Egypt: Church tent burned down
The tent where an Egyptian Christian congregation had met was set afire and completely destroyed this month by Islamist arsonists.
Christian Persecution – Africa
DR Congo: Christians hacked to death
Jihadists armed with axes and machetes killed at least 17 Christians in the Democratic Republic of (the) Congo on May 3 causing thousands to flee their village.
Tanzania: Third church in four months razed
Yet another church in north-west Tanzania was burnt to the ground this month, but its congregation has refused to stop meeting.
Algeria: Church told to stop worship services
A church in Algeria’s northern Kabylie region where St. Augustine had preached during the fifth century was ordered to stop all religious activities last month.
Nigeria to criminalize ‘street evangelism’?
Street evangelists could be fined and pastors sent to jail under new legislation proposed by the Muslim governor of Kaduna state, Nigeria.
Muslim herders expand into Southern Nigeria
Last week Muslim Fulani herdsmen murdered 45 Nigerians after destroying Christian properties in Enugu State.
Uganda: Muslims Destroy Church
Muslims in Uganda last week killed pigs owned by Christians and then destroyed their church.
Egyptian court rules it’s illegal to demolish churches
A court in Alexandria has blocked the demolition of a church, thereby setting a landmark legal precedent for every city in Egypt.
Nigeria: Pastors kidnapped in Kaduna State
Unidentified gunmen last week kidnapped three United Church of Christ in Nigeria clerics in Kaduna State.
Sudan: Another pastor arrested
Last week Sudanese authorities arrested yet another cleric without any charges.
Cameroon: Christians suffer daily attacks
Since 2016, Boko Haram’s attacks against Christians in the northern region of Cameroon have sharply increased.
CAR: Fulani Muslims burn Christians’ fields
Fulani Muslim cattle herders have been burning the fields of Christian farmers in the northern regions of the Central African Republic.
Egypt: Army begins promised restorations
The Egyptian Army has finally begun to rebuild the country’s churches as per a promise made by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi almost three years ago.
Nigeria: Twin bombings leave dozens dead, injured
Suicide bombings in two predominantly Christian communities in northeast Nigeria last week left at least 26 dead and dozens more injured.
Sudan: One of two pastors released
Sudanese authorities have released one of two pastors detained in December.
Nigeria: Pastors kidnapped
Two Nigerian pastors have been abducted this month in Kogi state, Nigeria.
Kenya to institute repressive religious regulations
Pastors are opposing new government regulations aimed at ‘gagging and muzzling’ the Christians in Kenya.
Algeria: Church looted, vandalized
Last week, vandals who wrote ‘Allah Akbar’ on a church’s walls in Tizi-Ouzou, Algerian, also stole its congregation’s cash.
Egypt: Church attacked while being built
Hundreds of Muslim youths attacked a village church under construction in Minya, Egypt, last month.
Ugandan Pastor Hacked to Death
A pastor in Uganda was hacked to death last week when he objected to having his church’s property stolen by members of a nearby mosque.