The border between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso is a growing flashpoint for conflict. Armed Burkinabe militias have carried out repeated incursions, while jihadist extremist groups pose an escalating security threat to the region. Civilians living along this frontier face mounting danger and fear. According to France 24, which recently gained rare access to the area alongside Ivorian military forces, this volatile border represents one of West Africa's most precarious and tension-filled zones.

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