash. He feels fortunate to have work

Corn cobs harvested in the fields outside the camp

A street view of Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso has been ruled by a military regime since a coup in 2022. In May, the junta announced it would remain in control for five more years, despite the leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, pledging to restore civilian rule by 1 July

A mural in Ouagadougou depictin...abilities and combat terrorism.

A mural in Ouagadougou depicting Traoré and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. In June, Russia announced it would send more arms and instructors to aid Burkina Faso’s defence capabilities and combat terrorism.

Burkina Faso and Russian flags ...o;s growing role in the country

Burkina Faso and Russian flags are visible in many parts of the capital. Many Burkinabés have welcomed Russia’s growing role in the country

Burkina Faso soldiers patrollin...with al-Qaida and Islamic State

Burkina Faso soldiers patrolling the city centre of Ouagadougou. Traoré wants to recapture the parts of the country controlled by jihadist groups aligned with al-Qaida and Islamic State

Children playing with marbles o...Burkina Faso, November 2, 2024.

Children playing with marbles on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 2, 2024.

A child riding her bike in an a...Burkina Faso, November 2, 2024.

A child riding her bike in an area where sand is sifted and separated.Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 2, 2024.

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The world’s most ignored displacement crisis: Burkina Faso

The world’s most ignored displacement crisis: Burkina Faso

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