South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Rick Plasterer — Originally published in Juicy Ecumenism The continued killing and violence against Christians in Nigeria by various radical Islamic groups is continuing unabated. This writer noted the severe problem in two articles two years ago, as well as the effective denial of a campaign of Islamization as its cause by the […]
Originally published in Worthy News Islamist militants allied with ISIS attacked Christian villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday January 28, killing 36 people as part of their declared intention to create a caliphate in North and South Kivu provinces. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) that began in […]
Christianity growing rapidly despite Islamist persecution By Maria Baer — Originally published in Christianity Today Burkina Faso used to be one of the most peaceful nations in the world. The small West African country of about 19 million people has seen a handful of coup d’etats over its short life, […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A US missionary kidnapped in Niger in October 2016 is alive, according to the West African nation’s president. Jeff Woodke, who worked for Jeunesse en Mission Entraide et Developpement (JEMED), a branch of the US-based Youth With a Mission, was abducted by unknown assailants […]
Originally published in Christian Today Islamic Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed at least 28 people, including Christian women and children, in a raid on a village in Plateau State, Nigeria. Persecution watchdog International Christian Concern reported on the recent attack on Tuesday, explaining that the violent raids by the Fulani […]
Originally published in Mission Network News Last Sunday, a lively café in the northern part of Burkina Faso was the site of a horrific attack by jihadist gunmen. A large group had gathered there to celebrate a birthday party when chaos broke out. The attack took place just a few […]
In the wake of last week’s terror attack in London, our UK correspondent Charles Gardner recalls another day in the city when Islamic terror struck his family. Last week’s London terror attack brought back dark memories of the dreadful day that Islamic terrorism struck our family. Now commonly remembered as […]