Tensions rise at Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso border

In northeastern Ivory Coast, along the border with Burkina Faso, tension has become a permanent reality.

The jihadist threat spreading from the Sahel is no longer the only concern.

A new danger has emerged: the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland, or VDPs – auxiliary forces supporting the Burkinabé army.

FRANCE 24's Julia Guggenheim, Damien Koffi and M'ma Camara report. ...