Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré

Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (17 September 1965) is a Burkinabe prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso.

Quotes

• If the world continues to do nothing, the result will be the elimination of the Christian presence. They have settled within our country little by little, attacking the army, civil structures and the population. Now, their main target seems to be Christians. I believe they are trying to trigger an inter-religious conflict. Insecurity continues to increase and has forced us to reduce our pastoral activities.
  • Appeal to national unity after the massacre of the military; the Bishops denounce the attempt to trigger an inter-religious conflict (21 August 2019) Fides News Agency

• Whether one is a Muslim, Christian, Catholic, Protestant or of a traditional African belief, terrorism has spared no one and causes everyone to lose their livelihoods, their home, activities, life and freedom for those who have been taken hostage.
  • The CRS: "Economic inequalities and not ethnic tensions are the causes of violence and instability in the Sahel" (6 October 2020) Fides News Agency