Originally published in Worthy News More than 31.8 million Nigerians, including Christians, are acutely short of food due to attacks by Islamic fighters and the removal of fuel subsidies, while deadly flooding also contributed to the crisis, Nigeria’s government and others said on Tuesday. The announcements indicated a sharp rise […]
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Africa persecution spotlight: Pastor Barnabas’s story
This week we publish the first of two articles by Open Doors SA ahead of the Amka Afrika Prayer Event for persecuted Christians in Africa on September 14 See also: Mary’s story In sub-Saharan Africa alone, more than 16 million Christians had been driven from their homes by the end […]
Muslims burn down church building in central Nigeria for second time
Originally published in Morning Star News Muslims burned down a church building in the early hours of Saturday Auguust 10 in central Nigeria’s Niger state, sources said. The razing of the building of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) congregation in Kontagora town at about 3am was the second […]
Fulani slaughter 50 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria
At least 50 Christians were murdered in Nigeria’s Benue state last week during an attack on their villages by Fulani jihadist herdsmen and a criminal gang, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. On Thursday August 8, Fulani terrorists and affiliated bandits raided the predominantly Christian village of Ayati village in Ukum […]
SA ‘peace walker’ climbing Kilimanjaro to declare God’s blessing over Africa
Siyanda Dlamini, 31, has been walking across the highways and byways of Southern Africa since January 2022 spreading a message of peace and stability and inspiring communities to take action to improve their lives. The young man from Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal, told Gateway News this week that his burden for peace […]
Rwanda authorities close over 5 600 churches over health and safety regulations
Authorities in Christian-majority Rwanda have closed more than 5 600 churches in the last month, on the grounds they did not comply with health and safety regulations, BBC News reports. Pentecostal congregations were the most affected by the closures, with 427 churches having operated in caves, BBC News said. In […]
Prominent Christian politician, evangelist found dead after abduction from church
Originally published in Worthy News Prominent Nigerian evangelist and politician Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor, who was abducted from her church in Nigeria’s Delta state on July 30, was found dead in a river on August 1, her body naked and showing signs of torture, the Gist Mania news outlet reports. The […]
Christian motorcyclist helps young woman burnt by father, dumped on roadside for leaving Islam
Originally published in Uganda Christian News A 19-year-old woman in Lwangoli, Busoba sub-county, Mbale district, Uganda suffered horrendous burns on July 21 at the hands of her Muslim father over her decision to leave the family religion and put her faith in Jesus Christ. This is according to persecution watchdog Morning […]
Prominent Christian woman kidnapped from church in Nigeria
Originally published in Morning Star News Gunmen in southern Nigeria on Tuesday kidnapped a prominent Christian woman and wife of the attorney general of Delta state, Nigeria, from a church Bible study in an attack that left her driver and a policeman dead, according to various sources. Joan Onyemaechi, also […]
Fulanis kill 18 Christians in Benue State, Nigeria
Fulani attackers killed 18 Christians in a late-night assault last Friday in central Nigeria, area residents said. The assailants invaded Mbacher village, a predominantly Christian community in Benue state’s Katsina-Ala County, at about 11 p.m., said Joseph Achiv. “A group of Fulani Muslims carrying deadly weapons attacked Mbacher village,” Achiv […]