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By Samuel Asamoah
The Government of Ghana has confirmed that a truck transporting Ghanaian tomato traders was caught up in a terrorist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso.
In a press release issued on Sunday, February 15, 2026, and signed by the Minister for the Interior and National Security, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the development was described as disturbing.
According to the statement, the truck carrying traders from Ghana was attacked on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Titao, a town near the Malian border that has experienced recurrent militant violence.
Meanwhile, additional details emerging from Burkina Faso indicate that the Burkinabe military had earlier intervened in a militia assault on traders — including some believed to be Ghanaians — in the same area.
Security sources say the militia group reportedly killed an unspecified number of people and set ablaze several trucks belonging to the traders during the attack in Titao, located approximately 235 kilometres from Ouagadougou.
Upon receiving intelligence about the assault, the Burkinabe military swiftly deployed to the scene, neutralised several of the attackers and seized weapons from them.
In an interview with Ghanaian journalist Ibrahim Abode, a Burkinabe police officer confirmed the incident but said the exact number of casualties remains unclear.
“Yes, Ibrahim, indeed there was a terrorist attack yesterday in Titao. There were deaths, but I do not have information confirming that there were Ghanaians among them. Our military forces repelled the attack to limit the damage, but there were still considerable losses,” the officer stated.
Although Burkinabe police authorities say they cannot officially confirm the involvement of Ghanaians among the casualties, some Ghanaian traders operating along the route have indicated that their counterparts may have been affected.
The Ghana Embassy in Burkina Faso is currently liaising with Burkinabe officials to visit the attack site to ascertain the full details and identify any Ghanaians caught up in the violence.
No official casualty figures have yet been released.
Burkina Faso, alongside neighbouring Niger and Mali, continues to battle armed groups linked to Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), with the persistent insecurity affecting trade, economic activity and regional stability across the West African subregion.
