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Namssiguia is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in BF, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Bourzanga Department and Populated places in the Centre-Nord Region.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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Namssiguia is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso.

== Jihadist Insurgency == The town has been a hotspot during the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, with multiple recorded attacks occurring around the town. On 15 January 2022, Islamist militants killed looted the town, killing ten people. Since the siege of Djibo, the town has been regularly targeted by IED attacks due to its location on the N22 highway linking Djibo to the rest of the country.

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