Burkina Faso Archives

Caritas says Burkina Faso being forgotten; millions need humanitarian aid

Jul 10, 2020

As the world concentrates on the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of Caritas Internationalis says the crisis in Africa’s Sahel region is being forgotten.

By Crux Staff

Burkina Faso bishops warn fair elections necessary for country’s security

Jun 21, 2020

As Burkina Faso gears up for presidential and legislative elections later this year, the Catholic Church is warning the country that a fraudulent election will make the hurt the country’s precarious security situation.

By Crux Staff

After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent

Jun 2, 2020

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, who is now recovered after contracting the coronavirus, has issued a statement insisting that the pandemic is not a punishment from God, and appealing for debt forgiveness to help cushion Africa from the economic devastation of the pandemic.

By Elise Ann Allen

Catholic experts, UN warn coronavirus may exacerbate terrorism in Africa

May 14, 2020

While terrorist attacks have been steadily increasing in countries such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Fasso, Moussa Dominique Bangre, country representative for Catholic Relief Services in Mali, believes the impact of COVID19 could weaken the country’s “capacity to respond to jihadist attacks.”

By Crux Staff

African church leaders: Insurgents could increase attacks during pandemic

Apr 21, 2020

Catholic clergy in Africa’s northern Sahel region have warned that Islamist insurgents could intensify attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic while police and troops are diverted to civil order duties.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Burkina Faso cardinal hospitalized with COVID-19 offering illness for peace

Apr 8, 2020

Writing from his hospital bed in Ouagadougouin, Burkina Faso, where he is being treated for the COVID-19 coronavirus, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo voiced gratitude to all those who are praying for him, saying he is offering his illness for other patients and for peace in his country.

By Elise Ann Allen