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...

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 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...

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...

Mali Extends the State of Emergency for Another Year

October 26, 2018 — 10/26/2018 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Mali has extended their state of emergency by another year due to continued Jihadists activity in the northern half of the country as well...

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,...

US Missionary to Niger Still Alive After 20 Months in Captivity

June 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Jeff Woodke, a US missionary based in Niger, was kidnapped by an Islamic Extremist group in 2016. This Monday, 4 June, the president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has...

New Proof of Life Video for Captive Nun in Mali Surfaces

January 31, 2018 — ICC Note Another video of Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoti has surfaced. She was taken by Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, a terrorist organization in Mali, on February 8th, 2017. As...