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Originally published in Worldmag.com Church leaders from the Episcopal, Catholic, and Presbyterian churches have asked to mediate between opposing parties in South Sudan’s latest round of infighting in its army. In a statement read by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu of the Catholic Church, the clergy asked the two parties in […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Fighting broke out once again between rebel groups in the Central African Republic last week and reports suggest that almost 1,000 people have been killed. The clashes took place between members of Seleka, a predominantly Muslim rebel coalition, and anti-Balaka (meaning ani-machete) groups, which are […]
By World Watch Monitor The United Nations Security Council has authorised the expansion of an African military force inside the Central African Republic to counter a rising spiral of sectarian violence. Against a backdrop of fresh deadly violence in the CAR capital of Bangui, Thursday’s unanimous vote of the 15-member […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Suspected Muslim herdsmen slaughtered 37 Christians in coordinated attacks on four Plateau state villages early this morning after Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 34 Christians in Borno state earlier this month, sources said. In attacks on the four predominantly Christian villages that started […]
By World Watch Monitor The UN Secretary General Ban-Ki moon said on Monday (November 18) that anarchy in the Central African Republic risks spiralling further out of control, and could need up to 9,000 peacekeepers. In a report Ki-moon commissioned, due to be debated at the UN on Nov. 25, […]
By World Watch Monitor The widow of one of the bombers on the London Tube in July 2005, 29-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, has been named in connection with the murders of two Kenyan pastors. Lewthwaite is wanted for seven murders in Kenya altogether, including the recent execution of two radical Muslim […]
Originally published in World Lawmakers from both parties lauded the Obama administration on Wednesday after the State Department announced it is designating the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organisation. The official announcement came ahead of a joint hearing on Boko Haram in the House subcommittees on […]
I took time to visit a certain church in the City of Harare in Zimbabwe on a Sunday morning and I was surprised to see numerous top-of-the-range cars parked outside as the owners took time to worship their Creator. Reflecting on news reports I had read during the week, I […]
The government of Malawi appears to be giving into pro-abortion pressures to pass “safe abortion” legislation, the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI) reports in its latest briefing. The Coalition for Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (COPUA) has drafted a bill for Malawi’s parliament to permit legal abortion in government hospitals and medical […]
By Julius Mbaluto — World Watch Monitor Another Christian leader in northern Tanzania has been killed in what appears to be a targeted attack, with two other worshippers from the church badly injured. They were all attacked with machetes by unknown men. The assailants came at around 1am, while Gilgal […]