BREAKING NEWS: 17 Killed In Kenya Church Attacks; Dozens Injured (Update)

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(ADDS RISING DEATH TOLL AND INJURIES, DETAILS) By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife's Africa Service NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- At least 17 people died and over 60 were injured when suspected Islamic militants threw grenades and opened fire in two churches in northeastern Kenya, authorities said Sunday, July 1.

Attack on Kenyan Christian Gathering Kills 2

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants threw a grenade killing two Christians and injuring over 30 in the Kenyan city, Mtwapa, a Christians and rights activists confirmed Tuesday April 3.  

Islamic Militants Kill Christians In Coastal Kenya

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- New details have emerged about Islamic militants killing several Christians in coastal Kenya where shaken residents are still struggling with sorrow and security concerns.

Teachers Strike Amid Attacks Against Christians

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BosNewsLife Africa Service kenyaNAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of teachers in northern Kenya bordering Somalia refused to return to work Tuesday, February 3, fearing attacks by Islamic militants who have killed dozens of non-Muslims, many of them Christians.

Children Injured As Militants Attack Christians In Kenya

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Several Christian children are recovering from injuries after suspected Muslim militants attacked them on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Christians familiar with the case said.

Christians In Kenya, Netherlands Mourn Murdered Missionary (UPDATE)

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(ADDS NEW DETAILS ABOUT ATTACKS, REACTIONS FROM YOUTH WITH A MISSION, MORE BACKGROUND)
By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
NAIROBI/GRONINGEN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Kenya and the Netherlands began mourning Dutch missionary Ebel Kremer, 36, who was shot and killed when armed robbers stormed a mission center near Nairobi, Kenya's capital.

Christians In Nigeria, Kenya Await Justice After Muslim Violence

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service 1_22_022306_nigeria1ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's government came under pressure Friday, March 6, to set up an independent commission investigating deadly attacks against Christians by Muslim extremists, while elsewhere in Africa, in Kenya, an evangelical church expressed concerns over Muslim militants.

Somalia Militants Use ‘Ex-Christians’ To Bomb Kenya Churches; Pastor Killed (Update)

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(ADDS LATEST ATTACK ON CHURCH IN KENYA, MORE DETAILS) By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)– Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab uses converts from religious Christianity to Islam to carry out attacks against churches in neighboring Kenya as part of what they call a "holy war", or Jihad, officials said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Sunday, November 4.

BREAKING NEWS: Islamic Militants Kill 36 Christian Workers In Kenya

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service workers NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in northern Kenya were left in shock Tuesday, December 2, after Islamic militants from neighboring Somalia killed at least 36 mainly Christian quarry workers following a similar massacre last month.

BREAKING NEWS: Militants Attack Kenya Church; 4 Killed

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service likoniattackMOMBASA, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants burst into a crowded church near the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday, March 23, killing as many as four people and injuring 17 others, local Christians and officials said. Witnesses said at least two gunmen began shooting indiscriminately after interrupting Sunday's worship service of the Joy Jesus Church congregation in Likoni, located across a deep-water channel from Mombasa city.