South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Mission Network News Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs USA says there are between 300 and 350 Christians currently jailed in Eritrea, a small country on the Horn of Africa. “None of them – not a single one of them – has had a trial. Not a single […]
Special Report by Ngqobizitha Donga, Stefanie Kotze and Ryan Smit In a generation where success has been intertwined with neglecting individual identity in Christ and conforming to worldly stereotypes, Wilberforce Academy seeks to engraft an understanding of how Christ is the centre of everything, hence building effective ambassadors who will […]
Fulani herdsmen killed 48 Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state between November 24 and December 1, sources said. The gunmen killed 18 Christians, including women and children, who were on their way to church services in Azege village, Logo County on December 1, and 30 others were slain in Logo […]
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who became Namibia’s first woman president this week after she was declared the winner of last week’s disputed election, is the conservative daughter of an Anglican pastor and an advocate of strict abortion laws. “Women’s rights” has become a hot topic in Namibia in recent years with pro-choicers […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has called for the immediate release and reparations for Nigerian Yahaya Sharif-Aminu in a just-published opinion. Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for sharing allegedly “blasphemous” song lyrics in a closed WhatsApp […]
Originally published in The Christian Post As the war in Sudan enters its second year with no clear resolution in sight, there are real fears that an escalation of hostilities between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces will further aggravate the humanitarian situation in Sudan. Speaking to Christian […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian priest abducted by armed insurgents, forced to march barefoot for days and left chained up for over a month before his release is opening up about his road to healing as he seeks to help others who have suffered similar trauma. During […]
After being abducted by an offshoot of Boko Haram in Nigeria six years ago, a Christian nurse describes her daring escape and how faith kept her alive. Originally published in The New York Times For more than six years, Alice Loksha Ngaddah bided her time, waiting for an opportunity to […]
Originally published in The Christian Post ISIS militants in Mozambique have captured and killed four Christians in northern Cabo Delgado Province, according to a report. The victims, who were apprehended over a span of several days in early November, were killed in separate incidents involving throat slitting and a gun […]
By James Thomson — Originally published in Christianity Today November 8 started off as a normal Friday for Ryan Koher. The 33-year-old missionary pilot was at his desk in a hangar at Mission Aviation Fellowship’s (MAF’s) headquarters in Nampa, Idaho, where he had been working for several months. But then […]