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Burkina Faso: 2 catechists brutally killed in a road attack
February 14, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Two catechists in Burkina Faso were brutally killed in a road attack as they returned to their homes from a catechist training session.
Burkina Faso, a West African nation of 23.0 million (map), is 56% Muslim, 26% Christian (16% Catholic), and 17% ethnic religionist. A jihadist insurgency began there in 2015.
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