Africa News

SAZF ‘alarmed’ at ‘inadequate’ SA government response to election crisis in Mozambique

Deepening crisis demands SA shifts foreign policy focus, says Rolene Marks The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) has expressed grave concern over South Africa’s “inadequate” response to escalating election-results-related unrest in Mozambique, which it says poses a direct security risk to SA. SA president Cyril Ramaphosa attended the controversial swearing-in […]

Three Methodists killed amid LGBTQ debate in Nigeria

Originally published in Premier Christian News Three members of the United Methodist Church (UMC) in Nigeria have reportedly died during clashes with the Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) following disagreements on same-sex relationships. The incident occurred in the village of Bunkabu, Taraba State, according to reports from UM News. […]

Three Eritrean pastors mark 20 years in prison

Originally published in Mission Network News Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs USA says there are between 300 and 350 Christians currently jailed in Eritrea, a small country on the Horn of Africa.  “None of them – not a single one of them – has had a trial. Not a single […]

Calls for release of Nigerian man sentenced to death for sharing ‘blasphemous’ lyrics

Originally published in My Christian Daily The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has called for the immediate release and reparations for Nigerian Yahaya Sharif-Aminu in a just-published opinion. Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for sharing allegedly “blasphemous” song lyrics in a closed WhatsApp […]

Sudanese Christians among hardest hit by ongoing war

Originally published in The Christian Post As the war in Sudan enters its second year with no clear resolution in sight, there are real fears that an escalation of hostilities between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces will further aggravate the humanitarian situation in Sudan.  Speaking to Christian […]