South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Church Leaders A pastor invited to participate in a religion debate by mosque leaders in Uganda was attacked after his arguments ostensibly led to 37 Muslims accepting Christ, sources said. Muslims who apparently converted to Christianity were among those who assaulted Pastor Arthur Asadi Babi, 42, on […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state, has won Nigeria’s presidential election amid opposition from Christians for not following the customary electoral practice of featuring one Christian and one Muslim on a party’s presidential campaign ticket. This deviation, Christians fear, may exacerbate the […]
Originally published in Church Leaders Police in Uganda have arrested two people in connection with the kidnapping of 40 Christian children lured by a Muslim posing as the leader of a Christian charity offering free education, sources said. In Arua, in northwest Uganda’s West Nile Sub-Region, initial investigations alleged that […]
By Elizabeth Kendall — Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin This Saturday, February 25, Nigeria’s presidential election will be held amidst soaring ethno-religious tensions, gross insecurity and the threat of widespread election-related violence. Nigeria has a population of 220 million, around half of whom identify as Christian. Those most at risk are minority […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A court in Mozambique has denied bail for Ryan Koher, a pilot for the US-based ministry Mission Aviation Fellowship and two of the organisation’s South African volunteers who were arrested more than four months ago, allegedly on suspicion of supporting insurgent activity. The ministry […]
Originally published in Religion News Service Conservative Anglican archbishops in Africa are challenging a decision by the Church of England to allow clergy to bless same sex couples’ marriages, warning that the move puts the worldwide Anglican Communion in further jeopardy. The leaders are reacting to the Feb. 9 vote at the […]
Originally published in Christian News An evangelist in western Sudan has gone into a hiding following attempted attacks by Muslim extremists, he said. Ahmad Adam Mohamad, 49, of North Darfur state went into a hiding after his Muslim uncles accused him of apostasy earlier this month. He disciples about 25 […]
Originally published in The Times of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined visiting President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Tel Aviv yesterday morning to officially open the African nation’s embassy in Israel, a move both leaders hailed as “historic.” In 2019, during Netanyahu’s previous term, he and late […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The Christian community in Eritrea has been rocked by another wave of mass arrests. According to UK Christian persecution watchdog Release International, 44 Christians were recently detained as they were gathering in their homes for a church small group. The group is being held […]
Originally published in The Roys Report Ryan Koher has spent over two months in a prison in Mozambique after delivering a routine supply of necessities to orphans. Koher works for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). Koher and his wife Annabel have been working as missionaries for MAF since 2019. In December 2021 they moved […]