{{Short description|Rural commune in Kompienga, Est Region, Burkina Faso}} '''Madjoari''' is a rural commune located in the province of Kompienga in Burkina Faso.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ORGANISATION ADMINISTRATIVE |url=http://www.insd.bf/index.php/component/content/article/12-le-burkina/35-organisation-administrative |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso)}}</ref>
In 2022, Madjoari was placed under blockade by jihadists.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-16 |title=Au Burkina Faso, des centaines de personnes se réfugient dans le nord du Togo, pour fuir les attaques djihadistes |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/06/16/burkina-faso-des-centaines-de-personnes-se-refugient-dans-le-nord-du-togo-pour-fuir-les-attaques-djihadistes_6130513_3212.html |access-date=2023-01-21}}</ref> It was the site of the May 2022 Madjoari massacre, which left at least 50 civilians dead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2022 |title=Armed assailants kill about 50 people in eastern Burkina Faso |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/armed-assailants-kill-about-50-people-eastern-burkina-faso-2022-05-26/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527090639/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/armed-assailants-kill-about-50-people-eastern-burkina-faso-2022-05-26/ |archive-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>
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Category:Kompienga Province Category:Populated places in the Est Region (Burkina Faso)
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