Namssiguia
Namssiguia | |
|---|---|
Namssiguia Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°50′N 1°36′W / 13.833°N 1.600°W | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Nord Region |
| Province | Bam Province |
| Department | Bourzanga Department |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 6,759 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Namssiguia is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006[2] | 3,163 | — |
| 2019[3] | 6,759 | +113.7% |
Jihadist Insurgency
The town has been a hotspot during the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, with multiple recorded attacks occurring around the town. On 15 January 2022, Islamist militants killed looted the town, killing ten people.[4] Since the siege of Djibo, the town has been regularly targeted by IED attacks due to its location on the N22 highway linking Djibo to the rest of the country.[5][6]
References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2007-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
- ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 106–115.
- ^ "Burkina attack kills around 10 civilians". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-01-16. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Rau, Cara (2 July 2023). "TRAC Incident Report: Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin(JNIM) Militants Ambush Supply Convoy, 100 Killed and 20 Missing, on the N22 Between Namssiguia and Bourzanga, Soum Province, Burkina Faso". TracTerrorism. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Ganino, Paolo (21 September 2025). "TRAC Incident Report: Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) Militants Target a Burkinabe Army Convoy with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Namssiguia, Bourzanga Department, Bam Province, Burkina Faso". Tracterrorism. Retrieved 18 October 2025.