Original published in World Watch Monitor Six churches have been burnt down in northwest Tanzania within the past week. First, on 23 September, three churches were torched – the Living Waters International Church, Buyekera Pentecostal Assemblies of God, and Evangelical Assemblies of God Tanzania churches, which are all located […]
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Boko Haram days are numbered – Nigerian Military
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, has reiterated that the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria would soon end. Abubakar, a colonel, made this declaration when a group of journalists visited him in his office at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Monday. The defence spokesperson, according to a statement by […]
Anglican church in Kenya dismisses ministers for homosexual behaviour
Originally published in Christian Examiner Five Anglican ministers in Kenya have been removed from their churches for engaging in homosexual behaviour, Kenya’s Daily Standard has reported. The suspension of the ministers had already taken place when the bishop of the Mt. Kenya diocese, Joseph Kagunda, announced the church’s decision to remove […]
Third group of Sudanese students join Islamic State
Originally published in All Africa.com For the third time this year, a group of Sudanese students have left the country to join the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. The four women students left Sudan via Khartoum National Airport, El Sudani newspaper reported on Sunday. Further details were unknown […]
Nigeria: 180 First Class University Graduates are awarded N91 Million by Pastor
Originally posted in Testimony 1 Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) on Saturday announced that it is giving financial rewards of N91 million (R5.8 million) to its members who graduated with first class from different universities across the country. General Overseer of MFM, Daniel Olukoya, made the announcement […]
South Sudanese pastors facing death penalty freed
Originally published in Christian Today Two South Sudanese pastors facing trial for espionage in Sudan have been freed. Rev Yat Michael and Rev Peter Reith (also named as David Yein Reith in some reports) were being held on six charges including espionage, “offending Islamic beliefs”, promoting hatred amongst sects and […]
Niger churches ‘abandoned’ after Charlie Hebdo destruction
Originally published in World Watch Monitor In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, the churches in the predominantly-Muslim West African nation of Niger experienced the worst attacks in their history. On the weekend of 16-17 January, hundreds of angry Islamists attacked and ransacked dozens of properties and […]
Missionaries’ courage inspires Boko Haram members to convert to Christianity
Originally published by Christian Today Native Christian workers continue to preach the Word of God despite the terror campaign of Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria, with some members of the Islamic State-affiliate even converting to Christianity after being inspired by the missionaries’ courage, Christian Aid Mission revealed. As the young […]
Sudan police accuse girls leaving church of ‘immoral dress’, force them to strip naked
Originally published in The Christian Post Sudanese authorities arrested 12 young Christian women in Khartoum and forced them to strip out of their clothes after they left a church service wearing what was deemed “immoral dress,” a Christian persecution watchdog organization has reported. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the 12 […]
Uganda: Mother of 11 poisoned to death after becoming Christian
Originally posted in Morning Star News A mother of 11 who left Islam for Christianity was poisoned to death last week in a village in eastern Uganda, area sources said. Namumbeiza Swabura, mother of a 5-month-old baby, died on Wednesday (June 17) in Nabuli village, Kibuku District, after her sister-in-law […]