Coronavirus a Major Risk for 700,000 Displaced in Burkina FasoMarch 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 VillagersMarch 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 DozensFebruary 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 FasoFebruary 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 FasoFebruary 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 MassacreJanuary 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 ListJanuary 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 FasoJanuary 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 FasoJanuary 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....
Jihadists in Burkinabe Gold Mines Causes Christian ConcernDecember 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 AttackDecember 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 DeadDecember 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 FasoDecember 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 ProgrammeNovember 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 FearNovember 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...
