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Malawi’s new president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has called on “all religiously-inclined citizens of the country” to join him in observing three days of fasting and prayer from today (Thursday July 16) to Saturday July 18 against the spread and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The former leader of the Malawi […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian civil society group estimates that 1 202 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the first six months of 2020 by jihadists, radicalised herdsmen and others as 22 more Christians were reportedly killed in the Kaduna state last weekend. As rights groups […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The transitional government in Sudan passed a series of amendments that repeal the death sentence for apostasy, public flogging and female genital mutilation, giving Christians hope for the future following the toppling of the Islamist regime of President Omar al-Bashir last year. Sudanese Minister […]
Originally published by Agenzia Fides Note: this is an unedited copy of a report by Agenzia Fides New attack by jihadist formations in Mocímboa da Praia, in northern Mozambique. The militiamen set the local church, the Januario Pedro secondary school, the district hospital, dozens of houses, cars and shops on fire. […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Hard-line Muslims in Isiolo, Kenya last month beat unconscious a 21-year-old Christian woman, a member of a family from Somalia that fled persecution in Nairobi in 2019, sources said. In the June 4 attack on Fozia (surname withheld), seven assailants also broke two teeth […]
Originally published CBN News A new report out of the UK is sounding the alarm about the potential genocide of Christians in Nigeria. A coalition of British parliamentarians launched an extensive study into violence there and found that Islamist Fulani herdsman killed more than 1000 Christians last year and 6 […]
Abortion has become a hot topic in Namibia since a Windhoek writer and blogger, Beauty Boois, launched a petition earlier this month calling for abortion to be legalised in the country. Last week, Pastor Zelda van der Collf of Windhoek responded by launching a petition calling on pro-lifers to reject […]
Originally published in the BBC In the unmistakable cadence of a preacher, Malawi’s new President, Lazarus Chakwera, appealed for unity in his country shortly after he was sworn in on Sunday. The day of the week seemed fitting as the former head of the Malawi Assemblies of God, one of […]
Last week we reported on Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s victory in the historic re-run of Malawi’s presidential election after the Constitutional Court anulled last year’s election over irregularities. Watch the video below in which Chakwera shares his testimony of God’s grace. The video by St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in California was […]
Originally published in Church Times The rise of Islamic fundamentalism has led to the killing of more than 7 000 Christians in Nigeria by religious militants since 2015, a situation compounded by climate change, competition over resources, the spread of misinformation, and access to firearms. These are the key findings of a report, Nigeria: Unfolding genocide?, released […]