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attacked the headquarters of the VDP stationed in Nouna. In response, dozo hunters affiliated with the VDP moved into the Sector 4 and Sector 6 neighborhoods, which were predominantly Fulani. On the night of December 30, the dozos went door-to door, killing all men over the age of 16. A report from
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According to the legend, the town of Nouna was founded by an elder of the Dafin ethnic group, who having spotted a water source in the wilderness, exclaimed "N'nouna diara!" (I am happy!), and that is how the place came to be called "Nouna".
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the Collective Against Impunity and the Stigmatization of Communities, a Burkinabe rights group, stated that the dozos sought out "influential" Fulani civilians. The dozos later returned to loot the houses of the civilians they killed.
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Nouna is located on the line of separation between Samo (or Samogo) territory to the east and Dafin territory to the west. Its inhabitants are mostly Dafin, with a sizable minority of
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Nouna's main street, which runs through the town from east to west, goes to the second largest city in the country,
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Collectif contre l'impunite et la stigmatisation des communautes (January 2, 2023).
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On the night between December 29 and 30, 2022, armed men belonging to
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is a town, with a population of 32,428 (2019), located in the
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Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
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Nouna Catholic Church
Nouna is located in Burkina Faso
French West Africa
12°44′N 3°52′W / 12.733°N 3.867°W / 12.733; -3.867
Burkina Faso
Region
Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Province
Kossi Province
Nouna Department
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
Province of Kossi
Burkina Faso
Samo
Bobo
Fulani
Fula
Mossi
Dioula language
Bobo-Dioulasso
Nouna massacre
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Citypopulation.de


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