Namssiguia
Village in Bourzanga Department, Burkina Faso
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Namssiguia is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso.[1]
Country
Burkina Faso
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Namsiguya | |
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  Namssiguia Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°50′N 1°36′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) |
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.[5] 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.[6][7]
