Pétéga Explained

Pétéga
Settlement Type:City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sahel Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Soum
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Nassoumbou Department
Population As Of:2003
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1463
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Burkina Faso
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:14.2969°N -1.6853°W

Pétéga is a village situated in the Nassoumbou Department in the province of Soum.

History

On March 22, 2017, a leader of Ansar ul Islam, Harouna Dicko, was killed in Pétéga by Burkina Fasan security forces.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liste des Villages de la Region du Sahel. 26 November 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Un chef d'Ansarul Islam abattu au Burkina Faso. 26 November 2022. VOA. fr. 21 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221211011/https://www.voaafrique.com/a/burkina-un-chef-terroriste-abattu-18-suspects-interpelles-au-nord/3779057.html. live.