Dozens die in Burkina as Sahel conflict spirals
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Dozens of civilians have been killed in tit-for-tat clashes between communities in northern Burkina Faso last week, the ruling party said on Wednesday, the latest in a bout of inter-communal violence afflicting West Africa’s Sahel region.