Islamists are massacring Christians in Burkina Faso. Why doesn’t the world care?

More than 200 people have been murdered in Burkina Faso, as the threat of an African Islamic caliphate continues to increase. Yet the situation isn’t garnering nearly as much international attention as it deserves, says Megan Titley

Burkina Faso has long been held up as a beacon of light for religious coexistence and tolerance. But for Pastor Soré this harmony came to an end when he and his family were forced to run for their lives.

“When the terrorists come to churches and find Christians, they tell them that Christianity’s time is over, and they should turn to the Islamic religion,” says Soré. “They warn Christians to stop conducting services. When they come back later and find you in the church, they kill you.

“They always start and end by saying ‘Allahu akbar’, God is most great.”