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Originally published in CajNews. There is glimmer of hope the Nigerian girl held by the Boko Haram since 2018 after refusing to deny her Christian faith will eventually be rescued. Leah Sharibu (now 18), was one of 109 school girls abducted by the Islamist group in town of Dapchi in […]
Originally published in Christian News Network Two men in eastern Uganda have been charged with murder in the Sept. 12 killing of an evangelist the suspects had harassed and threatened for his role in bringing Muslims to faith in Christ, Morning Star News reported, quoting sources. Pastor Barnabas Musana’s Church […]
Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. This article was first published by the Gatestone Institute. What several international observers have for years characterised as a “pure genocide” of Christians in Nigeria has reached new levels. Since the Islamic insurgency earnestly began in July 2009 — first at the […]
Originally published in Voice of the Martyrs In the early hours ofJuly 5 gunmen invaded Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, and kidnapped an estimated 121 students. On Sunday, the kidnappers released 10 of the students, leaving the remaining students in captivity. […]
Originally published in CSW At least 49 people have been killed and 27 were abducted in attacks by armed assailants of Fulani ethnicity on communities in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna state, central Nigeria, on September 26 and 27. Eight people were killed, six were injured and several […]
Originally published in CBN News A 19-year-old Christian was beaten and strangled to death by Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda while fishing with some of his friends. Dante Tambika, also known as Patrick, was murdered near Nankodo Sub-County on August 31 after the group went out on Lake Lemwa, Morning Star […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The Eritrean authorities have arrested 15 Christians in raids on their houses in the capital of Asmara. All those detained have previously been imprisoned for their faith – some for up to 16 years. Many Christians in the country believed things were set to change after a number of […]
Originally published in UgCN. Zimbabwe’s parliament on Tuesday banned anyone not vaccinated against Covid-19 from attending church services, the latest in a series of measure to boost uptake of the coronavirus jab. The southern African country had already made the vaccine mandatory for civil servants and teachers earlier this month. […]
When Cape Town evangelist Tamryn Klintworth’s husband André Britz suggested in 2016 that she consider conducting crusades in Ethiopia, the couple had no idea how strategically the Holy Spirit was directing them. “Up until that stage we were doing the majority of our crusades in South Africa and starting to […]
First published on CBN News. A global movement of prayer and repentance is taking place this Friday in Ibadan, Nigeria as thousands of Christians are expected to gather for “Africa Returns.” The event follows last September’s “The Return” where believers from all denominations and backgrounds united for prayer and worship […]