Gunmen Killed 20 People in Eastern Burkina Faso

August 12, 2020 — 08/12/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – An attack on a cattle market by unidentified gunmen killed twenty people in the town of Fad N'Gourma, Burkina Faso on 6 August....

Six People Killed in Northern Burkina Faso

August 7, 2020 — 08/07/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in northern Burkina Faso and killed at least six people, mostly children, and injured four other...

ICC Supports Former Captive in Burkina Faso

August 4, 2020 —

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08/04/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has been suffering from violent Islamic attacks...

Islamist Militants Kill Christians in Burkina Faso

June 9, 2020 — 06/09/2020 Burkina Faso (The Christian Post) – Armed Islamic militants killed 58 people in attacks in Northern Burkina Faso on May 29 and May 30. Some experts of the conflict...

Islamic Extremist Suspects Die While in Military Custody in Two West African Countries

April 20, 2020 — 04/20/2020 West Africa (International Christian Concern) – There have been reports of two major incidences with militaries killing Islamic extremist suspects or having them die in their care. Between these...

Prisoners of Conscience Vulnerable in Face of Pandemic

April 1, 2020 — 04/01/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – While the rest of the world works to slow the spread of COVID-19 by reducing contact between individuals, some do not have the...

Coronavirus a Major Risk for 700,000 Displaced in Burkina Faso

March 31, 2020 — 03/31/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Over the past two years, violence in Burkina Faso has increased at a higher rate than any other country in Africa. Attacks by...

Volunteer Defense Forces Established in Burkina Faso, Group Kills 43 Villagers

March 20, 2020 — 03/20/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has been struggling with increasing Jihadist violence since 2015. Over the past two years, this violence has significantly increased. According to...

Civilian Deaths due to Conflict Rise in Burkina Faso by 650%

March 4, 2020 — 03/04/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – According to statistics released by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database (ACLED), Burkina Faso has seen a rise of 650 percent in...

Militants Attack Church in Burkina Faso, Kill Dozens

February 18, 2020 — 02/18/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, gunmen believed to be a part of an Islamic Terror group attacked a Church in Northern Burkina Faso. During the attack,...

Terrorists Kill 18 People in Northern Burkina Faso

February 12, 2020 — 02/12/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Attacks continue to force people to flee from Northern Burkina Faso. This crisis is becoming the fastest growing in Africa. On February 1, unknown...

More Attacks Leave Dozens Dead in Burkina Faso

February 4, 2020 — 02/04/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – There have been more attacks over the past two weeks in Burkina Faso. In what is being called the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in...

Burkina Faso Suffers Another Large Massacre

January 28, 2020 — 01/28/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has become the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in Africa since the beginning of 2019. This is due to continued attacks by...

Burkina Faso Ranks 28 on World Watch List

January 27, 2020 — 01/27/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has been placed on World Watch Monitor’s World watch list. After not being on the list at all in the recent...

Terrorists Kill 36 Civilians in Northern Burkina Faso

January 22, 2020 — 01/22/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, January 21, the government in Burkina Faso announced that an unnamed terrorist group attacked the village of Alamou in Sanmatenga province of...

Extremists Responsible For 250 Deaths in Burkina Faso

January 11, 2020 — 01/11/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Islamic extremist groups in Burkina Faso have killed at least 250 civilians since April 2019, according to a new Human Rights Watch report....