Originally published in CBN News Internationally renowned LGBT activist Val Kalende has publicly denounced her lesbian lifestyle and says God completely transformed her with his love. Kalende was once a global champion for LGBT rights and frequently called out Christians and politicians for their support of traditional marriage. Today, she […]
Africa News
Cameroon: Over 2 000 killed, 170 villages burned as military seizes churches
Originally published in The Christian Post Over 2 000 people have been killed and 170 villages burned in English-speaking regions of Cameroon which has halted some Bible translation efforts, a Christian leader has warned. Violence has escalated in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions in the last 18 months, with reports of French-speaking […]
Evangelical Ethiopian president helps end Orthodox schism
Ending 27 years of schism, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in their homeland and in America reunited the two feuding branches of one of the world’s oldest churches. Ironically, the push came from the Horn of Africa nation’s new evangelical prime minister. “It is impossible to think of Ethiopia without taking note […]
Ugandan intercessors repenting for ancestors’ role in slave trade
Originally published in UG Christian News Intercessors for Uganda, a national intercessory ministry is organizing an annual National Prayer Conference, together with Uganda Jubilee Network, under the theme: “Remitting the Sins of Slavery” based on Deuteronomy 24:7 and Exodus 21:6. This prayer conference will bring together individuals involved in the […]
Christian ‘genocide’: naming Nigeria’s mass slaughter
Originally published in BR Now The mass slaughter of Christians in Nigeria is calculated genocide abetted by the government in the nation that is Africa’s most Christian, cries a growing number of leaders calling on the United States to intervene. Evangelical John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Centre for Christian […]
After election violence, Zimbabwe churches urge party leaders to talk peace
Originally published in Christian Today The general secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches has called for calm after violence yesterday claimed the lives of at least three people in the aftermath of a disputed election. Soldiers patrolled the streets of Harare today after the clashes that dashed President Emmerson […]
Rwanda closes 8 000 churches in ongoing crackdown
Originally published in Faith Wire Rwandan authorities have continued to carry out a government directive which called for the forced closure of thousands of churches. A new set of strict requirements was laid out at the beginning of the year, which the government claimed included basic requirements in terms of […]
Zimbabwe opposition looks to heaven as it tries to topple Zanu PF
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has declared a week of prayer and fasting as it searches for a miracle to topple Zanu PF from power. The alliance‚ according to Nelson Chamisa‚ will also on election eve hold an all-night prayer vigil. It will mark a grand finale […]
Eritrea, Ethiopia peace pact sees Eritrean Christians released from prisons
Originally published in Religion News Service Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact between Eritrea and Ethiopia takes hold this month. But hundreds remain imprisoned in Eritrea under harsh conditions stemming from a war in which members of […]
UK archbishop raises profile of Nigeria attacks as new humanitarian crisis looms
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The Archbishop Canterbury, Justin Welby, has challenged the British government on how much it is doing to help end violent attacks on Christians in Nigeria. His comments, made in a House of Lords debate on Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram on Tuesday (17 July), […]