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  Africa Religious Freedom

  Boko Haram kills seven Christians in Borno state, Nigeria

  By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

  Boko Haram terrorists on Monday (April 28) attacked a predominantly Christian community in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing seven Christians and setting homes and church buildings ablaze, residents said.

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  Global Church & Missions

  Mutuality in Mission: Second COALA3.0 plenary highlights shared responsibility in the Majority World

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  As the COALA3.0 conference continued on Monday morning (April 28), three mission leaders explored "Mutuality in the Majority World," a theme emphasizing interdependence, reciprocity, and shared leadership in global missions.

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  Global Church & Missions

  COALA3.0: Second-day plenary on 'building common ground' emphasizes unity, humility, and trust in missions

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  Fifty leaders from across the Global South gathered Monday morning (April 28) for the first plenary of the second day at COALA3.0, the Christ over Asia, Latin America and Africa movement’s conference, to focus on “building common ground" in a rapidly changing mission landscape.

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  Africa Church & Missions

  Youth initiative in Nairobi curate worship experience through painting at unique events

  By Ken Kagicha

  In one of the student neighbourhoods in Kenya's bustling capital, Nairobi, is a growing community of young believers exploring ways of expressing their Christian faith through painting and worship.

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  Global Family & Children

  Hidden public health crisis led to alarming increase in orphanhood in US and globally, family-based care critical, experts say

  By Chris Eyte

  Nearly 3 million children in the United States have lost a parent or grandparent caregiver over the past two decades, revealing what experts are calling a hidden public health crisis. The scale of orphanhood, driven largely by drug overdoses and other “deaths of despair,” mirrors similar trends in countries such as Colombia, Brazil and across parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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  Africa Church & Missions Society & Culture Religious Freedom Family & Children Education

  Head of Association of Evangelicals in Africa calls for rethinking theology to address extremism, poverty and youth crisis

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  Christian Daily International sat down with Rev. Dr. Master Matlhaope, General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) at the AEA Plaza in Nairobi, Kenya, for a conversation about the contemporary challenges evangelicals face in Africa. Matlhaope issued an urgent call for the African Church to rethink its theology and redefine its mission in order to confront the continent’s complex issues—from poverty and extremism to poor governance and underinvestment in its youth.