Burkina Faso: The World’s Most-Neglected War

Discover the dire situation in Burkina Faso, where 60% of the nation is controlled by Islamist rebels. This underreported crisis is reshaping West Africa, with immense suffering and global implications.

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[michaeladu]

I'm over here in Ghana and I felt shivers down my spine when you said that 60% of Burkina Faso has fallen!!!
Literally no one in my country is talking about the fact that we may be facing a potential refugee crisis in the near future. Or even worse, sharing borders with an Islamist state.

[yourstrulybostonyourstruly]

One small YouTube channel my a**, you guys are bringing awareness to the issues around the world, and as an American (with Nigerian roots) it’s rare if EVER we hear about the issues in Africa or the West Indies. We appreciate you my guy ✊🏾.

[jamesnonn]

Really appreciate when you put maps on screen, there's quite a few videos that talk about so many different countries and Nations at once that it tends to get confusing. The more maps the better

[walnzell]

Media: There is a civil war in Africa.

Potential viewers: That's not news. That's always happening.

Media: This isn't profitable. Throw all news about this in the garbage and start talking about celebrity gossip instead.

[perryg]

"it's not a 25 minute video; it's their lives." Really powerful, and I felt guilty I was thinking of the broader geopolitical implications than of their suffering.

[bobbybill]

This channel is a blessing, I’m an American and the last time I had even heard of Burkina Faso might’ve been over 10 years ago on a middle school geography test, so much of us around the world couldn’t even point to the country on a map, which is heartbreaking when there’s so much suffering going on there, thank you so much to bringing attention to these issues when the global media neglects to do so

[tornadoboy]

Glad to finally hear someone talk about Burkina Faso's problems.

[sebbvell]

All my love to Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 from Venezuela 🇻🇪

[jerrytuxman]

Man, I know you probably don’t read these comments, but I do appreciate you bringing these stories to us. I have never even heard of this place. You give me new things to pray about every time. It seems everyday we are seeing new wars and rumors of wars. May peace come to power soon.

[sirshauniv]

It's the neglected wars that are always the worst, because people always underestimate anything they don't see on the news. Thanks for covering this.

[Kaltagstar]

God, imagine being a Burkina Faso civilian and you're caught between a military junta and the local branches of IS and Al Qaeda. It's one of the VERY few cases where the military junta who conscripts 60 year old journalists to the front lines might be the least worse option.

[Royce]

Thank you for covering this story, which would otherwise be lost in the seemingly never ending stream of crises. Your work is appreciated!

[ignitionfrn]

1:15 - Chapter 1 - Neglected crisis
4:55 - Chapter 2 - The cities & the sieges
10:10 - Chapter 3 - Men with guns
13:40 - Chapter 4 - Local militias
17:20 - Chapter 5 - Where next ?

[-Cmrd_CVID]

I mean, when you consider all the current conflicts in Africa alone (Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Western Sahara, Somalia, DRC, CAR, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten some more), Burkina Faso just seems like one more conflict in a continent full of them. There’s an attitude of “A conflict in Africa? What else is new?”

[peingenakale]

Lads, make sure your country doesn’t get featured on Warographics😂😂

All love from Namibia!!

[majidmoro]

I had no idea it was this bad honestly like you said it isn't being reported at all and I live in Ghana we are neighbors and most if not everyone know exactly what's happening in Burkina Faso. Thank you for covering this

[TheAznSpace]

The amount you’ve been posting is phenomenal keep it up brother 🫡

[FernandoJr]

Thank you, Simon, for reporting this horrible tragedy. Indeed, if it weren’t for you and your team, I would have never known about this, and I consider myself a well-informed individual.

[noahrenken]

Please let me edit the audio, Simon. I’m an audio engineer and I will do it for free. These vocals are way too harsh. The highs are way too present and your “S” and “T”s are overpowering. I am going to keep commenting and die on this hill until the audio is fixed because I care about the quality of your content and want it to be as good as possible.

[NickStix]

at a certain point we just don't have enough resources to help everybody. In the near future, a lot of countries will completely collapse and nobody will be able to help.