Nearly 250 imams and Islamic preachers joined a national awareness session against online hate speech Saturday and Sunday, ...

By Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in ...

Nonetheless, the import of stricter forms of Islam poses a threat to the comity that has long existed between Burkina Faso’s Muslims, about 60 percent of the population, and its Christians, just ...

Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence by militant Islamists in recent years. Christmas Eve saw more than 30 people, mostly women, killed in a suspected jihadist attack.

Scores of young Burkinabe Muslims and Christians gathered in Ouagadougou's public square as the sun set on Friday to break fast together, promoting religious tolerance during Ramadan and Lent as ...

Cattle rustling is a profitable revenue stream for insurgents and threatens the stability of the West African region.

Although Burkina Faso is a Muslim-majority country (61.5 percent), its ruling class is largely Christian, which has led to a sense of disenfranchisement among some Muslims.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — President Blaise Compaore is calling on Muslims to stop using violence as a way of expression. Compaore, a Christian, said that violence should not be the ...

Mopti Region, MaliA recent surge of attacks by an al Qaeda-linked group across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signals its ...

Burkina Faso Muslims and Christians back unity amid insurgency. By Thiam Ndiaga. April 1, 2023 10:11 AM UTC Updated April 1, 2023 Item 1 of 6 Dominic Appe, a catholic priest drinks ...

OUAGADOUGOU — Scores of young Burkinabe Muslims and Christians gathered in Ouagadougou’s public square as the sun set ... Burkina Faso Muslims and Christians back unity amid insurgency. Copy ...