Tanzanian police have arrested 15 people, including suspects with ties to terror groups, believed to be responsible for a series of acid attacks. According to the police commissioner, some of the suspects have links to al Qaeda and Somali militant group al-Shabab. Tuesday’s arrest follows an acid attack on a […]
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Moroccan Christian jailed for evangelising
By World Watch Monitor A Moroccan Christian man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years and fined for evangelising. Mohamed el Baldi, 34, from the town of Ain Aicha, near Fes, was ordered to pay 5 000 dirhams (R6 000) for “shaking the faith of a Muslim”, at a court hearing […]
Dozens of ‘noisy’ churches closed down in Cameroon
By World Watch Monitor The government of Cameroon has ordered the closure of dozens of churches in an attempt to put an end to what it considers to be anarchy among some Christian organizations. The measure, which authorities began to impose on August 23, targets Pentecostal churches, which are not […]
5 Christians killed in roadside ambush near Jos, Nigeria
Pregnant wife of murdered man praises God for sustaining grace Originally published in Morning Star News As Emmanuel Sunday rode his motorbike near Jos last Thursday evening (Aug. 29), gunmen stopped him and asked him his religion. The 19-year-old technical school student saw a group of people the gunmen had […]
African Anglican leaders holding conference to pursue ‘biblical faithfulness’
By Frederick Nzwili — Originally published in Religion News Service Concerned that the crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion is deepening, conservative Anglican primates in Africa are organising a second conference to discuss ways of returning the church to what they describe as biblical faithfulness. The primates held the first […]
God pours out miracle healings in Zambian villages
OM nurses leave medicine behind, rely on prayer Originally published in Charisma News “This was just such a revelation. And nobody can ever say to us again, ‘It’s not for our time.’ We now have seen and experienced it. And it’s very emotional to see the change before and after,” […]
Islamic extremists in Somalia abduct Christian mother of two young children
Originally published in Christian Today Islamic extremists suspected to be rebel al-Shabab militants have kidnapped a Christian mother of two young children in Somalia and threatened her husband because of their faith, her husband said. Three masked men abducted Shamsa Enow Hussein, 28, on August 5 in Bulo Marer, Lower […]
Nigeria: weekend attacks in North East claim at least 50 Lives
Originally published in Assist News Service At least 50 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in a series of weekend attacks in north-eastern Nigeria by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), twelve people are reported to have been killed when Boko Haram members […]
Central African Republic church leader arrested
Originally published in Religion Today Christians in Central African Republic have been shocked by the violent arrest on Tuesday of the president of the Evangelical Alliance of Central African Republic (CAR), Pastor Nicolas Grekoyame Gbangouon, Open Doors USA reports. Sources, who cannot be named for security reasons, told Open Doors […]
Boko Haram under investigation for crimes against humanity
By World Watch Monitor At least 1 200 people have been killed in the last four years in Northern Nigeria by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, according to a preliminary investigation by the International Criminal Court. The Court’s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Monday (August 5) the ICC […]