Militants kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant

Burkin­a Faso, like other countr­ies in West Africa, has been target­ed sporad­ically by milita­nt groups­

• Two dead as suspected militants attack Mali tourist resort

  Militants have continued to mount numerous attacks on civilians and the army

• Burkina Faso forces kill 3 militants, hostages trapped in building

  Suspected militants killed at least 17 people, wounded eight

• Three peacekeepers killed in northern Mali attack: UN

  The attackers should be identified and tried as quickly as possible, the statement added