Articles by Vincent Matinde
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Abductions in Nigeria have escalated to alarming levels after at least 20 people including a pastor, new bride and her bridesmaids were kidnapped in the last weekend of November in two separate attacks in the North Central region of the country. -
Humanitarian crisis continues to loom despite DRC Peace Framework
Despite the signing of a peace framework between the DRC Government and M23 rebels, the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains precarious, with lives at stake and thousands still displaced from their homes. -
Refugee camps in South Sudan model interreligious harmony in the shadow of a civil war
Over 1.2 million refugees escaping the devastating war in Sudan have crossed over to neighbouring South Sudan according to the UN’s High Commission for Refugees. 823,557 of them are returning to a country they fled between two major conflicts creating a unique and complex status of refugee returnees. -
‘Speak truth to power’: Church bodies demand accountability after Tanzania poll violence
Church groups have condemned what they describe as grave human rights abuses and deadly state violence in Tanzania, urging authorities to halt the crackdown and protect basic freedoms following a disputed national election. -
African Union responds to Trump on Nigeria religious freedom claims
The African Union Commission (AUC) has added its voice about religious freedoms in Nigeria, expressing concern over claims that President Bola Tinubu’s government is complicit in the killing of Christians in the northern part of the country. -
Christians and Muslims clash in Northern Uganda over sale of pork in Yumbe district
Several people were injured when Muslims and Christians clashed in Yumbe district in Northern Uganda, West Nile Sub-region, following a plan by a Christian businessman to open a pork outlet in Yumbe town. According to several local media outlets the protests on Nov. 4 were said to have been led by Sheikh Kasim Abdalla upon reports of an establishment that introduced pork in the area. -
Kenyan Christian leaders strongly oppose laws to regulate religious organisations
Christian leaders from various church associations in Kenya have expressed concerns about plans to regulate religious activities through the Religious Organisations Bill and the Religious Organisations Policy. -
Nigeria responds to Trump’s call to end Christian persecution as the US threatens to 'strike at the heart of Islamic militants'
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinibu, has responded to Trump’s call to end Christian’s killing in the North of the country, stating the country is taking steps to safeguard religious freedoms. -
Crisis in Sudan pushes South Sudan refugee response to breaking point, Christian ministry says
A massacre in the Sudanese town of El Fasher has worsened the refugee crisis in South Sudan as more people escape the war in Sudan, according to Christian Aid. -
Christians in Egypt push to have Easter recognized as an official public holiday
An appeal to recognize Easter as an official public holiday in Egypt has been filed at the Administrative Court after the government declined an earlier petition to include one of the most important days on the Christian calendar as an official public holiday. -
Tanzanian government faces criticism for intimidation of Christian leaders, abductions of citizens ahead of general election
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Jim Risch has criticized Tanzania for targeting Christian leaders for speaking out against President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s “brutal regime” accusing the government of pre-election intimidation and abduction of critics. -
Ngalik people in Indonesia receive complete Bible after nearly 50 years of translation by three generations of missionaries
A small tribe in the Papua Province in Indonesia have a reason to celebrate following the release of the first complete Ngalik Bible that took nearly 50 years of laborious work done by three generations of missionaries and across two continents.
