Attack on Baptism Party Kills 15 in Burkina FasoMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Suspected jihadists ambushed a baptism in Burkina Faso on Tuesday and opened fire, killing a total of 15 Christians. According to a statement...
Soldiers in Burkina Faso Seek Spiritual Help Amidst Jihadist UprisingMay 9, 2021 — 05/09/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Soldiers have hailed army chaplains a “lifeline” as they battle to defend their country from jihadist fighters. Writer Sam Mednick of the Associated Press reports that...
Suspected Jihadists Kill 30 Civilians in Burkina FasoMay 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – According to a BBC news report, at least 30 people were murdered on Monday when suspected Islamic Extremists attacked the village of Kodyel in...
Body of Kidnapped Priest Found in Burkina FasoJanuary 27, 2021 — 01/27/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – The body of Father Rodrigue Sanon was found in a forest in Southwest Burkina Faso, an area reportedly overrun by jihadist activity. “It...
Burkina Faso Holds Election Despite Continued Violence by Extremist GroupsNovember 24, 2020 — 11/24/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso held its first round of voting this past week for the presidential and legislative elections. The current President, Roch Kabore, is...
Millions in West Africa Face Starvation at Hands of ExtremistsOctober 19, 2020 — 10/19/2020 Africa (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations will meet tomorrow, seeking to raise $1 billion in aid for Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, three countries “at the center...
USCIRF Releases Report on Burkina FasoOctober 14, 2020 — 10/14/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released its report on the situation in Burkina Faso this past week. The report focuses...
Six Civilian Defense Members Killed in Eastern Burkina FasoSeptember 28, 2020 — 09/28/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Friday September 25, jihadists attacked the village of Touldeni in Eastern Burkina Faso. These Jihadists and others like them have been causing...
Schools in Burkina Faso Suffering from Jihadist InsurgencySeptember 3, 2020 — 09/03/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso is facing a continuing crisis created by the actions of several violent jihadist groups in the Northern part of the country....
Burkinabe Military Accused of Extrajudicial Killings AgainAugust 29, 2020 — 08/29/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – In late June of this year, 12 men were reportedly arrested by military men of the Burkinabe forces from their home in Tawalbougou....
Burkina Faso Doubly Suffers from Conflict and COVID-19August 25, 2020 — 08/25/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Over the past year, Burkina Faso has seen a vast increase in violence from extremist groups in the north. The extremist groups have...
Burkina Faso Facing Conflict Between Terror Groups, Civilians Caught in the MiddleAugust 18, 2020 — 08/18/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Two of the major terrorist groups in West Africa have started fighting each other according to news reports. The two groups, Group to...
Gunmen Killed 20 People in Eastern Burkina FasoAugust 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 FasoAugust 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...
Islamist Militants Kill Christians in Burkina FasoJune 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...
How Two Young Women Survived Extremism in Burkina FasoApril 21, 2020 — 04/21/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Al-Jazeera has released an article from an interview that they did with a young woman whose family had been part of a kidnapping...
