Ouagadougou, April 4, 2023: A Zambian brother belonging to the Missionaries of Africa has been killed in Burkina Faso. Father Didier Sawadogo, the congregation’s West Africa provincial, announced the death of Brother Moses Simukonde. The death has been described by Burkinabe authorities as a “tragic accident.” Father Sawadogo said BrotherContinue Reading
Denver Newsroom: July 06, 2022: No fewer than 22 people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadi terrorists on a village in Burkina Faso on July 3. Local Church and government officials have cited 22 confirmed deaths in the July 3 attack on Bourasso, about 14 miles southeast ofContinue Reading
A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso who went missing Jan 19 has been found dead in a forest, the local bishop announced Jan 21. “It is with deep sorrow that I bring to everyone’s attention that the lifeless body of Fr. Rodrigue Sanon was found on January 21, 2021 inContinue Reading
Six of the 29 people killed by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso on Friday were on a humanitarian trip prompted by their Christian faith, while a seventh was a US missionary who, with his wife, had been running an orphanage and women’s refuge in the West African country since 2011.Continue Reading