Togo confirms over 60 killed in Al Qaeda-linked attacks

As insecurity spirals in Togo, the country’s foreign minister says a group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed at least 54 civilians and 8 soldiers so far this year.

The comments to news agency, Reuters, was a rare official acknowledgement of the death toll in attacks.

Robert Dussey said there have been 15 incidents in northern Togo, which borders on Burkina Faso, perpetrated by the insurgent group Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa…