Yagha | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Sahel Region |
| Capital | Sebba |
| Area | |
| • Province | 6,457 km2 (2,493 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census) [1] | |
| • Province | 169,024 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,298 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Yagha is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Sebba.
In February 2020, 24 civilians were killed and three were kidnapped near a Protestant church in Pansi, Yagha Province. [2]
Yagha is divided into 6 departments:
| Department | Capital city | Population (Census 2006) [3] |
|---|---|---|
| Boundoré Department | Boundoré | 22,807 |
| Mansila Department | Mansila | 42,787 |
| Sebba Department | Sebba | 32,374 |
| Solhan Department | Solhan | 25,512 |
| Tankougounadié Department | Tankougounadié | 16,486 |
| Titabé Department | Titabé | 19,910 |
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of 274,200 km2 (105,900 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations. It lies between the Sahara desert and the Gulf of Guinea, south of the loop of the Niger River, mostly between latitudes 9° and 15°N, and longitudes 6°W and 3°E. The land is green in the south, with forests and fruit trees, and semi-arid in the north. Most of central Burkina Faso lies on a savanna plateau, 198–305 metres (650–1,001 ft) above sea level, with fields, brush, and scattered trees. Burkina Faso's game preserves – the most important of which are Arly, Nazinga, and W National Park—contain lions, elephants, hippopotamus, monkeys, common warthogs, and antelopes. Previously the endangered painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus occurred in Burkina Faso, but, although the last sightings were made in Arli National Park, the species is considered extirpated from Burkina Faso.
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Sahel is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region—Oudalan, Séno, Soum, and Yagha.
Sebba Airport is an airport serving the village of Sebba in the Yagha Province, part of the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso.
Sebba is a department or commune of Yagha Province in Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Sebba.
Solhan is a department or commune of Yagha Province in the Sahel Region of northern Burkina Faso.
Titabé is a department or commune of Yagha Province in Burkina Faso.
Terrorism in Burkina Faso refers to non-state actor violence in Burkina Faso that is carried out with the intent of causing fear and spreading extremist ideology. Terrorist activity primarily involves religious terrorism conducted by foreign-based organizations, although some activity occurs because of communal frustration over the lack of economic development. Recent attacks are concentrated in the Hauts-Bassins, Boucle du Mouhoun, Nord, Sahel, and Est regions, along the border with Mali and Niger. A series of attacks in Ouagadougou in 2016, 2017, and 2018 by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its affiliates was particularly deadly, garnering international attention.
On 16 February 2020 a large group of gunmen attacked a Protestant service being hosted in the village of Pansi, Burkina Faso. Pansi, a rural village in Yagha Province in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, was targeted by terrorists who wanted to loot supplies and dissuade the local population from attending or supporting church services.
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel or Jihadist Insurgencies in the Sahel refers to the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region of West Africa that following the 2011 Arab Spring to the present day. In particular, the intensive conflict in the three countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has been referred to as the Sahel War.
Coordinates: 13°25′N0°35′E / 13.417°N 0.583°E
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