Inata,_Burkina_Faso

Inata, Burkina Faso

Inata, Burkina Faso

Place in Soum, Burkina Faso

Inata is a town in Soum Province, Burkina Faso. Inata is well known for its gold mine.[1]

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History

Three workers at the local gold mine, including two foreigners, were kidnapped in September 2018 by jihadist fighters. Both were eventually released in 2019.[2]

It became famous for an attack [fr] on November 14, 2021 that killed 49 gendarmes and four civilians. The attack was one of the influencing factors in the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Royal Gold Inc. - Our Portfolio - Producing Properties - Inata". royalgold.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  2. [2]
    "Son of Burkina Faso gold miner owner released after year-long captivity". Reuters. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  3. [3]
    Maggie Dwyer (2022-01-28). "Burkina Faso's coup makers capitalized on wider grievances within the ranks". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.


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