Originally published in UG Christian News The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared three days of prayer and fasting starting on January 31 in the wake of extremist violence against believers in Christ across the west African nation. In a statement released by Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer, […]
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Uganda may move embassy to Jerusalem next week
Originally published in CBN News Uganda may be the next country to officially move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reports. Israeli media reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Uganda next week, but it is unclear what the meeting is for. While […]
Islamist child terrorist executes Christian student in Nigeria
Originally published by CSW The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), an offshoot of the Boko Haram terrorist group, has released a video showing the execution on Monday (January 20) of a 22-year-old Christian student from Plateau State, Nigeria, by a minor. Ropvil Daciya Dalep from Jing village in Pankshin […]
Boko Haram executes brave Nigerian Christian leader
Originally published by CSW The Abubakar Shekau faction of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram executed the chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa state, Reverend Lawan Andimi yesterday. Rev Andimi was abducted on January 2, when terrorists wearing military fatigues ransacked Michika town and forced him […]
Churches in Zambia urge government to declare food crisis to unlock international help
Originally published in Church Times Churches in Zambia have called on the government of the country to declare a food crisis to unlock international help. The president of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Bishop of Chipata, the Rt Revd George Lungu, said that declaring a crisis was the […]
Macron takes stand on ‘proliferation of terrorism’ in Africa
Originally published in CBN News French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting several African leaders in his country this week with the goal of boosting the fight against Islamic extremism on the continent. Macron said ISIS terrorists in Africa are the “priority enemy because it’s the most dangerous” threat. Presidents of […]
11 Christians killed in Islamist bus attack in Kenya
Originally published in The Christian Post As many as 11 Christians were killed in a December 6 bus attack carried out by the Somali-based radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Kenya, according to a Christian persecution watchdog group. Police said a group of armed men ambushed a bus travelling from […]
Reinhard Bonnke, ‘the Billy Graham of Africa,’ dies at 79
Originally published in Fox News Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, a German-born preacher nicknamed “the Billy Graham of Africa” for his record-setting crusades, died Saturday at 79. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family,” his wife, Anni Bonnke, said in a statement. The family lives in the United States but the founder […]
Ugandan government closes nearly 12 000 churches and faith-based NGOs
Originally published in Religion Unplugged In the latest move that pastors say is another threat to religious freedom, the Ugandan government ordered nearly 12 000 churches and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country to close in November after failing to participate in a “validation exercise”. The exercise started in 2018 […]
14 worshippers massacred at Burkina Faso church service; Islamic persecution of Christians accelerating
By Deborah Bunting — Originally published in CBNNews.Com At least 10 gunmen stormed a Protestant church last Sunday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, killing 14 people. The attack occurred during the church service when the worshippers were most vulnerable. Agence France-Presse quotes a source saying that approximately […]