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Attacks on Christians in Egypt were preventable, group says

Attacks on two predominantly Christian villages in Egypt last week came after days of rising tensions, which the state’s security services did nothing to quell despite being notified of impending danger to Christians, according to a human rights group.

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Fulani herdsmen kill 12 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen attacked residents of a village in central Nigeria’s Plateau state as they slept at 2 a.m. on April 19, killing 12 Christians, sources said.

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Slaughter of Christians continues in central Nigeria

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Tunisian Muslims charged with beating Christian in Italy

Three Muslims from Tunisia were detained this month in Italy for beating and robbing a Christian convert from Islam because he attended a church, according to a watchdog group.

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Coptic Christians are attacked in two villages in Egypt

Three days after Coptic Christians in southern Minya Governorate were attacked over “rumors” of plans for a new church, Muslim extremists upset over a permit to construct a church building on Friday (April 26) attacked Copts in another village.

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Three Christians slain in Benue state, central Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen killed three Christians last week in an area of Benue state, central Nigeria, a local leader said.

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Mother, baby among Christians slain in Plateau state, Nigeria

A single bullet killed a young mother and the baby strapped to her back, two of the more than 30 Christians killed in Plateau state, Nigeria in the past two weeks, sources said.

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Message of Global Christian Forum recognizes brokenness, points to healing only in Christ

As the Global Christian Forum (GCF) concluded in Ghana this past week, the 250 participants from more than 60 countries and all streams of Christianity sent a message reflecting on their joint experience in Accra, Ghana. They had met from April 16-19 for the fourth GCF global gathering, with part of the program including a day trip to slave castles in Cape Coast where they offered a special service of lamentation.

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Africa’s youngest President sworn in, days after leaving prison

Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in as the country’s 5th president on 2 April, just 20 days after he left prison. The 44-year-old is now Africa’s youngest elected president following a dramatic win against former President Macky Sall’s preferred candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba.

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Global forum kicks off in Ghana, highlights shift of Christianity’s focal point to Africa

The Global Christian Forum’s (GCF) fourth global gathering kicked off in Accra, Ghana, with an emphasis on major demographic shifts in global Christianity. With the theme That the world may know, the event held from April 16 to 20 brought together 240 participants from 60 different countries representing all major Christian traditions.

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