South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Article compiled from reports in RNS , AllAfrica.com , Legit, and Premier With news outlets reporting that Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu may have been killed by her Boko Haram captors, David Curry, CEO of Open Doors USA has released a statement accusing the Nigerian government of lacking the will […]
Originally published in Namibian Sun Barely a fortnight after he was told to repent during the Swakopmund town hall meeting, President Hage Geingob found himself confessing his sins this morning at State House. During a visit from Ghanaian healing evangelist Dag Heward-Mills, he prayed for the president and Namibia this […]
Intercessors around world urged to join campaign Christian leaders in Malawi have called a national week of repentance and prayer for peace in response to ongoing civil unrest in the nation following allegedly rigged national elections on May 21. The theme of the week from August 5 to August 11 […]
Originally published in Faithwire Four Christians in Burkina Faso were executed in their village on June 27 by unidentified Islamist terrorists who singled them out for wearing crosses that signified their faith in Christ. Field workers from Open Doors USA who spoke with survivors say the armed militants “Told everyone […]
Originally published in UG Christian News President Yoweri Museveni this week met and held discussions with visiting Prophet Uebert Angel, the founder of Spirit Embassy (Good News Church), a Pentecostal ministry in the United Kingdom. According to State House officials, Prophet Angel’s meeting with President Museveni on Monday followed several […]
Originally published in Premier A Christian freedom group has written to members of the Human Rights Council urging them to support a resolution to seek peace in Eritrea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Concern Eritrea have written to the member states of the Human Rights Council (HRC) calling on […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Beaten, disowned and homeless Asuman Kaire is missing his last year in high school in eastern Uganda for having become a Christian two years ago. Homeless and without money to pay school fees since his Muslim stepfather disowned him earlier this year in Lelya-A […]
Originally published by barnabasfund A court in Kenya convicted three men of helping Islamist extremists carry out a massacre at Garissa University in which 148 mainly-Christian students died in 2015. The two Kenyans and a Tanzanian, who are likely to receive life imprisonment when they are sentenced on July 3, were found […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Ethiopian Christians are voicing their concerns with plans to build a mosque in the ancient city of Aksum, a town that they claim holds the biblical Ark of the Covenant. Aksum, an ancient kingdom that is now part of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray Region, has […]
Originally published in CBN News Approximately 100 Christians were massacred by Muslim terrorists in the West African nation of Mali this month. BBC reports that on June 9, armed Fulani Muslim militants invaded a predominately Christian village in Sobame Da, and killed men, women, and children. Officials say they found […]