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....

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...

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...