Originally published in The Christian Mail Radical Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria have killed close to 500 predominantly Christian farmers in Benue state in central Nigeria in a series of attacks over the last month, and are reportedly still hiding out among villagers, making survivors too afraid to return and […]
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Ex-Muslim baptises new Christians on notorious Libyan beach
Originally published in Charisma News Shahid is proof that God is moving powerfully across parts of Muslim-majority Middle East and North Africa. Shahid (not his real name for security purposes), is from Libya and grew up a devout Muslim. “As every Libyan, when I was a little boy, I used […]
Hundreds killed in Nigeria attacks
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Several days of attacks in February’s final days killed hundreds of people and sent thousands fleeting from largely Christian areas of Nigeria’s farming belt. The armed attacks in and around Agatu, in the central Nigerian state of Benue, had features long familiar to Nigerians: […]
76 starving Boko Haram members surrender to Nigerian military
Originally published in Fox News Dozens of emaciated-looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in northeast Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defence fighter said on Wednesday (March 2, 2016). Seventy-six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 96km southeast […]
Nigeria churches unite for first time to address violence in north
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The world’s deadliest terrorist group is not in the Middle East. It’s in Nigeria, where the Islamist insurgency Boko Haram and other forces killed more than 4 000 Christians in 2015. That tally was a 62 per cent increase from the previous year, according […]
Nigerian girl suicide bomber aborts mission to prevent deaths
58 killed in refugee camp suicide bomb blasts Originally published in Christian Today A young Nigerian girl, packed with explosives around her body and sent on a mission to suicide-bomb a refugee camp, tore off her vest and ran away from her handlers to avoid taking part in the attacks, […]
In Uganda Anglicans are casting out demons
By Jay Lee Grady — Originally published in Charisma News Last Friday in the dusty town of Kabwohe, Uganda, more than 5 000 people crammed into an enclosed field to worship Jesus. They stayed from 7pm until 6:30 am for an all-night celebration that included dancing, singing, shouting, speaking in […]
Christian leaders kept in Sudan since December un-charged, but incommunicado
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Sudanese authorities are keeping two Christian pastors in an unknown location since mid-December, with no official charges yet filed against them, sources have told World Watch Monitor. On December 12, members of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) visited the family home of […]
Morocco calls for Muslim nations to protect Christians from persecution
Originally published in CBN.com This week over 250 Muslim leaders met in Morocco to release the Marrakesh Declaration, a groundbreaking document calling for Muslim nations to defend Christians against persecution. Open Doors reported that violent Islamic extremism will be the “lead generator of persecution for 35 out of 50 nations” […]
Kenyan Muslim sacrifices life to protect Christians during attack
Originally published in CBN News A Kenyan Muslim man is being called a hero after shielding a group of Christians who were recently ambushed by suspected al-Shabab jihadists. During the December terror attack Salah Farah refused the terrorists’ demands to identify Christians on the ambushed passenger bus. He instead risked […]