South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News Two South Sudanese pastors possibly facing execution in Sudan said they are not afraid to die. They’ve been charged with “inciting organized groups” and “offending Islamic beliefs.” Pastors Yat Michael and David Yein spoke with Sr. International Correspondent George Thomas by phone from their Khartoum […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Boko Haram has killed dozens of people, including many Christians, in a slew of separate attacks carried out in raids on villages in Nigeria in the past week. The UN has said that the Islamic terror group continues forcing women and young girls to […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A Sudanese Air Force bomb on Monday (May 25) killed a 3-year-old girl and wounded her Christian mother at their home in Kauda, South Kordofan state, sources said. In the latest civilian death in nearly 3,500 government bombings of civilian targets since April 2012, […]
It is time for Ghana to arise and lead Africa again — this time on the path to economic freedom, South Africa-based Transformational Entrepreneur, Patrick Kuwana, said at the 2015 African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) Forum opened in Accra this week. About 500 political, business and church leaders attended the 2-day […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Migrants and refugees in Libya are increasingly facing widespread abuse and persecution on religious grounds, a report by Amnesty International has revealed. Foreign nationals travelling irregularly to and from Libya face abuses, including abductions for ransom, torture and in some cases rape and other […]
Originally published in Christianity Today The freed hostages of Boko Haram who were recently rescued by the Nigerian army have recounted the terrifying ordeals they suffered at the hands of the Islamic extremists, and they are thanking God for their survival. “We just have to give praise to God that […]
Originally published by International Christian Concern The Nigerian military has rescued nearly 300 girls and women who were captives of Islamic terror group Boko Haram (BH), but one military official said that they are not the missing schoolgirls from Chibok. “The troops rescued 200 abducted girls (not Chibok girls) and 93 […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Ethiopia began three days of national mourning on Tuesday, with joint Christian and Muslim prayers for nearly 30 Ethiopian Christians slaughtered by Islamic State militants in Libya. The massacre, which came to light over the weekend following the release of a highly-produced video titled […]
Originally published in Nyassa Times The Church said it is sickened with reports that people living with albinism are still living in fear because some segments in the society continue hunting for their lives or body parts. Chairman of the Anglican Council in Malawi, the Right Reverend Vita Brighton Malasa, […]
“We want them to know Jesus Christ” Originally published in The Gospel Herald Christians living in Niger, West Africa have offered Christ-like forgiveness to the radical Muslims who destroyed their homes and churches, are are continuing to share the Gospel in the region. On January 17, hundreds of Muslims, angered […]