FILE PHOTO: U.N. Refugee Agency’s special envoy Angelina Jolie speaks during a news conference during her visits to a camp for Syrian refugees in Dohuk, Iraq June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ari Jalal/File Photo
DORI, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited on Sunday a refugee camp in Burkina Faso housing refugees fleeing jihadist violence in Mali, and praised the country for welcoming the displaced despite its limited resources and battling its own insurgency.
Burkina Faso, like its neighbours Niger and Mali, is reeling from violent attacks by militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have killed thousands and displaced millions in the three countries.
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