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African faith leaders discuss AI safety and ethics at Nairobi roundtable

African Christian, Muslim and interfaith leaders joined technology experts and policymakers in Nairobi to discuss how artificial intelligence could affect young people's well-being, contribute to radicalization and shape the representation of African languages and values in digital systems.

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Slain Christian harbored converts in western Uganda

A Christian returning from an evangelistic outreach was killed on Sept. 29 in western Uganda when he and a colleague were attacked by three Muslims, including one upset that his sister had converted to Christianity, sources said.

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Bible App use surges across Africa as Senegal, Zimbabwe record 72% growth

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Islamic Terrorists Attack Three Villages in Northeast Nigeria

Suspected Islamic terrorists attacked three predominantly Christian villages in Adamawa state, Nigeria, on Thursday (Oct. 8), killing at least one person and torching at least one church building, sources said.

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Christian animation film is giving children in Nigeria a new way to encounter and share the gospel

In a simple room in Nigeria, children sat on a dirt floor watching the story of Jesus unfold on a screen. The room had cinder-block walls and a metal roof. There was nothing elaborate about the setting. But as the children watched Light of the World, an animation retelling the life of Jesus, something happened that the ministry behind the film says it will not forget.

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Rwanda’s church regulations continue to reshape worship two years after mass closures

Rwanda’s sweeping regulation of churches has continued to reshape Christian worship years after thousands of places of worship were closed for failing to meet government requirements, with some congregations moving online while others remain unable to reopen.

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Fulani gunmen kill, kidnap Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria

Fulani assailants on Tuesday (Oct. 6) broke into homes near the capital of Kaduna state and kidnapped five Christians and a 6-month-old baby, sources said.

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Christian woman in Somalia beaten, confined for converting

The Muslim uncle of a 20-year-old woman in Somalia has confined her to his home, where he has beaten her and deprived her of adequate food and water for converting to Christianity, sources said.

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Military in Nigeria detains Christian journalist-rights advocate

A religious freedom advocate and Christian journalist in Nigeria was being held without charges and incommunicado after soldiers arrested him at a military hospital, where relatives attacked by Fulani gunmen were receiving treatment, sources said.

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Six Christians slain over weekend in central Nigeria

Fulani gunmen in Nigeria shot two Christians to death in a village of Bokkos County, Plateau state, on Sunday (Oct. 4) and four others in Riyom County on Saturday, sources said.

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