Originally published in ACN International A week after the attack on the town of Palma, in the far north of Cabo Delgado province, local parish priest Father António Chamboco expressed his sadness to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the lack of information about the whereabouts of the […]
Africa News
Revival where? — Move of God in Sudan in early 90s — Part 1
As Gateway News we feel called to “tell the God stories of Africa”. But that is easier said than done. From our perch here in the south of this beautiful continent how do we get to share what the Lord is doing in the other 53 nations? And so I […]
Eritrea: Religious freedom hopes dashed as Christians arrested
Originally published in Voice of Martyrs Thirty-five Christians have been arrested in Eritrea for conducting prayer meetings. The latest arrests dash hopes of a change of heart towards Christians in that country, where many have been imprisoned for their faith since Eritrea closed most of its churches in 2002. The […]
Opportunity to join conversation on redefining Africa for transformation
Africa is moving and transitioning from a begging bowl mentality to become the breadbasket that she was born to be. This has been said and declared over and over the past years! It is not just going to happen on its own. It’s going to take exemplary leadership and persistence […]
Kenya’s churches ordered again to close over Covid-19
Originally published in Uganda Christian News Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again suspended gatherings at places of worship in five counties over Covid-19, a move some church leaders are opposing. Addressing the nation Friday, Kenyatta put the nation’s capital, Nairobi, and surrounding counties under lockdown noting that the positivity rate […]
Algerian court upholds Christian’s 5-year prison sentence for sharing Muhammad cartoon
Originally published in CBN News A Christian’s five-year prison sentence for reposting a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to his Facebook page three years ago has been upheld by an Algerian court. Morning Star News (MSN) reports Farid Khemisti, the man’s attorney, said his client received the stiff sentence because […]
ISIS in Mozambique ‘beheading’ children, reports say
Originally published in Jerusalem Post Isis-linked extremists are reportedly beheading children in Mozambique, the BBC claimed on Wednesday. The global jihadist movement has largely been defeated in the Middle East, but the genocidal Islamist extremism that it once sought to bring to Iraq and Syria is now being carried out in […]
Prayer urged for South Sudan as the UN warns the country is ‘one step away from famine’
Originally published in Premier Christian News Christians are being encouraged to pray for South Sudan as the UN has warned the country is facing “its highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition” since it gained its independence in January 2011. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has […]
Bishops demand end to exploratory oil drilling in Namibia
FOUR archbishops and 34 bishops of the Anglican Communion have signed an open letter demanding that exploratory oil drilling be stopped in northern Namibia. A Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, has been granted rights by the Namibian government to drill wells to search for oil and gas in the Kavango Basin, an area that […]
Tanzania’s praying president dies of ‘heart complications’
Originally published in Uganda Christian News Around East Africa, multitides are sharing tributes to Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli who passed away at age 61. He died on Wednesday from “heart complications” at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan, the vice-president of Tanzania said in an address on state television. She […]