In the northern Ivoirian city of Korhogo, dozens of Christian and Muslim religious leaders from cities along the border between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Côte d’Ivoire put pen to paper on July 22, 2023, to sign a pact promising collaboration, friendship and fraternity. This cross-community achievement occurred in a context of otherwise rising tensions between Côte d’Ivoire and its neighbors to the north, where military coups have resulted in frayed diplomatic relations and violent extremist attacks regularly claim lives.