South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post Islamic State West Africa Province, an extremist faction, has executed three Christian men in Nigeria’s Borno State, according to images that have surfaced on social media shared by the terror group through its propaganda outlet. The images, shared by the Islamic State group or […]
Originally published in Worthy News Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria are devastated after Fulani terrorists murdered an Assemblies of God pastor, his wife, and three other church members less than one week after Christian Irigwe and Muslim Fulani leaders met to discuss an end to the decades-long slaughter of believers […]
50 years is a significant landmark for Jane Louw, the campaign director of a major evangelism campaign in the Eastern Cape, which is one of 50 campaigns across Africa that Christ for All Nations (CfaN) plans to hold during its current 50th anniversary year. Fifty years ago when evangelist Reinhard […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A Muslim in Somalia was seriously wounded for putting his faith in Christ this month and lost his wife and five children, sources said. Mohammad Abdul, 40, survived a knife attack by his Muslim relatives on the outskirts of Kismayo, a port city in […]
Originally published by Global Christian Relief When the inferno of war in Sudan arrived on the doorstep of Fatima’s family, they knew they had a difficult decision to make. One of their sons had already gone missing in the war, so Fatima, her husband and their remaining children began the dangerous […]
Originally published in Worthy News In a rare victory against Islamic terrorists in northern Nigeria, the country’s military forces on Tuesday were able to rescue 350 hostages taken captive by the Boko Haram jihadist organisation over a period of years, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Nigeria has been plagued by […]
Originally published in CSW Reverend Ghirmay Araya, a founding member of the Full Gospel Church in Eritrea, has died after spending almost three years in a maximum-security facility. Reverend Araya and another church leader named Reverend Samuel Okbamichael were seized from their homes on the same night in July 2021 […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Islamic terrorists in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday slaughtered 11 Christians, abducted several others, and burned down homes in Ndimo village, Ituri province, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. The May 13 massacre was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), […]
Originally published in Religion Unplugged Neary 50 Christians have been killed in a series of militant attacks on villages in Benue, Plateau and Kaduna states in late April through early May, with dozens more wounded and displaced, according to news reports. Militant Fulani killed six Christians in southern Kaduna on […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Sub-Saharan Africa has, for the first time, surpassed the Middle East as the centre of terrorism activities, further putting at risk Christians and missionaries in parts of West Africa. The Global Terrorism Index 2024 report indicates that terrorism-related violence has significantly increased in Africa specifically in the […]