Africa News

Pastors wounded in separate attacks in Uganda

Originally published in Morning Star News A group of Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda seriously wounded a pastor and his wife in an attack on a meeting at their church on November18, he said. The knife attack on an evening service of Believers’ Church in Nansonko village, Kibuku District came […]

Nigerian musician’s death sentence appeal to Supreme Court could overturn blasphemy law

Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian Sufi musician facing the death penalty for a blasphemy charge has filed an appeal with the country’s Supreme Court, according to a human rights group that says the case has the potential to overturn Sharia-based blasphemy laws in Northern Nigeria. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, […]

Nigeria: Fulani murder 70 Christians in Benue state, officials call for citizens to be given guns

Originally Published in Worthy News As Fulani militant herdsmen murdered 70 more Christians in Nigeria’s Benue state this month, local authorities called on the federal government to supply volunteer guards with AK-47s to protect citizens as official security agencies have been unable to stem the ongoing slaughter of believers by Islamic terrorists, Morning […]

Christianity threatened with extinction in Burkina Faso as jihadist insurgency spreads

Christians in Burkina Faso are facing an “existential threat” as Islamist militants capitalise on continued disruption and disorder in the country, a spokesman for Open Doors UK has said.  “Islamist militants are waging an insurgency to establish a Caliphate, an Islamic State ruled by Sharia.  “Thus non-Muslims are their prime […]