At the border between Ivory Coast and 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. Population live in fear and the Ivorian army is on high alert. Our team got rare access to follow their patrols. FRANCE 24’s Julia Guggenheim, Damien Koffi and M’ma Camara report.
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