Africa
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Two Christians kidnapped as violence deepens fear in northern Cameroon
Two Christians have been kidnapped in northern Cameroon in the latest attack attributed to Boko Haram militants, prompting renewed concern over the safety of believers living in communities near the Nigerian border. -
Christians in Zanzibar continue worship despite growing threats, increasing attacks along Tanzania’s coast
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At least 27 killed in Zimbabwe church bus crash; President Emmerson Mnangagwa makes disaster declaration
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United Bible Societies reports 148 million printed Scriptures distributed in 2025
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African Christian health groups welcome new US funding but await details on their role
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Christian relief worker detained in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
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Christian watchdog Open Doors raises alarm over killings, abductions in Sudan
Church leaders and Christians in Sudan's Nuba Mountains are facing a growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks as fighting between rival armed factions intensifies in the country's South Kordofan state. -
Christian mother seriously injured in attack in Somalia
Muslim extremists in Somalia on Saturday (Aug. 15) beat a mother of eight children unconscious after learning she had converted from Islam to Christianity, sources said. -
Nigerian Christian and Muslim leaders sign peace accord ahead of 2027 election
More than 50 Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria have signed a peace accord aimed at promoting religious harmony and countering hate speech and extremism, as the country prepares for a closely watched 2027 election. -
Catholic Archbishop of Benin dies in Nigeria
Nigeria's Catholic Church held a funeral Mass on Thursday (Aug. 13) for Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of the Archdiocese of Benin in southwest Nigeria. Thousands of faithful gathered at Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin-City, with the service broadcast live on national television and radio. -
UN warns children are 'guinea pigs' for unregulated AI as online risks mount
The United Nations is calling on governments, technology companies and advertisers to act on what it describes as a pressing and consequential policy challenge — the safety, rights and digital future of the world's most connected generation. -
Nigerian court blocks arrest of Christian woman over conversion
A Nigerian Federal High Court has ruled that Kano State’s Islamic religious police cannot arrest a Christian woman because she converted from Islam or refused a forced marriage, in a case that has raised fresh questions about the limits of Hisbah authorities in northern Nigeria. -
Nigerian pastor dies on mission field as snakebites reach epidemic levels in Plateau State
A pastor with the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN), an evangelical church in Nigeria, has died of a snakebite in the mission field where he was serving.
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