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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”, […]
Originally published in Persecution.Org Michael Oyedokun, a Christian math teacher in Nigeria, was killed after being abducted during coordinated attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo state. According to local sources, armed men stormed three schools along the Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota axis near Ogbomoso on May 15, kidnapping seven teachers and several pupils. Witnesses said the assailants arrived on motorcycles and fled […]
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has called for three days of national fasting and prayer from Friday May 22 to Sunday May 24 with the theme “The Consuming Fire” in view of insecurity, bloodshed, economic hardship, persecution, and other disturbing developments in the nation. According to a notice from Africa’s […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Governments in East Africa are increasingly turning to churches and religious institutions as partners in promoting morality, social stability and economic development, even as faith leaders continue to challenge state power on governance and human rights concerns. Recent statements from leaders in Tanzania and Uganda […]
Originally published in Christian Today The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) general secretary, Rev Jerry Pillay has spoken of his deep concern at the Ebola outbreak that has hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So far 131 people have been killed by the outbreak, which started in the […]