Originally published in Faith Wire A pastor from the East African country of Eritrea, who now resides in Australia, has revealed the horrific treatment many Christians are enduring while locked up in prison in his home country. “Gabriel” was sentenced to six months in 1998 but ended up serving a […]
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Police chief arms himself with Bible to fight crime on Kenyan streets
Originally published in Faithwire News A police chief in Kenya has developed an unconventional way of fighting crime on his city streets — by invoking the power of God and trawling through crime-ridden areas armed only with a Bible. As jobs go, Chief Inspector William Sifuna has a pretty tough […]
Tanzanian official orders night clubs to give slots to preachers
Originally published in UG Christian News A top Tanzanian official has instructed nightclub owners in the capital, Dar es Salaam to allocate 30 minutes to church leaders interested in frequently conducting preaching sessions at their venues. According to the EastAfrican Newspaper, Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda said church […]
150 Christians arrested in Eritrea
Originally published in Ind Christian News The government of Eritrea has arrested 150 Christians in the last three months, while dragging others before courts and asking them to “renounce Christ.” The first 70 were seized on June 23 in Keren. Almost two months later, on 18 August, 80 more Christians […]
African leaders attending fourth Africa Leadership Summit in Jerusalem
A group of leaders from Ghana, Namibia, Kenya, Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, and the US, together with counterparts from Israel, will gather in Jerusalem from September 1 to 4 at the fourth biennial Africa Leadership Summit (ALS). The ALS, hosted by the Insitute of Christian Leadership Development (ICLD), is held every […]
Terrorist attack on military base in northern Burkina Faso leaves 24 dead
Originally published in Persecution International Christian Concern A large scale assault took place just three days ago in Northern Burkina Faso near the town of Koutougou. The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Kabore, said in a statement that: “August 19th is a dark stain on the life of our national […]
Authorities close churches in Algeria
Originally published in Premier News Freedom charity Middle Eastern Concern (MEC) are urging the Christian community to pray as authorities continue to close churches and stop Christians meeting in Algeria. Following the closure of buildings in the northern regions of Akbou and Ighzer Amokrane last Sunday, MEC has reported that […]
Born-again soldiers to conduct gospel crusades in eastern Uganda
Originally published in UG News Born-again Christian soldiers serving with the Ugandan armed forces have announced a 4-day gospel crusade in eastern Uganda. This crusade scheduled for September 4 to 7 will be conducted in conjunction with the Butaleja Pastors and Elders Fellowship at Buffujja primary school playgrounds in Butaleja […]
200 000 salvation decisions at Gospel crusade in Kenya
Originally published in UG Christian News Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, the successor to Reinhard Bonnke and new President of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) on Wednesday reported that more than 200 000 people gave their lives to Christ during a 4-day Gospel crusade in Nakuru, Kenya started on August 8 . […]
A Somali Christian in Kenya shares his story
By Anna Deckert — originally published in Mission Network News In many countries, nationality and religion are practically synonymous. This is especially true for Somalis. Todd Nettleton, Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for Voice of the Martyrs, recently interviewed Ibrahim, one of the first ethnic Somalis to […]