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 […]
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Nigeria — when Fulani herdsmen and farmers clash
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Many experts on Nigeria now believe that violence across the Middle Belt, which World Watch Monitor has reported at length, has been responsible for more deaths than Boko Haram. As Emmanuel Akinwotu wrote last year in the New Statesman, the conflict – between indigenous settled […]
How an encounter with Jesus turned an ex-Muslim, ex-street kid into a global, revival minister
Pastor Ddiba Assadi leads a vibrant church in Kampala, Uganda and is one of the leaders at the centre of an amazing move of God in the city. This is his incredible testimony. In 1985, at the age of 12, Ddiba Assadi and his elder sister visited a church in […]
Four Kenyan Christians beheaded in latest Islamist atrocity
Originally published in Christian Today Islamist militants went from house to house in villages on Kenya’s north coast on Wednesday, dragging out victims, shooting them and then beheading them. Witnesses to the horror said four died in total and called on police to act after they accused security services of […]
Christian children ‘forced to recite Islamic prayers’ for food in Sudan refugee camps
Originally published in Christian Today Christian children at refugee camps in Sudan are not receiving food unless they say Islamic prayers, according to reports received by sources close to the leading Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). One of ACN’s local contacts, who asked to remain anonymous […]
Sudan church leader re-arrested, with at least 6 more, over government pressure for property
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A Sudan church leader who spent Christmas 2015 in prison on charges of spying before being freed after 19 days due to lack of evidence, was re-arrested last week, along with five other church leaders. Those arrested belong to the Sudan Church of Christ […]
Mighty move of God in Uganda approaches one-year mark
Multitudes of people outside the Miracle Centre Cathedral in Kampala during phase two of the 77 Dogs move of God. Up to half a million people attend daily all-night services Every single night for almost a year thousands of people have attended all-night services at the Miracle Centre Cathedral in […]
Kenyan Christians killed for refusing to recite Islamic Shahada
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Three Kenyan Christians were hacked to death by Al-Shabaab militants at night on August 18, after they refused to recite the Islamic prayer of faith. A fourth Christian – the mentally challenged older brother of one of the three – was also killed. At […]
Deadly café attack in Burkino Faso highlights new religious freedom threat
Originally published in Mission Network News Last Sunday, a lively café in the northern part of Burkina Faso was the site of a horrific attack by jihadist gunmen. A large group had gathered there to celebrate a birthday party when chaos broke out. The attack took place just a few […]
Christian NGOs plead for support after Sierra Leone mudslide
By Harry Farley — Originally published in Christian Today Almost 400 people have died and at least 600 still missing after a devastating mudslide and flooding hit Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital. A national emergency has been called and several Christian charities are warning thousands more are still in danger with […]