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Circus Acts Portray Burkina Faso Children's Trauma

Four acrobats use mimed scenes of children juggling found ammunition and losing their minds to depict how Burkina Faso's jihadist conflict has devastated childhoods.

Published May 7, 2026, 2:31 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Four acrobats mime children juggling ammunition found on the ground or driven mad by fear, aiming to express what is too painful for words. Their performance highlights how the jihadist conflict in their native Burkina Faso has ruined countless childhoods.