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  Ghana side-steps religious fault lines as economy dominates issues in elections: 'sign of maturity'

  Christian leaders in Ghana have hailed the peaceful and largely uneventful general elections held on Saturday, 7 December, 2024 as a “sign of maturity” following the win by opposition candidate Dr. John Dramani Mahama over his closest opponent, current Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party.

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  More than 94 Christians slain in Nigeria’s Benue, Taraba states

  Fulani herdsmen killed 48 Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, sources said.

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  Herdsmen kill two Christians, kidnap pastor in Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen attacked villages in central Nigeria on Sunday (Dec. 1) and the days prior, killing two Christians, wounding another and kidnapping a pastor among others, sources said.

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  Church groups increasingly vocal in Kenya, as Council of Churches warns politicians: 'Culture of lies and corruption must stop'

  The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has urged Kenyans to exercise their democratic right to recall underperforming Members of Parliament, expose and reject corrupt leaders and demand for people-focused reforms.

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  Catholic bishop attacked, left for dead in Sudan

  Members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan severely wounded a Catholic bishop over the weekend (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), shortly after soldiers from the rival Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had harassed and robbed him, sources said.

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  Caught in the crossfire, Christians in Sudan among those hit hardest by the war

  As the war in Sudan enters its second year with no clear resolution in sight, there are real fears that an escalation of hostilities between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will further aggravate the humanitarian situation in Sudan. Speaking to Christian Daily International, the General Secretary of the Sudan Evangelical Alliance, Rafat Samir notes that Sudanese Christians have “long been ignored and neglected in humanitarian relief” increasing their vulnerability

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  ‘Vindictive’: UMC criticized for plan to cut funds to departing African conference

  The United Methodist Church has garnered criticism for a plan to possibly cut funding to the 1-million-member Côte d'Ivoire Conference, which voted to leave the denomination earlier this year before the original deadline to do so.

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