Originally published in GhanaWeb The Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Jordan Anagblah has given his life to Christ and he has become a born-again Christian. Anagblah, who has been a confirmed atheist for most of his life, was struck down by serious illness and he told Accra-based radio […]
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Egyptian judge frees attackers who knifed Christian
By Wayne King — Compass Direct News ISTANBUL — A judge in Upper Egypt has dismissed all charges against a group of Salafi Muslims who cut off the ear of a Christian in a knife attack and tried to force him to convert. The Salafists, who say they base their […]
Hundreds of Christians killed in Nigeria in past 3 weeks
Originally published by Barnabas Aid Around 300 Christians have been killed in one diocese alone, and 27 people died in attacks on three church services as anti-Christian violence in Nigeria continues unabated. The Rt Rev Timothy Yahaya, Bishop of Jalingo, Taraba State, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, told Barnabas Fund that […]
Grenade Attack on church in Kenya; student killed,16 injured
By Simba Tian — Compass Direct News NAIROBI, Kenya — A grenade explosion on Sunday killed a 27-year-old university student at a church in Nairobi and injured 16 people, sources said. Kelvin Walumba was killed after a man pretending to be a worshipper at God’s House of Miracles International Church […]
Church torched in Sudan as threat of war with South Sudan looms
Originally published by Barnabas Aid A church and Bible school in Sudan have been torched by an Islamist mob as the country moves closer to an all-out war with the mainly Christian South Sudan. The compound, in the Al-Jiraif district of Khartoum, was set ablaze on Saturday night (21 April). […]
Bombers attack TV viewing centre in Christian area of Jos, Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News JOS, Nigeria – One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing centre in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer. At about 10:15 pm at the […]
Christians in peril as Sudan and South Sudan head towards war
By Dan Wooding — Originally published in Assist News Service The threat of an all-out war between Sudan and South Sudan is mounting amid intensifying fighting in the disputed border region, putting Christians in both nations in great danger. Barnabas Fund, based in the UK says that fierce clashes in […]
Christian leader beheaded as Islamists terrorize Mali
By Charles Gardner — Originally published in Assist News Service A Christian leader has been beheaded and others are being threatened with similar treatment as Islamic militants run amok in Mali, West Africa. Christians have fled the town of Timbuktu in the north of the country where harsh Sharia Law […]
38 killed in Easter car bombing in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria – A car bomb exploded along a busy roadway Sunday morning in a central Nigeria city, killing at least 38 people in the latest attack on a region beset by religious, ethnic and political violence, an official said. The blast struck Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna state, leaving […]
Court in Egypt jails Christian teenager for “insulting Islam”
By Wayne King — Compass Direct News CAIRO, Egypt – In a show of partiality to Muslims who go unprosecuted for like offenses against Christianity, a juvenile court in Egypt on Wednesday (April 4) sentenced a Coptic Christian teenager to three years in prison for allegedly insulting Islam. Gamal […]

