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Originally published in CBN News Four years of violent warfare between factions of the Sudanese military have spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Estimates range between 12 million and 14 million people who have been forcibly displaced. Even more, approximately 20 million people face severe hunger. That’s more than a third […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The fiancée of an Egyptian man who is facing trial over converting to Christianity has issued an urgent appeal for journalists to “break the silence” over what she describes as “state-sanctioned religious persecution”. 30-year-old Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek is due to stand trial at […]
Originally published in CSW A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria convicted four defendants on multiple terrorism-related charges in connection with a deadly 2022 attack on a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, southern Nigeria on 3 June. A fifth defendant was acquitted and discharged for lack of evidence. Idris […]
Originally published in Worthy News A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended for another three weeks a suspension of a proposed US-backed Ebola quarantine facility that has sparked deadly protests and fierce public debate, while ordering the government to disclose its agreement with Washington. The proposed 50-bed unit at Laikipia Air […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International Kenya’s annual National Prayer Breakfast brought together political leaders, clergy, diplomats and business leaders on May 28 amid growing concern over rising political tensions and increasingly heated debate surrounding the country’s 2027 general election. Held at Nairobi’s Safari Park Hotel, the event centred on […]
By Vincent Matinde — Originally published in Christian Daily International Fresh attacks linked to Islamist militants in northern Mozambique have left at least nine people dead and several churches destroyed, according to church groups and religious aid organizations monitoring the violence in Cabo Delgado province. The latest violence took place […]
PRAY FOR SUDAN Originally published in CBN After more than three years of bloodshed, Sudan remains fractured by violence, displacement, and severe famine. The civil war has forced millions to flee their homes. Cities lie in ruins. And accusations of genocide and war crimes continue to mount against the warring factions […]
Published on Premier Christian News. Faith leaders are “standing in the gap between medical institutions and communities” as the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa continues to spread, according to Christian aid agency Tearfund. The charity has launched an urgent appeal for support, warning that churches and local faith networks are […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Gunmen on Saturday night (May 23) killed three Christians and kidnapped 15 others in an attack on a church prayer vigil in western Nigeria’s Kwara state, sources said. The attacked occurred in Ori-Oke Ajaiye, on the outskirts of Ekerin village in Ekiti County, at […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Evangelical church leaders in Kenya have launched the Kenya National Prayer and Transformation Movement (KNPTM) calling for prayer, repentance, unity and responsible citizenship ahead of the country’s 2027 General Election. The movement, launched on May 4 in Nairobi under the theme “My Country, My Responsibility”, […]