South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today One of four British missionaries kidnapped in Nigeria three weeks ago has been killed, according to the British Foreign Office, but the other three have been released. Ian Squire was killed following the kidnap on October 14. However, David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Six Christian siblings — between the ages of three and fifteen — kidnapped by Boko Haram in Cameroon have safely escaped the clutches of the Islamic extremist group. According to World Watch Monitor, the siblings were kidnapped from Moskota in the Far North region […]
Originally published in Christian Today Islamic Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed at least 28 people, including Christian women and children, in a raid on a village in Plateau State, Nigeria. Persecution watchdog International Christian Concern reported on the recent attack on Tuesday, explaining that the violent raids by the Fulani […]
By Fredrick Nzwili — Originally published in Crux The bishops of Kenya have called on the population to remain “calm and peaceful” if elections scheduled for later this month are postponed. The crisis started September 1, when the Supreme Court nullified the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta over irregularities and […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A 16-year-old Coptic Christian girl kidnapped on 28 June to be “converted to Islam, then married off or sold”, was released and returned to her family on 30 September after police found her and arrested her kidnappers in a city just outside Cairo. Marilyn […]
Thousands of Christians from across Africa and the world are expected to converge in Bloemfontein on October 13 and 14 for the first Africa Convergence Conference. The conference aims to share a prophetic message of spiritual guidance and inspiration relating to Africa as a continent of refuge, and aims to […]
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service Kenya’s Anglican bishops have called for a “national dialogue conference” to resolve the “current political and social crisis” in the country. A fresh general election will be held on October 26 after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the original poll, on August […]
Originally published in Christian Today A court has ordered the immediate release from police custody of Zimbabwean Pastor Evan Mawarire, who was arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government. Mawarire, 40, was detained and arrested on Sunday and accused of inciting revolt against Mugabe. The basis […]
Students from across Southern Africa mark a new date on their calendars as the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) is set to launch its Masiye Conference, a six-day students’ missions conference, taking place in the picturesque Magaliesberg from October 3 to 8. Deriving its name from the Zulu-language, the […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Obscured by Boko Haram’s headlines, violence has also raged further south, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt: a less reported, years-long campaign which experts now believe has been responsible for more deaths than Boko Haram. Perspectives on Nigeria’s Fulani crisis Nigeria — when Fulani herdsmen and […]