Christians make up about 30% of Burkina Faso’s population, yet also like the persecution of Christians in neighboring countries, their persecution is escalating. Read about Greek Orthodoxy in Burkina Faso here.
“Islamists Kill 26 Christian Men at Burkina Faso Church,” Barnabas Aid, September 11, 2024:
Islamist militants have killed 26 Christian men in an armed attack on a church in Banwa province, western Burkina Faso, near the border with Mali. The attack took place during a morning service in the small village of Kounla on Sunday, August 25. On entering the church the militants ordered the women and children to leave. They detained 26 men before killing each one. The Islamists belonged to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a West African terror group affiliated to Al Qaeda. The attackers then set fire to houses and stole livestock before leaving the village. Two of the militants were reportedly killed after accidentally triggering an improvised explosive device they had planted earlier…. An attack on a church in Oudalan province in February 2024 left 15 worshippers dead….
