Day 8
Burkina Faso
For several months, the Burkinabe army has been conducting multiple air operations against armed jihadist groups. They targeted terrorist groups responsible for several cases of abuse in several localities in Burkina Faso. During these operations, which enabled the neutralization of several dozen terrorists, the strikes unfortunately caused collateral victims among the civilian population. The Burkinabe army acknowledged the hapless victims of the disaster. Local residents said that around thirty civilians, mostly women were killed in the army strikes. An investigation had been opened by the military prosecutor. Pray for the families and friends of the victims and an end to the violence of armed jihadist movements affiliated to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic state (The Bible, Psalm 72:14).
Source:
https://www.africanews.com/2022/08/03/burkina-faso-army-admits-to-killing-civilians-in-air-raid/
Burkina Faso is listed in 32nd position in the World Watch report 2021 by Open Doors for Christian persecution. The re-elected president is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso and the current Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Paul Kaba Thieba. Burkina Faso is Africa’s fourth-largest gold producer. It has so much potential, but the country also has the world’s fourth-lowest rating on the UN’s human development index. The country continues to struggle economically as well as with corruption. Disease, malnutrition, and low education levels are major issues. Freedom does exist in religion.
