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  Muslim soldiers detain, torture Christians in Sudan

  Three Christians were detained and tortured for weeks in southern Sudan after soldiers at a Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint found one of them carrying a Bible, one of the victims said.

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  Herdsmen kill at least six Christians in southeast Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen on Sunday night (April 28) killed at least six Christians, including children, in an attack in southeastern Nigeria, sources said.

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  ECWA pastor slain in Kaduna state, Nigeria

  A Christian pastor was killed last week as he traveled to minister to church members in northern Kaduna state, sources said.

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  Africa surpasses Middle East as the epicenter of terrorism, according to 2024 global index

  Sub-Saharan Africa has, for the first time, surpassed the Middle East as the center of terrorism activities, further putting at risk Christians and missionaries in parts of West Africa. The Global Terrorism Index 2024 report indicates that terrorism-related violence has significantly increased in Africa specifically in the Sahel region which spreads across a dozen countries from East, Central and West Africa.

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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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