Burkina Faso: Tensions With Burkina Faso Rise After Attack On a Border Village and Kidnapping of Six Ivorian Officials

Who attacked the village of Difita in the far north of Ivory Coast on the night of August 24-25? This is the question facing the West African country, where tensions with… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Jihadists Intensify Attacks in Several Towns in the Country

The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), a Sahelian jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda, has intensified its attacks against military and civilian targets in Burkina… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Appointment of the Bishop of Tenkodogo

The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. David Koudougou, of the clergy of Tenkodogo, until now Diocesan Administrator of the same Diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Tenkodogo. Read more »