Burkina Faso

Concentrated lately in the impoverished and jihadist-plagued Sahel, military overthrows disturb democratic development. Do they equally disturb believers?

Once considered a beacon of peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims, the West African nation has been embroiled in unprecedented extremist violence.

As Mali experiences a coup amid sputtering West African campaign against jihadist threat, Burkinabe citizens join the fight themselves.

Sunday’s raid left 18 more wounded and burned down the town church.

Martyrdoms drop in Nigeria but soar in Burkina Faso, while China brings 16 million more Christians onto Open Doors’s 2020 World Watch List of Christian persecution.

(UPDATED) President of West African nation condemns “barbaric attack” at beginning of Advent.

Mike Riddering died in the attack that brought about a new era of terrorism in the West African country. Now his relatives are working to bring about revival.

(UPDATED) This time, terrorists interrupted a Catholic Mass in Dablo and executed the priest and five worshipers.

(UPDATED) Assemblies of God pastor preferred to “die for his faith rather than leave the village” he served for decades.

(UPDATED) After freeing one of two Australian missionaries, African al-Qaeda reveals it kidnapped Swiss missionary also.