West Africa　1,800 Terrorist Attacks in the First Six Months of 2023

7/26/2023　West Africa　(ICC)

In the first six months of 2023, West Africa recorded more than 1,800 terrorist attacks, with up to 4,600 deaths. The astonishing figures were reported to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. The violence has forced 6.2 million people to flee their homes as internally displaced people (IDP) and made 30 million in need of humanitarian assistance. Between January and June 30 (2,725 attacks in Burkina Faso, 844 in Mali, 77 in Niger and 70 in Nigeria; 4,593 were killed). The recent coup in Niger only exacerbates the situation. The spread of terrorism across West Africa represents the greater goal of Jihad throughout the African continent and furthermore throughout the entire globe. Christianity poses the greatest threat to radical extremists in the world today, which is why the enemies of Christ are especially hostile toward His followers.

Please pray…

• Pray for the Church in Africa to unify and grow stronger as it continues to persevere, and even grow, through persecution.
• Pray for our brothers and sisters who are carrying the cross of martyrdom.
• Pray for the terrorists to trust in Christ and for the darkness of this world to be defeated by the light of Christ.