Nun Abducted in Northern Burkina Faso April 13, 2022 — 04/13/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, April 5, an 83-year-old nun living at a parish in Burkina Faso, Africa, was abducted by armed hijackers. The kidnapping took...
Nine People Killed While Collecting Water in Burkina FasoMarch 16, 2022 — 03/16/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Armed fighters killed eight people in northern Burkina Faso on Monday morning. The civilians were collecting water in the small town of Arbinda...
Nine People Killed While Collecting Water in Burkina FasoMarch 16, 2022 — 03/16/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Armed fighters killed eight people in northern Burkina Faso on Monday morning. The civilians were collecting water in the small town of Arbinda...
Islamic Militants Take Advantage of Chaos in West AfricaFebruary 9, 2022 — 02/09/2022 West Africa (International Christian Concern) – West Africa continues to suffer from Islamic militants responsible for acts of terrorism and violent persecution of Christians in the region. Countries in...
10 Killed in Burkina Faso Amidst Jihadist UprisingJanuary 17, 2022 — 01/17/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – At least 10 civilians were killed in Burkina Faso on Saturday during an attack suspected to have been perpetrated by jihadists. “Unidentified armed...
Jihadists Murder 13 Civilians in Burkina FasoJanuary 8, 2022 — 01/08/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –Thirteen people were killed on Wednesday in Burkina Faso, an area plagued by jihadism for the last six years. According to AFP, eleven people...
Terrorists Kill 41 in Burkina FasoDecember 27, 2021 — 12/27/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –Burkina Faso authorities have declared two days of mourning after Islamic terrorists killed at least 41 people on Thursday. “In this painful circumstance and as...
14 Killed As Violence Surges in Burkina FasoDecember 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday, the government of Burkina Faso announced that gunmen killed at least 14 members of a government-backed civilian militia. The attack is the...
Burkina Faso Security Situation “Getting Worse Every Day”November 28, 2021 — 11/28/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A worsening insurgency in Burkina Faso has led to the death of thousands and forced an estimated 1.4 million people to flee, reports Vatican...
53 Killed in Attack on Security Post in Burkina FasoNovember 20, 2021 — 11/20/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – At least Fifty-three people were killed last weekend in an attack on gendarmerie post in Burkina Faso, prompting protests over the government’s failure to...
Over 32 Killed as Jihadi Violence Escalates in Burkina FasoNovember 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –At least 28 officers and four civilians were killed over the weekend in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Monday. Burkina Faso's Communications Minister...
Christians Targeted by Jihadists in Burkina FasoNovember 8, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received anonymous reports detailing the plight of Christians in Burkina Faso. “A group of 147 Christians...
Jihadists Kill 10 in Burkina FasoNovember 3, 2021 — 11/03/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –Gunmen suspected to be jihadists killed 10 civilians in northern Burkina Faso on Monday and kidnapped an additional four, according to military officials. "Terrorists set...
Jihadist Takeover Causes Mass School Closures in Burkina FasoOctober 25, 2021 — 10/25/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –According to AFP, a jihadist threat has forced the closure of schools in Burkina Faso’s eastern province of Tapoa. “Since Monday all schools in Tapoa...
14 Soldiers Killed by Jihadists in Burkina FasoOctober 7, 2021 — 10/07/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – 14 Burkina Faso soldiers were killed, and several others were injured on Monday by extremists at the Yirgou military barracks, according to a government...
IS Leader Killed in Africa’s Sahel RegionSeptember 17, 2021 — 09/17/2021 West Africa (International Christian Concern) – According to Reuters, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), was killed by French military forces on...
