By VOA News – via Contact Online Weblog The national coordinator of Swaziland’s United Democratic Front, (SUDF) says the country’s police violated the constitution by disrupting church prayers organized by the group. Wandile DluDlu says despite repeated requests, the police refused to show any court order or warrant that authorized […]
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Sudanese Government detains over 50 Christians
By Jeremy Reynalds –Originally published in ASSIST News Service A human rights organisation has learned that at least 55 Christians have been detained without charge by the Sudanese government for about two weeks. According to a news release from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), its sources say the group, which has […]
Suspected Islamic extremists kidnap 7 foreign workers in Nigeria
Originally published by CBS News Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and the Philippines, authorities said Sunday, in the biggest kidnapping yet in a region under attack by Islamic extremists. The […]
Four held for spreading Christianity in Libya
Originally published in Daily Times Four foreigners have been arrested in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on suspicion of being Christian missionaries and printing books about Christianity, a security official said on Saturday. “They were arrested on Tuesday at a publishing house where they were printing thousands of books […]
Pastor beheaded in Tanzania
Originally published in Christian Today Mathayo Kachili, pastor of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God church in Buseresere, Tanzania, was reportedly beheaded by a group of religious extremists in an attack on the church on 11 February. This was revealed by the AG News which quoted Mike McClaflin, AG World Missions […]
Terror hits the Indian Ocean tourist island of Zanzibar
By Apolinari Tairo — Originally published in ETN Christians on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar are living with fears following frequent attacks and the Sunday (February 17) brutal killing of a Catholic priest on this Muslim-dominated island. Gunmen have shot dead a Catholic priest, Father Evarist Mushi, at the […]
Is a ceasefire with Boko Haram possible?
Originally published in Mission Network News After three years of incessant attacks on places of worship and other public places, Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect has called a truce. The price of the ceasefire: freedom for the arrested members of the group and the rebuilding of the destroyed mosque of its […]
Relief at liberation of Mali but great task ahead
By World Watch Monitor The liberation of the main cities of Northern Mali has created a great sense of relief and joy in the country, but the task of reconstruction and reconciliation is huge. A month after the French offensive, the Malian and African troops have regained control of the […]
Samaritan’s Purse sends emergency relief to Mozambique
Originally published in Charisma News Samaritan’s Purse is providing emergency supplies and relief for thousands of families displaced by floods in Mozambique. The international Christian relief organization is coordinating relief supplies coming from three countries—by planes and across land. Officials estimate that catastrophic flooding in Mozambique displaced more than 150 […]
Kenya: Christians rely on prayer after Muslim attack at Garissa
Originally published in Spero News A Kenyan Anglican priest has appealed to Christians around the world to pray for the people of Garissa, a violence-stricken city in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The Revd. Canon Francis Omondi’s plea comes after at least five people were killed and four others […]