in northerno haram nigeria.ere are very many factions of these islamist groups active around the zone. we have seen attacks in various countries in the region. in burkina faso itself, there was an attack in 2017 where gunmen opened fire on a cafÉ. in january of 2016, 30 people were killed in an attack on a hotel and restaurant. they are targeting areas known for having international citizens, government personnel as well. there have been two previous jihadist attacks in burkina faso. the country saw an attempted coup d'État which failed in september of 2015. the ripple effects of that are still being felt in burkina faso. just last week, we were talking about the trial due to start of those involved in that failed coup d'État. that was postponed. it is creating a huge amount of discord. this is not dead and buried political history. this was very recent political history. in this trial, there were 84 men on the accused bench, including two former generals and powerful figures. there are different destructive ele