South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The world’s deadliest terrorist group is not in the Middle East. It’s in Nigeria, where the Islamist insurgency Boko Haram and other forces killed more than 4 000 Christians in 2015. That tally was a 62 per cent increase from the previous year, according […]
58 killed in refugee camp suicide bomb blasts Originally published in Christian Today A young Nigerian girl, packed with explosives around her body and sent on a mission to suicide-bomb a refugee camp, tore off her vest and ran away from her handlers to avoid taking part in the attacks, […]
By Jay Lee Grady — Originally published in Charisma News Last Friday in the dusty town of Kabwohe, Uganda, more than 5 000 people crammed into an enclosed field to worship Jesus. They stayed from 7pm until 6:30 am for an all-night celebration that included dancing, singing, shouting, speaking in […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Sudanese authorities are keeping two Christian pastors in an unknown location since mid-December, with no official charges yet filed against them, sources have told World Watch Monitor. On December 12, members of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) visited the family home of […]
Originally published in CBN.com This week over 250 Muslim leaders met in Morocco to release the Marrakesh Declaration, a groundbreaking document calling for Muslim nations to defend Christians against persecution. Open Doors reported that violent Islamic extremism will be the “lead generator of persecution for 35 out of 50 nations” […]
Originally published in CBN News A Kenyan Muslim man is being called a hero after shielding a group of Christians who were recently ambushed by suspected al-Shabab jihadists. During the December terror attack Salah Farah refused the terrorists’ demands to identify Christians on the ambushed passenger bus. He instead risked […]
Originally published in Christian Today Kenya’s government has rowed back from moves to regulate the country’s churches in the face of fierce opposition from religious leaders. New proposals unveiled last week by Kenya’s Attorney-General Githu Muigai would require all religious bodies to register and for preachers to have police clearance. All religious […]
Originally published by Christian Today A policeman has been killed after converting from Islam to Christianity in eastern Uganda, according to the Morning Star News. A church in Odek village, north of Kampala. Christians make up 85 per cent of Uganda’s population. Ismail Kuloba, 43, responded to an urgent call […]
By Illia Djadi — Originally published by World Watch Monitor For his first trip to Africa, Pope Francis is visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic (CAR), from November 25 to 30 The three countries all have predominantly Christian populations — Kenya about 80%, Uganda 85% and CAR 76% – […]
Originally published in CNN.com Two bomb attacks in 24 hours — one of them involving an 11-year-old female bomber — killed dozens of people and wounded more than 120 others in the Nigerian cities of Yola and Kano, authorities said. At least 31 people were killed and 72 others injured […]