South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Julia Bicknell — Originally published in World Watch Monitor Nigerian Wanhena Sheku was working alone on her farm when a group she identified as Fulani herdsmen attacked her in mid-October, 2019. “They told me to place my left arm on a wooden log before they hacked my hand off. […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian civil society group estimates that 1 202 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the first six months of 2020 by jihadists, radicalised herdsmen and others as 22 more Christians were reportedly killed in the Kaduna state last weekend. As rights groups […]
Originally published in The Christian Post. Authorities in the Borno state of Nigeria said Wednesday that at least 81 people were killed in an attack on a nomadic community believed to have been carried out by militants aligned with the Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa […]
Originally published in Morning Star News. A Christian in north-central Nigeria who led a team of civilians that apprehended Muslim Fulani herdsmen after they allegedly killed five Christians on Thursday night (May 28) was blunt about their motives. “These Muslim Fulani herdsmen have been attacking our communities because we are […]
By Christine D. Johnson — Originally published in Charisma News Burned homes and churches, contaminated food supplies and secret killings left Nigerians in Kaduna state desperate and displaced over the weekend. With attacks by Boko Haram, now known as Isis West Africa, on the increase, an organisation called Equipping the […]
Originally published in UG Christian News Uganda Christian News has learnt of Christian worshippers in Nigeria who still come together for prayer despite their church building being razed by terrorist group Boko Haram. The Barnabas Fund, an international Christian aid agency, reports that four church elders in the village of […]
Originally published in Charisma News Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of persecuted Christians worldwide, is linking arms with the Leah Foundation, other concerned believers and religious freedom advocates to call on Christians to join a Global Prayer Vigil for kidnapped Nigerian Christian […]
By Steve Warren – Originally published in CBN News The news out of Nigeria is getting progressively worse as it is being reported that more than 300 people were killed in at least seven predominantly Christian villages across Nigeria in February and March this year, according to multiple sources that […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The Nigerian government is “aiding and abetting” the deadly Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram by releasing captured militants who have “repented,” a Christian activist has said. As the Borno state-based Boko Haram has made a name for itself as one of the world’s deadliest […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The family of kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu have asked for prayers after Islamic radical group Boko Haram demanded for $275-million USD (R4-billion) for her release. Gloria Samdi Puldu, a friend of Sharibu’s mother, told Punch newspaper that the $275-million (R4-billion) asking price, or […]