L'attentat de Ouagadougou du 15 janvier 2016 a lieu lors de l'insurrection djihadiste au Burkina Faso. À 19 h 45, des hommes armés ont attaqué le bar Taxi Brousse, le restaurant Le Cappuccino et l'hôtel Splendid dans le centre de Ouagadougou, capitale du Burkina Faso. Ces lieux sont fréquentés principalement par des étrangers.
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On 15 January 2016, gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in the heart of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. At least 30 people were killed, and 56 wounded; a total of 176 hostages were released after a government counter-attack into the next morning as the siege ended. Three perpetrators were also killed. The nearby YIBI hotel was then under siege, where another attacker was killed. Notably, former Swiss MPs Jean-Noël Rey and Georgie Lamon were killed at a restaurant during the attack. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Al-Mourabitoun.
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Nineteen people were killed and 25 others were injured when suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 13 August 2017. Police cornered the attackers, who took hostages and then were killed in an ensuing shootout.
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The Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Burkinabé is a trade union centre in Burkina Faso. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. CNTB emerged from the Confédération africaine des travailleurs croyants.
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The Lycée français Saint Exupéry is a French international school in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
It serves levels maternelle through lycée. It was established in 1975. The secondary school is in the centre of the city while the primary school is in proximity to the hôtel Indépendance.
As of 2016 there are about 125 employees and 1,000 students.
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The Chinese ambassador to Burkina Faso is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to Burkina Faso. In the past, Burkina Faso has alternated between recognizing the PRC and the Republic of China as the legitimate government of China.
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L'attaque terroriste est revendiquée par Al-Qaïda au Maghreb islamique (AQMI). À la suite de ces événements ont été décrétés trois jours de deuil national.