1/15/2026 ( VOM ) Islamists are threatening at least nine Malian churches in an area close to the border with Burkina Faso. The jihadis showed up on motorcycles on September 25, locked the doors to the churches and demanded each church pay the equivalent of a $1,200 tax to reopen. The Christians from these churches were also denied the right to harvest their crops unless they pay the demanded amount or they deny Christ. People in those communities fear what will happen when
