South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Rick Plasterer — Originally published in Juicy Ecumenism The continued killing and violence against Christians in Nigeria by various radical Islamic groups is continuing unabated. This writer noted the severe problem in two articles two years ago, as well as the effective denial of a campaign of Islamization as its cause by the […]
Originally published in Church Times Thousands of people have been killed in two disasters in North Africa this week: the biggest earthquake in Morocco for over 60 years, and devastating flooding in Libya. News agencies have so far reported 2 862 dead, and 2 562 injured in Morocco, making the earthquake, which struck last Friday […]
Originally published in Fox News More than 5 million people have now been displaced by the monthslong fighting in Sudan, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Wednesday as clashes between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force show no sign of easing. According to the International Organization for Migration, […]
By David Hoffman — Originally published in CBN News and slightly edited by Gateway News God is moving powerfully in Guinea Bissau, a 70%-Muslim northwest African country with a population of two million people where Islam is making a strong push for religious and cultural dominance. Very recently, World Harvest, […]
A Kampala congregation “are in a week of praise, worship and thanking God for His protection” after police arrested a man who was trying to enter their church on Sunday with an improvised explosive device he planned to use for an attack there, a Ugandan pastor told Gateway News last […]
Originally published in Mission Network News In Libya, persecution is an inherent risk of becoming a Christian. According to Riadh Jaballah, friend of Voice of the Martyrs Canada, the Libyan Church is primarily an underground church. “The believers still don’t connect to each other because they’re afraid because of the persecution,” […]
Originally published in Christian Today A court in northern Nigeria has granted a court order protecting an 18-year-old Christian convert from threats to her life by family members, a ruling that emphasises the fundamental right to change religion, in this case, from Islam to Christianity. Mary Olowe, not her real […]
A Christian evangelist says he has no regrets after Muslim extremists attacked him for teaching on Christ’s divinity at an open-air evangelistic event in eastern Uganda earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least they heard the Gospel, the preacher said. Evangelist Robert Faisali Miya, a 34-year-old father […]
Originally published in International Christian Concern Suspected al-Shabaab terrorists killed two people in Kenya on Tuesday and burned down 10 homes and a church. In a separate incident, the terrorists killed two motorists in an ambush on a local road. At 2am an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer received a […]
Hundreds still in captivity Originally published in Faithwire A religious freedom advocate believes the recent release of 13 Christians detained for years in Eritrea shows the true power of prayer and devotion. Todd Nettleton, chief of media relations for persecution watchdog The Voice of the Martyrs, told CBN’s Faithwire the […]