Originally published in Christian Today Islamist extremists in Burkina Faso carried out a two-day killing spree, slaughtering hundreds of civilians, including 26 worshippers at a church service, according to reports which identify the incident as one of the deadliest attacks in the West African country since the Islamist insurgency began […]
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Kenyan entrepreneur ‘set free’ from LGBT lifestyle after surrendering life to Christ
Originally published in Christian Daily Africa Michelle Ntalami, one of Kenya’s young women entrepreneurs and a popular social media personality, announced that she is no longer part of the LGBTQ+ community after her encounter with Christ. Ntalami said she took time to seek God in prayer about her lifestyle that […]
African lawmakers affirm Jerusalem as capital of Israel, pledge to strengthen ties
Originally published in JNS A group of three dozen African parliamentarians on Wednesday affirmed Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital and pledged to enhance diplomatic, economic and security cooperation with the Jewish state. The burst of faith-based diplomacy at the two-day inaugural Africa-Israel Parliamentary Summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa comes […]
Over 16m Christians displaced in sub-Saharan Africa as result of violent persecution
The violence against Christians across sub-Saharan Africa is driving a serious displacement crisis. By the end of 2023, a staggering 16,2 million Christians across sub-Saharan Africa had been forcibly displaced from their homes and off their land by persecution. This escalation has been triggered by the presence of jihadist groups […]
Members of shuttered Rwandan churches gather in homes as leaders quietly protest
Originally published in The Roys Report On a recent Sunday morning, a dozen people congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations. “We are appalled by […]
Church in Namibia seeking God’s guidance for November elections
Dr Shirley Magazi founder of Passover Africa and executive chairperson of the Christian Coalition of Churches in Namibia reports on prayer campaigns focused on Namibia’s upcoming general election The Church in Namibia has embarked on a number of strategic prayer initiatives seeking God’s guidance for the presidential and national elections […]
Africa persecution spotlight: Mary’s story
This week we publish the second of two articles by Open Doors SA ahead of the Amka Afrika Prayer Event for persecuted Christians in Africa on September 14 Also see: Pastor Barnabas’s story With the help of Open Doors, we recently told the story of Barnabas, a Nigerian pastor who was violently displaced by […]
Father imprisoned in Egypt for Facebook comments on religion declares hunger strike
Originally published by Voice of The Persecuted A father, imprisoned for over two-and-a-half years for discussing theology with Christian converts in a private Facebook group following his conversion from Islam to Christianity, has declared a hunger strike in a heartbreaking letter to his wife and family. Religious freedom advocates are […]
Missionary held hostage by Al-Qaeda for seven years says ‘God was always there’
Originally published in Christian Today A Christian missionary who was held captive by an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group has shared details of his ordeal, where he was kept in brutal conditions that saw him face extremes of heat and cold, scorpions, and scurvy. Incredibly, Dr Ken Elliott, who was 82 […]
Christians among victims of ‘unprecedented’ attack in Burkina Faso
Originally published in Christian Today Christians are among the 150 people killed in an “unprecedented” attack by Islamist terrorists in Burkina Faso. The attack happened last Friday when soldiers and civilians were digging defensive trenches to protect themselves in Barsalogho, central Burkina Faso, according to reports received by Catholic charity […]