Originally published in The Christian Post Eritrea has freed 21 female Christian prisoners but the country’s forces stand accused of attacking churches in the troubled Tigray region of neighbouring Ethiopia. The women, all reportedly young mothers, had been held in an island prison on the Red Sea since last August. […]
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Southern African church leaders call for intervention in terror crisis in northern Mozambique
The terrorist insurgency in northern Mozambique is not just a Mozambican problem but is a Southern African regional emergency that cannot be ignored by governments of the region, says the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (FOCCISA) in a statement released this week. According to the statement FOCCISA has […]
Terrorists release hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian students as Christians remain vulnerable
Originally published in Baptist Press A surge in school kidnappings in northwestern Nigeria is blamed loosely on bandits rather than clearly defined Islamic terrorist groups, according to news reports, but puts Christians at greater risk of harm than Muslims. At least one Christian student was killed in a recent spate […]
Women unite in second Africa prayer-connect
A multi-aged, multinational and multi-denominational army of women prayer warriors joined ranks last Saturday in a second Africa-wide vittual prayer connect hosted by Dr Fay Nqoloba, CEO of Warrior Woman of the Kingdom and Talitha Cumi Foundation this year. Following on a general Africa prayer connect on January 30, this event was […]
Jesus take the wheel: Namibia edition: week 1 — Julita Kok
Julita Kok is once again handing the steering wheel over to Jesus — this time on a road trip with God through Namibia. Read Episode 1 of her weekly reports here. Jesus take the wheel SA series And here I am on my way to Namibia feeling so inadequate for […]
Nigeria on brink of collapse, Catholic bishops warn
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned that the country is on the brink of collapse, considering ongoing security and other crises in the country The warning came on Wednesday as bandits killed 18 in Kaduna and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State confirmed the killing of 10 […]
Christian leader in Sudan detained, blindfolded and beaten, sources say
Originally published in Christian Headlines A Christian leader in Sudan was detained and beaten last Friday for speaking out against the burning of a church building, sources said. Masked men believed to be national security personnel seized Osama Saeed Kodi, chairman of the Christian Youth Union of Al Jazirah state, […]
Makgoba calls for SA government intervention in growing ethnic crisis in Ethiopia
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called on South African faith groups and civil society lobbies to press the SA government to intervene in a Ethiopia where the government is accused of committing war crimes against the people of the northern province of Tigray. Warning that what […]
ICEJ brings 302 Ethiopian Jews to Israel despite airport closure
By David Parsons — originally published by the ICEJ Although Ben-Gurion Airport is currently shut down for the first time since Israel’s founding in 1948, a specially chartered flight sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) was allowed to bring 302 Ethiopian Jewish immigrants home to Israel early this […]
5 churches burned down in village in Kenya
Originally published in The Christian Post An association of churches and Christian clergy has demanded an investigation after unidentified arsonists destroyed five churches and threw human feces onto the buildings in one village in western Kenya, according to reports. St Monica Church in Otamba village in Nyaribari Chache area of […]