Africa News

Christians hail dissolution of Egyptian parliament

Election irregularities cited in election that ushered in Islamist majority By Wayne King — Compass Direct News   Christians in Egypt welcomed yesterday’s court decision to dissolve the Islamist-controlled parliament due to election irregularities.    The decision offered hope for Christians, many of whom were convinced the country was about […]

Suicide bombing hits another church in Jos, Nigeria

Originally published on Compass Direct News An Islamic extremist ran a car full of explosives at a Pentecostal church in this Plateau state city yesterday morning, killing at least two Christians and injuring more than 40 others, military and police officials said. In Borno state also yesterday, gunmen reportedly killed […]

“Terror” campaign to intimidate Christian voters in Egyptian elections

Originally published in barnabasaid Egyptian Christians are said to be victims of a “terror and intimidation” campaign intended to prevent them from voting for the Muslim Brotherhood’s rival in the presidential run-off. Many Christians voted for the secular former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in the first round of the country’s […]