Title Created Date
Hundreds Killed by Islamic Jihadists 19 September 2024
Militants Kill At Least 15 Worshippers 29 February 2024
Boarding School Attacked by Jihadists 24 February 2022
Christians on Blacklist 17 June 2021
Christians Blamed for Virus 26 March 2020
Church Attack Leaves 24 Dead 20 February 2020
Dozens Killed in Recent Attacks 13 February 2020
Fourteen Killed in Church Attack 05 December 2019
Christians Told to Convert or Leave 03 October 2019
Attack Leads to Further Assassinations 25 July 2019

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  • Country Information
    Burkina Faso map and flag

    Population
    23,042,199 (2024 est.)

    Ethnicity
    Mossi, Fulani (Peuhl), Gurunsi, Bissa and others

    Religions (%)
    Muslim (63.8), Roman Catholic (20.1), Animeste (9), Protestant (6.2), Other (0.2), None (0.7) (2019 est.)

    Government type
    Presidential Republic

    Leader
    Transitional President Capt. Ibrahim Traore

    Legal system
    Civil law based on the French model and customary law

    Source: CIA World Factbook

  • Pray for Burkina Faso

    Pray for Christians who have been forced to flee their homes due to violent attacks by terrorists affiliated with ISIS and al-Qaida. Ask the Lord to surround them with His presence and provide deep fellowship and encouragement as they live in displacement. Pray that our Heavenly Father will meet every need of Christian widows who have few ways of supporting themselves. Pray also for increased access to print and audio Bibles in local languages, so that God’s Word will spread throughout this West African nation.

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  • Hundreds Killed by Islamic Jihadists
    A dirt street in what appears to be a village.
    A street in Burkina Faso.
    Photo: Flickr / Jurken (cc)
     

    Since 2015, the West African nation of Burkina Faso has experienced numerous violent attacks by militants linked to al-Qaeda in a deadly Islamic insurgency that has spread from neighbouring Mali. In what is now the single biggest massacre since the start of the ongoing conflict, as many as 400 people were slaughtered during a raid on August 24th.

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  • Militants Kill At Least 15 Worshippers
    A simple cross sits in the ground with buildings in the background.
    Photo: Wikimedia / MartinGrandjean (cc)

    At least 15 worshippers were killed when gunmen attacked a Catholic church in the village of Essakane, Burkina Faso, on February 25th. The assailants are believed to be Islamic militants who have been causing havoc throughout the country and surrounding nations. 

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  • Boarding School Attacked by Jihadists
    Pro-coup demonstration - Photo: VOA
    Pro-coup demonstration in Ouagadougou.
    Photo: Voice of America

    For several years, Burkina Faso has faced civil unrest, particularly due to al-Qaeda and Islamic State factions. Dissatisfaction over the government's lack of response to the jihadist crisis has led to mounting tensions which ultimately brought about a military coup on January 23rd.

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  • Christians on Blacklist
    Man standing by burned out bus. - Photo: VOM Poland
    Photo: The Voice of the Martyrs Poland

    More than 130 civilians in Burkina Faso were indiscriminately slaughtered during an overnight raid on Yagha village on June 4th. Although no particular group has claimed responsibility for this most recent attack, government officials believe the devastating invasion was the work of one of several Islamic jihadist groups operating in the area.

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