Burkina Faso goes to the polls in shadow of jihadist threat

A voter prepares to vote at a polling station in Ouagadougou on November 22, 2020, during Burkina Faso's presidential and legislative elections. [AFP]

The people of Burkina Faso began voting in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, and with opposition candidates warning of a "massive fraud" at the polls.