Christian Persecution - Africa Archives - Page 30 Of 88

Nigeria “killing field”: Fulani militants murder two Christians and child

October 19, 2021

The slaughter of Christians by Islamic extremists in Nigeria continues: on Friday 15 October, Fulani militants murdered a father and his 8-year old son together with the driver for a representative of rights organization International Christian Concern (ICC) as the three traveled on a motorbike in Plateau state, ICC reports. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its annual report this year that Nigeria is becoming a killing field for Christians.

Uganda: Two Islamists charged with murdering Christian pastor

October 18, 2021

Two Islamists in eastern Uganda have been charged with murdering Pastor Barnabas Musana of Nangonde Sub-County on September 12, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The two men are believed to have killed Pastor Musana because he was leading Muslims to Christ through evangelistic events and public debates about Islam and Christianity.

Hope As Nigerian Kidnappers Release Four Baptist Students

October 17, 2021

Church officials hope more Christian youngsters will be released after suspected Islamic kidnappers in Nigeria freed five students and the matron of Bethel Baptist High School in Nigeria’s Kaduna State.

Uganda Police Detain Muslims For Killing Evangelist

October 15, 2021

Two men in eastern Uganda have been detained and charged in the September 12 killing of a Christian evangelist, Christian sources confirmed Friday.

Dozens Killed As Nigeria Gunmen Raid Church, Villages

October 14, 2021

Christians have appealed for prayers after suspected Islamic militants raided a church and villages in northern Nigeria, killing dozens of people.

Nigeria: Six more Christians murdered by Fulani jihadists

October 7, 2021

Fulani jihadist herdsmen are continuing their slaughter of believers in Nigeria, killing six more Christians in Plateau state between October 1-5, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Rights group Open Doors recently reported Nigeria as having the highest numbers of Christians murdered on account of their faith; the international community has largely remained silent.

Mozambique: ISIS-affiliate is kidnapping children to use as fighters, Christians persecuted

October 6, 2021

Major rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday that an ISIS-affiliated terror group in northern Mozambique has been kidnapping children to use as soldiers, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria “killing field for Christians:” Elderly Christian man killed during rescue operation

October 5, 2021

A 78-year-old Christian man in Nigeria’s Kogi state was killed Saturday during a rescue operation to free him from his Fulani herdsmen abductors, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Julius Oshadumo was among an estimated 3,000 Christians abducted by jihadists in Nigeria this year; he died on the same day that Fulani militants murdered three other Christians in Kogi state.

Nigeria: Pastor hacked to death for leading Muslims to Christ

October 4, 2021

The Rev. Yohanna Shuaibu of New Life Church in Nigeria’s Kano state was hacked to death last month by an Islamist mob apparently angered that the pastor had led many Muslims to Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Algeria Sentences Pastor, Co-Worker For ‘Shaking Faith’ of Muslims

October 1, 2021

A pastor and his co-worker are weighing their options after an Algerian court upheld their one-year suspended prison term for “shaking the faith of Muslims” through selling literature.

Algeria: Appeals court upholds sentence for two Christian leaders accused of proselytizing

September 30, 2021

A court of appeals in Algeria has upheld the sentences of two Christian pastors in Algeria who were convicted of “proselytization” and sentenced to a fine of $1,500 USD and a one-year suspended prison sentence, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Christians continue to be slaughtered in Nigeria “killing field,” Please Pray

September 29, 2021

Christians in Nigeria continue to be slaughtered with impunity and, on Sunday night, suspected Fulani militants murdered more than 30 people in the Madamai and Abun villages of Kaduna state on Sunday night, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria Church Attack Kills And Injures Worshipers

September 28, 2021

Christians confirmed Tuesday that one person died and several were injured when suspected Islamic gunmen opened fire Sunday at a morning church service in Nigeria’s troubled northern Kaduna State.

Eritrea re-arrests 15 previously incarcerated Christians; prayer requested

September 27, 2021

Eritrean officials have re-arrested 15 Christians who had previously been incarcerated for their faith, some for up to 16 years, the Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reports.

Nigeria “biggest killing ground of Christians”: 50 more Christians murdered in Kaduna state

September 27, 2021

Fulani militants murdered 50 people in predominantly Christian villages in Nigeria’s Kaduna state in September alone, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Eritrea Detains 15 Christians Curtailing Hopes Of More Tolerance

September 24, 2021

Eritrean authorities have detained 15 Christians during a series of raids on their houses in the capital city of Asmara, well-informed sources said Thursday.

Nigeria: Gunmen storm church, kill one, abduct three

September 23, 2021

Over 3,000 Christians in Nigeria were killed in the first 200 days of 2021, and yet another was killed on Sunday as five gunmen attacked a church service in Kogi State and abducted three people, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Al-Shabab suicide bomber kills 11 in Somalia; Christians in danger

September 21, 2021

A suicide bomber from Al-Shabaab, a terror group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, killed at least 11 people in the Somalian capital city of Mogadishu on September 14, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Posing a major threat to Christians in Somalia, Al-Shabaab is a jihadist terror group whose goal is to overthrow the internationally-supported government and impose its violent brand of extremist Islam on the whole of Somalia.

‘Hotel Rwanda’ Celebrity Charged With Murders

September 20, 2021

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in a film as a life-saving hero during the Rwandan genocide, has been convicted of terrorism by a court in Rwanda.

Nigeria persecution: Congregation holds first service after vicious Fulani attack, thanks God for their lives

September 8, 2021

A Christian community in Nigeria’s Plateau state has held its first service since being attacked by Fulani jihadists in July, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Jebbu Miango gathered Sunday to thank God for sparing their lives during the attack which displaced 5,000 people.