Africa News

Two Christians kidnapped as violence deepens fear in northern Cameroon

By Vincent Matinde — Originally published in Christian Daily International Two Christians have been kidnapped in northern Cameroon in the latest attack attributed to Boko Haram militants, prompting renewed concern over the safety of believers living in communities near the Nigerian border. The two Christians were reportedly kidnapped on Aug. […]

Zanzibari Christians persist in worship amid rising threats, attacks

Originally published in The Christian Post The doors of some small churches in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania, have been broken, Bibles scattered and congregations left shaken. Yet Christians in several Muslim-majority communities continue to gather for worship despite fears of further attacks and growing social pressure. A report […]

Nigerian journalist cleared of criminal defamation charges after reporting on Christian persecution

Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily Luka Binniyat, a Kaduna-based journalist recognised as one of Nigeria’s preeminent voices reporting on the persecution of Christians in Southern Kaduna, has been formally cleared of criminal defamation charges after a five-year legal battle.  In November 2021, Binniyat wrote an article for the US-based Epoch Times in […]

UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over violence against Christian women, girls in Nigeria

Originally published in Christian Today UN experts have raised concerns over worsening violence and insecurity in Nigeria, warning that Christian women and girls are among those facing an elevated threat of killings, abduction, sexual violence and forced marriage. The concerns were set out by five UN human rights experts in […]

WHO warns Congo Ebola outbreak could become deadliest in history

Originally published in Worthy Christian News The World Health Organization is warning that the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could surpass the devastating 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic and become the worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that […]