Originally published in All Africa News The new Church of Uganda Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu on Sunday started his tenure in a colourful ceremony at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala and made fresh vows never to accept gay marriages in the church. Archbishop Kaziimba said the church shall continue to emphasise […]
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More than 100 Islamic terrorists burn five Nigerian churches, kill Christians
Originally published in CBN News More than 100 members of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram attacked the town of Garkida in Gombi area of the northeastern state of Adamawa, Nigeria on Friday night, opening fire on townspeople and setting fire to churches and houses, according to multiple media outlets. […]
Prayer, pleas and protest on second anniversary of Leah Sharibu’s kidnapping
Wednesday marked two years since Leah Sharibu and fellow students were kidnapped from their school in Dapchi, Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram. All the girls were released one month later (except for five who died during the ordeal), but Leah, 16, remains in captivity because she refuses to deny […]
At least 24 people killed at church attack in Burkina Faso
Originally published in Evangelical Focus At least 24 people were killed, including a church pastor, by unidentified gunmen who attacked a church in northern Burkina Faso, local officials said on Monday. The attack took place on Sunday during a worship service at a Protestant church in the village of Pansi […]
Locust infestation could cause next famine in Africa, evangelical charity warns
Originally published in The Christian Post A historic desert locust infestation in East Africa could cause the next major famine as people in the region are already struggling with hunger after droughts were followed by cyclone flooding, one of the world’s leading evangelical charities has warned. A growing spread of […]
As government ignores slaughter of Christians, Nigerian bishops beg West for help
Originally published in Lifesite News The president of the Nigerian Catholic bishops’ conference has called on Western nations to “make known the atrocities” inflicted upon Christians and other groups in Nigeria by Islamic terrorists. Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, the bishop of Benin City, told Aid to the Church in Need […]
Five million Nigerian Christians march to protest killings
Originally published in Christianity Today Having finished his Sunday sermon from Psalm 18 on God as a stronghold who delivers his people from their enemies, Enoch Adeboye then led them to a cemetery. It was an ironic yet appropriate choice. Wearing a bright green tuxedo, the General Overseer of the […]
Islamists in DRC slay Christians with a view to creating new caliphate
Originally published in Worthy News Islamist militants allied with ISIS attacked Christian villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday January 28, killing 36 people as part of their declared intention to create a caliphate in North and South Kivu provinces. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) that began in […]
Malawi Christian leaders thankful for peaceful conclusion of electoral fraud case
The peaceful response of the public in Malawi to Monday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court annulling last year’s presidential election was an answer to prayer said Rev Dr Edward Mikwamba, one of the leaders of national prayer campaigns organised last year as widespread election protests turned into unrest. He said tension […]
Israel and Sudan to normalize relations after secret Netanyahu meeting with country’s Muslim leader
By Emily Jones — Originally published in CBN News In a historic move, Israel and Sudan have agreed to begin normalising ties after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a secret meeting with Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday. The agreement marks a dramatic shift in relations between Israel and […]