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Originally published in Worthy News Missionaries and local Christians in Mozambique are being targeted by Islamic terror groups amid ongoing political protests and upheaval over October’s highly disputed general election results, Mission Network News (MNN) reports. Among many Christian workers facing dangerous conditions in Mozambique, is Johan Grobler of MegaVoice, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Mozambique is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis as jihadist attacks in the north displace thousands of Christians and Muslims. The conflict has already displaced over 1 million people and claimed close to 5 000 lives, according to the latest figures. Bishop António Juliasse of Mozambique […]
Originally published in Worthy News Terrorists affiliated with Islamic State murdered 11 Christians in an attack on Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique last week, Aid the Church in Need (ACN) reports. The killings come amid relentless violence in Cabo Delgado and the neighbouring province of Niassa, which has led to the […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A bishop in Mozambique has revealed that extremists disguised in military uniform gathered a crowd of people together, before separating the Christians and slitting their throats. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula of Nacala revealed the […]
Originally published in Worthy News Christians in Mozambique live in danger as al-Shabaab ISIS-affiliated Islamic insurgents continue to wreak terror, now causing the total number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the country to rise by 80 000, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Fighting an insurgency led by al-Shabaab since 2017, Mozambique’s […]
Originally published in CBN News A new documentary is shedding light on Iris Global Ministries and their efforts to share the love of Jesus Christ in Mozambique as a “campaign of terror” has displaced millions. Nifento is set to release in November and follows Heidi Baker, her husband, Rolland, and […]
Originally published in International Christian Concern As Mozambique continues the “war on terror” that it has been fighting since 2017 against Islamic militants belonging to the ISIS-affiliated group al-Shabaab, women and children are often caught in the crossfire. The conflict, while complicated, seems to stem from both rising extremism and violence […]
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a recent spate of violence in Mozambique that claimed the lives of 12 people in late May and early June. The attacks targeted Christian villages in the Cabo Delgado region. In claiming responsibility, the Islamic State posted pictures of six decapitated bodies and burned […]
Originally published in Christian Today Back in April, when armed men began attacking his village in the middle of the night, a pastor of a local church in northern Mozambique woke his family to flee. He took his two older sons and his wife took their two younger sons. In […]
About 3 000 people have been killed and about 900 000 people have fled their homes in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique as a result of a campaign of terror being waged by Islamist insurgents in the resource-rich coastal region of the province. The plight of the deeply-traumatised displaced […]