Terrorists Kill Twenty Nine Christians in Two Attacks in Burkina Faso

June 12, 2019 — 06/12/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Two terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso have left 29 Christians dead and countless others fearing for their lives. The twin attacks, which took...

Catholic Priest and Nine Other Christians Killed in Northern Burkina Faso

June 5, 2019 — 06/05/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) - Updates from World Watch Monitor reveal that a Catholic priest and nine other Christians were killed in horrific attacks in northern Burkina Faso...

Fourth Church Attacked in Burkina Faso in Past Month

May 27, 2019 — 05/27/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – There has been another attack on a Catholic Church in northern Burkina Faso. On Sunday 26 May, gunmen attacked the Catholic Church of...

Four More Christians Executed in Burkina Faso

May 17, 2019 — Third Attack in 15 Days 05/17/2019 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Monday, May 13, 2019, gunmen in Burkina Faso killed four...

Burkina Faso Suffers Second Attack in Two Weeks

May 13, 2019 — 05/13/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has suffered a second attack on a church in two weeks. On Sunday, May 12, a Catholic Church in Dablo was...

Burkina Faso: New Information Shows Attackers Tried to Convert Victims in Church Attack

May 7, 2019 — 05/07/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – It has now been reported that not only did gunmen shoot 6 churchgoers in Northern Burkina Faso, but that these gunmen tried to...

Attack in Burkina Faso Kills Pastor and Five Church Members

May 1, 2019 — 05/01/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A pastor and 5 of his church members were killed on Sunday in Burkina Faso as they were leaving their church. A group...

Burkina Faso Enters State of Emergency after Islamic Militant Ambush

January 3, 2019 — 01/03/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has entered into a State of Emergency. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore declared the State of Emergency on December 31st for...

Dr. Passes 1000 Days Since Kidnap by Islamic Terror Group

October 17, 2018 — 10/17/2018 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Dr. Ken Elliot has now spent more than 1000 days in the captivity of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(AQIM). It was on 15 January,...

New Al-Qaeda Cell has Formed in Burkina Faso

October 15, 2018 — 10/15/2018 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – There is a new Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist cell in Burkina Faso. They seem to have split off from another larger group that...

Captives Believed Released in Burkina Faso, Still in Captivity

July 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Pastor and others believed to have been freed from captivity over a month ago are still being held. The pastor, some of his family and others were reportedly...

Pastor Released From Captivity in Burkina Faso

June 11, 2018 — 06/11/2018 Burkina Faso (World Watch Monitor) - The pastor abducted on Sunday with his family in Burkina Faso’s north-eastern province of Soum has been released. Local sources told Omega Radio that Pastor...

Christian Pastor and Family Kidnapped in Burkina Faso

June 8, 2018 — ICC Note: The kidnapping of a Christian pastor and his family occurred earlier this week. There are Islamic militants operating widely in the country, though no evidence exists yet to...

Two Christian Leaders Abducted in Burkina Faso with Families

June 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Christian Leader and their families were abducted in Burkina Faso over the past two weeks. They were believed to have been taken by an Islamic extremist organization...

Thousands in Burkina Faso Protest Two Year Captivity of Doctor by Terrorist Group

January 18, 2018 — ICC Note Thousands of people in Burkina Faso marched in protest of the continued captivity of an Australian doctor, Ken Elliott. Mr. Elliot was captured along with his wife more...

Burkina Faso Faces Terrorist Act

August 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Burkina Faso suffered a terrorist attack on Sunday, August 13. Gunmen attacked a local restaurant in the capital city of Ouagadougou around 9 PM. The restaurant is a known...