Jihadists in Burkinabe Gold Mines Causes Christian Concern

December 18, 2019 — 12/18/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Groups with links to al Qaeda and the Islamic State are growing in Africa and leveraging power by seizing control of illegal gold...

Burkinabe Pastors Respond to Latest Attack

December 7, 2019 — 12/07/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – This past Sunday, December 1, a church in the Eastern village of Hantoukoura was assaulted by unknown assailants during its typical Sunday service....

Church Attack in Burkina Faso Leaves 14 Dead

December 3, 2019 — 12/03/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Gunmen attacked a church in Eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday, December 1. The attack took place in the small town of Hantoukoura and...

14 Christians Killed During Church Service in Burkina Faso

December 2, 2019 — 12/02/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – In the middle of a church service in Hantoukoura town of Burkina Faso, unidentified gunmen opened fire on Sunday, killing 14 people and...

Burkina Faso Could Become Another Syria, Warns the UN World Food Programme

November 26, 2019 — 11/26/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Warnings of an “escalating humanitarian crisis” in Burkina Faso have been issued by the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Much of the country...

Parliamentary Leader in Burkina Faso Killed by Jihadists, Sparks Increased Fear

November 13, 2019 — 11/13/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Oumaru Dicko, a member of parliament and deputy mayor of Djibo, a town in Burkina Faso's Sahel province, was assassinated on the road...

Burkina Faso Suffers Deadliest Attack in Last 5 Years

November 7, 2019 — 11/07/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday morning, gunmen attacked a convoy driving to a gold mine in Burkina Faso. The attackers have not yet been identified, but they...

Burkina Faso Suffers Another Attack

October 28, 2019 — 10/28/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Saturday, October 26, unknown gunmen stormed the village of Pobe Mengao in northern Burkina Faso. During the attack, over a dozen people...

Extremism in Burkina Faso Twice as Deadly in 2019

October 4, 2019 — 10/04/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso is becoming a hotbed of extremist activity and violence. The Africa Center for Strategic Studies has reported that in 2018 there...

60 Missing, 25 Dead in Attack on Malian Base on Burkina Faso Border

October 2, 2019 — 10/02/2019 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Heavily armed extremists attacked two bases in Mali along the border with Burkina Faso. During these attacks which took place on Monday, Sept 30,...

Burkina Faso Christians Told to “Convert or Flee”

September 23, 2019 — 09/23/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Aid to the Church in Need has reported that nearly two thousand Christians have had to flee their homes and villages over the...

Burkina Faso Christians Remain in Danger of Growing Extremism

September 12, 2019 — 09/12/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso, a majority Muslim nation, has long been known as a peaceful and stable country between different religious groups. Christians, who make...

Terrorist Attack on Military Base in Northern Burkina Faso Leaves 24 Dead

August 22, 2019 — 08/22/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A large scale assault took place just three days ago in Northern Burkina Faso near the town of Koutougou. The president of Burkina...

Islamist Extremists Seek to Divide in Burkina Faso

August 21, 2019 — 08/21/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – The Washington Post released an article today highlighting the growing Islamic Extremism in Burkina Faso and West Africa. The article talks about the multiple...

More Than a Dozen Killed in Continued Islamic Extremism in Burkina Faso, Christians Remain Frightened

July 29, 2019 — 07/29/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday 25, July 2019, in the evening, about 20 individuals attacked the village of Diblou in the northern part of Burkina Faso. The...

Bishop Calls for Weapons Trade to Extremists to End

July 8, 2019 — 07/08/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A Bishop in Northern Burkina Faso has asked for the West to stop the flow of arms to Islamic extremists in Western Africa....