The number of people who died in Wednesday's jihadist attack on a military convoy escorting civilians in northern Burkina Faso has risen to 80, the authorities have said.<br />'' <br />''Nearly 60 of the victims were civilians. The others were soldiers and members of a pro-government militia.<br />'' <br />''Eighty militants were also killed in attack near the town of Arbinda, according to the country's information ministry.<br />'' <br />''It's the latest attack in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, where militias linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group operate across the borders with Niger and Mali.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Thousands of civilians have been killed and millions displaced since 2018 on the country.</span><br />