Overview

• Human Rights Watch released a report confirming that Burkina Faso's military and pro-government militias killed at least 100 Fulani civilians during operations near Solenzo from February 27 to April 2, 2025.
• The victims, all ethnic Fulani, were targeted due to longstanding accusations of supporting Islamist militants, according to the report.
• The government has denied responsibility, labeling the allegations as false and aimed at undermining social cohesion in the country.
• After the military's withdrawal, the jihadist group JNIM carried out reprisal killings, executing up to 70 men in Tiao village on April 5.
• The violence has exacerbated ethnic tensions, displaced hundreds of Fulani civilians into Mali, and deepened the humanitarian crisis, with over 60% of Burkina Faso now outside government control.