Burkina Faso: MSF condemns the brutal and deliberate killing of two staff members

On the morning of Wednesday February 8, an MSF vehicle, clearly identified as such, carrying a medical team of four on the road between Dédougou and Tougan was targeted by armed men who shot at the passengers.

Two employees were killed, while two others managed to escape.
 
The two victims, both from Burkina Faso, had been employed by MSF as a driver, since July 2021, and a logistics supervisor, since June 2020. They were 39 and 34 years old, respectively.

MSF has suspended its activities in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, until the organisation will have a better understanding of this tragic event.

Burkina Faso is facing an unprecedented political, security and humanitarian crisis, resulting in the displacement of nearly two million people following violence and fighting between armed groups and government forces.