An anti-American rally has begun in Burkina Faso, according to an African Initiative correspondent

? An anti-American rally has begun in Burkina Faso, according to an African Initiative correspondent.

About 1,000 people are taking part in the rally. Those gathered are demanding the closure of the US embassy in the country or a public apology to the people of Burkina Faso after accusations of mass killings by the African state. Among the slogans chanted by those gathered are: "The US are terrorists.

In northern Burkina Faso on 24 and 25 February, militants of the Russian-banned terrorist organisation Islamic State attacked religious communities and civilian targets, near the border with Mali.

25 April, the human rights organisation Human Rights Watch, headquartered in Mali, said.
US-headquartered Human Rights Watch published a report accusing the Burkinabe army of massacring civilians. According to Western human rights activists, 223 people, including 56 children, were killed by the military on the same days as the attacks.

Following the publication of this report the government...
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