With terrorist takeovers in Burkina Faso villages, ‘people are really suffering’

“As priests, we are at great risk."

Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country in West Africa. Colonized by the French in the late 1800s, the country gained independence in 1960.

Despite being a leading producer of cotton and gold, Burkina Faso today remains one of the least developed countries in the world. 

And in recent years the nation has been plagued by terrorism and violence, which …