Christians make up about 30% of Burkina Faso’s population, yet also like the persecution of Christians in neighboring countries, their persecution is escalating.
“Burkina Faso: 100 Christians Killed In Three Months,” by Amy Balog, Aid to the Church In Need, August 30, 2024:
Islamist extremists have massacred around 100 Christians and kidnapped many more in Burkina Faso in attacks since May. The last atrocity took place on Sunday (25th August) when insurgents captured 26 Christians in Sanaba, western Burkina Faso and took them to a church where they murdered them by cutting their throats. This incident happened a day after the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history, which saw at least 150 people killed – up to 250, according to some sources – in Barsalogho, central Burkina Faso. Local Church sources told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that further attacks occurred in Nouna Diocese near the country’s western border with Mali…. They highlighted that a large number of Catholic, Protestant and animist places of worship have been torched and ransacked in the past months. They told ACN: “In Zekuy, the local catechist realised an attack was taking place when he heard the sound of motorcycles and managed to escape into the woods with the Blessed Sacrament and the rest of the population. “However, the church was vandalised, and images were destroyed. “They also tried to desecrate the tabernacle, and painted inscriptions on the wall that had a fresco of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”…
