Pobe-Mengao is a department or commune of Soum Province in north-western Burkina Faso.

shot 16 civilians dead in Pobe Mengao after they refused to help the gunmen buy weapons.

[2][3] During the incident, the rebels looted shops, stealing several vehicles from store owners.

It was part of a broader campaign by Islamist rebels in the country.

This Soum Province location article is a stub.