Ethiopia: Muslims Kill Worshipper in Church Attacks
Eight Muslims wielding razor-sharp machetes and knives broke into two village churches in southern Ethiopia earlier this month and began wounding worshipers, instantly killing one Christian.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Ethiopia: Attack on Church Leaves 4 Dead, 70 Injured
Last week, Christians gathering at local churches in a southern region in Ethiopia were enjoying singing and worship when, without warning, hundreds of men armed with machetes and clubs leapt through the open windows and indiscriminately began attacking everyone present. The attackers barricaded the doors to try to prevent people from escaping.
Nigeria Church Looted And Demolished In Kano State
Christians in several areas of Nigeria’s Kano State remained anxious Tuesday, March 4, after a government-backed mob armed with machetes reportedly set fire to a church building, before looting and dismantling the property, while a bishop narrowly escaped death, rights watchers said.
Algeria Expels American Protestant Pastor
An elderly American pastor and former chairman of the Protestant Church of Algeria was preparing Thursday, February 28, to launch an appeal against plans by authorities to deport him from the country.
Eritrea Releases Christian Prisoners; Torture Continues Elsewhere
An influential independent Christian rights group confirmed late Wednesday, February 27, that Eritrea has released dozens of evangelical Christians, but warned that some 2,000 other believers remain imprisoned in the African nation "due to their faith in Christ."
Eritrea Releases Dozens Of Evangelicals
Dozens of evangelical Christians spend another day in freedom in Eritrea after they were unexpectedly released from prison by security authorities, Christians said.
Nigeria Churches Destroyed, One Killed, After Muslim Marriage Row
A Muslim man’s failed attempt to marry a young Christian woman resulted in him accusing her of "blasphemy", triggering violence in the Nigerian town of Yana that left at least one person dead, seven Christians hospitalized and five churches destroyed, a Christian news agency reported Tuesday, February 11.
Chad: Convert Loses Family Members for His Faith
A little over a year after becoming a Christian in Ngudungudu, Chad in December 1995, Jeje Nehamiah Baki left the town to meet up with his nomadic family in the wilderness.
Egypt: Court Rules Against Convert
In a blow to religious freedom in Egypt, a Cairo court has ruled against a Muslim convert to Christianity who requested that his religious affiliation be changed.
House Church Members Flee Somaliland Amid Government Crackdown
Members of a house church in the breakaway Somali republic of Somaliland have fled to neighboring Ethiopia after hearing that the government wants to arrest them as part of a crackdown on evangelical Christians, an influential human rights group said Thursday, January 24.
Dozens Killed In Kenya Church Fire
At least dozens of people were burned to death in a Protestant church in western Kenya where they had taken shelter from tribal clashes sparked by a disputed vote that gave the president a second term, police and Red Cross sources said Tuesday, January 1.
Nigeria Military Patrols City After 10 Die In Religious Clashes
Tensions remained high Saturday, December 15, in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Bauchi after up to 10 people were killed, 30 critically injured and three churches reportedly set on fire in clashes between Muslim and Christian communities, BosNewsLife monitored.
Nigeria: Ten Killed, Three Churches Set Ablaze in Bauchi
Ten persons have been killed and three churches set on fire after Muslim high school students in this northern Nigerian city began a rampage on Tuesday (December 11) that spilled into the city. Today tensions were still high in the area.
Sudan Releases British Teacher Amid International Pressure
A British teacher was on her way home Monday, December 3, after being released in Sudan where she was sentenced to 15 days in prison for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad.
Nigeria: Northern State to Demolish Four Churches
Without discussion or compensation, the Kano state government has unilaterally decided to demolish four churches in this city to make way for roads and a hospital.
Egypt: Police Detain Convert Who Wedded Christian
Police detained an Egyptian convert to Christianity on her wedding anniversary in Upper Egypt last week, her husband said.
Nigeria: Christian Killed In Election Violence in Kano State
Christians said violence over elections in the Sumaila area this month included a strong religious element, with Muslims killing one Christian in an attack on a Christian settlement.
Egypt: More Christian Activists from Rights Group Jailed
Just days after two Christian activists from a human rights group were released from jail, Egyptian authorities took three of their colleagues into police custody over the weekend.
Christian Broadcaster’s Missionaries Survive Kidnapping in South Africa
Two missionaries working in South Africa for global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio were recovering Friday, October 26, after they survived a kidnapping in South Africa “because of prayers”, the network said.
Nigeria Steps Up Security After Militants Kill Christians
Nigeria’s central government will deploy more police to the nation’s troubled state of Kaduna “to fight crime”, after two Christians were reportedly killed there by suspected Muslim militants, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, October 24.