The mass kidnapping was unprecedented in Burkina Faso, which is facing a violent Islamist insurgency that spread from neighbouring Mali in 2015.and their children while they were scouring the bush for fruit and leaves outside two villages in the district of Arbinda, in the Sahel region's Soum province.
"They have found freedom after eight long days in the hands of their kidnappers," an RTP presenter said.Burkina Faso is one of several countries in West Africa battling a rampant insurgency with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State. They have also blockaded certain areas in recent months and made it increasingly dangerous to deliver supplies to trapped citizens.
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