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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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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  Herdsmen kill at least 31 Christians in central Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen have killed 15 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria since Aug. 2, in addition to slaughters in two other states, sources said.

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  Churches take a leading role in Ebola prevention as Christian health partners expand outreach in eastern Congo

  Churches in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are stepping up efforts to combat Ebola by equipping pastors and community leaders with lifesaving health information as the region battles one of the deadliest outbreaks in recent history.

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  Liberia’s churches welcome army’s massacre apology but insist justice must follow

  Thirty-six years after hundreds of civilians seeking refuge inside a Lutheran church were massacred during Liberia’s brutal civil war, the country’s military has publicly apologized for atrocities committed by its soldiers. Church leaders and survivors welcomed the unprecedented acknowledgment but said genuine reconciliation will require more than words.

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