A dozen armed individuals, believed by the ministry to be terrorists, abducted Kirk Woodman from a mining exploration site in the northern part of the country, the ministry said in a statement. The statement did not say whether authorities believe Woodman is alive.
Woodman arrived at the mining exploration site on January 10, according to the ministry. The site is owned by Progress Minerals, a Canadian-based company, the statement said.
The Canadian government has been in touch with officials in Burkina Faso on the kidnapping, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters.
"There are serious reports that he has been kidnapped. We are in touch with authorities in Burkina Faso and the authorities there, and the relevant Canadian agencies are very much engaged in this difficult situation," Freeland said.
Earlier this month, Quebec native Edith Blais, and Luca Tacchetto, an Italian national, went missing while in Burkina Faso.
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