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AU condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

Xinhua, January 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

The African Union (AU) on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso that have killed 29 people and injured 30 others.

The pan-African bloc expressed its full solidarity with and support to the government and the people of Burkina Faso, said an AU statement .

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, learnt with great dismay about the terrorist attacks on Friday, in various locations in Burkina Faso, against a military post in Tin Akof and against a hotel and a restaurant in the capital, Ouagadougou, said the statement.

The chairperson of the AU Commission strongly condemned "these despicable and cowardly terrorist attacks that caused many casualties and injuries among the civilian population and the Defence and Security Forces."

Dlamini-Zuma presented her heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wished speedy recovery to the injured and expressed the full solidarity of AU with the people and the government of Burkina Faso.

The Chairperson of the AU Commission stressed that the attacks took place at a time when the new authorities of Burkina Faso, emanating from the elections of Nov. 29, 2015, which put an end to the transition, initiated in November 2014, usher in a new era of democracy, justice, reconciliation and sustainable development, with the support of the countries of the region and the international community as a whole.

She stressed the imperative need for strengthened and always better coordinated collective African and international efforts to deal with the growing threat of terrorism and extremism in Africa.

The chairperson reiterated her call to the member states to enhance their cooperation within the framework of the relevant African and international instruments. Endit