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  New committee seeking to 'preserve dignity and maintain order' renews debate on religious regulation in South Africa

  South Africa's Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) announced the establishment of an independent committee that aims to ensure the country's religious sector preserves its dignity and maintains order.

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  Evangelist who led Muslims to Christ slain after gospel event

  Islamists killed an evangelist after he led several Muslims to faith in Christ at an open-air event in eastern Uganda last month, sources said.

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  African religious leaders intensify calls for debt cancellation as part of the 2025 Jubilee year campaign

  Religious leaders from Africa have intensified their call for cancellation of the continent's crippling private debt and fundamental reforms to the global financial system. In a letter to the UK Foreign Secretary and the Treasury, African Anglican Bishops warned that the unsustainable debt has inflicted "immense suffering" to millions in the continent.

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  Families not facilities: Kenya at crossroads as MPs, churches raise concerns about feasibility of government's plan to close orphanages

  The Kenyan Senate has questioned the government's ambitious plan to phase out nearly 1,000 children's homes nationwide urging caution and demanding clarity on the strategy for vulnerable populations. The Senate's push-back comes amidst divided opinion on the best course of action of improving the lives of orphans, homeless and vulnerable children.

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  Truck ramming of Easter procession in Nigeria ruled intentional

  Investigators have concluded that a trailer truck driver intentionally crashed into an Easter procession in Nigeria, killing six Christians, sources said.

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  Global terrorist violence remains greatest in the Sahel, report says

  The Sahel continued as the region where most terrorist violence occurred in 2024, with Burkina Faso again the country with the most killings while Niger shot from 10th to fifth worst in the world, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

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  Boko Haram kills seven Christians in Borno state, Nigeria

  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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