ACN’s Africa Update

Africa has seen an explosion of violence during the period under review.

In sub-Saharan Africa it has been driven by jihadist groups, who have systematically persecuted everyone who does not accept their extremist Islamist ideology.

And from the outset it is worth stressing the point made by ACN’s project partner Bishop Laurent of Dori in Burkina Faso: “The Islam of the armed groups is not the Islam of our brothers.” He goes on to point out that ordinary Muslims also find themselves on the receiving end of attacks from jihadists. So it is worth labouring the point: these jihadist groups have persecuted everyone who does not accept their extremist ideology.

Source: ICN