Two years after local emir Djibril Diallo fled his home in northern Burkina Faso following death threats from Islamist militants, he received an unexpected request: to return and take part in peace talks with the same people who wanted him dead.

With military victory elusive, West African nations quietly back talks with Islamists

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With military victory elusive, West African nations quietly back talks with Islamists

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