Muslim Attackers Kill 17 Christians In Nigeria
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in northern Nigeria were mourning Saturday, May 7, after Muslim attackers reportedly killed 17 Christians, including the wife and three children of a pastor. Several Christian homes were also burned in the village of Kurum in Nigeria's tense Bauchi State, said advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC).
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in northern Nigeria were mourning Saturday, May 7, after Muslim attackers reportedly killed 17 Christians, including the wife and three children of a pastor. Several Christian homes were also burned in the village of Kurum in Nigeria's tense Bauchi State, said advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC). Christian Aid Workers Kidnapped In Central African Republic
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- Two Christian aid workers have been kidnapped in the capital of war-torn Central African Republic, adding to concerns over the situation of foreign missionaries, officials and local Christians said.
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- Two Christian aid workers have been kidnapped in the capital of war-torn Central African Republic, adding to concerns over the situation of foreign missionaries, officials and local Christians said.
Militants Kill Kenya Christians For Not Saying Islamic Creed
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Eleven people, most of them Christians, have been shot and killed...
BREAKING NEWS: 17 Killed In Kenya Church Attacks; Dozens Injured (Update)
(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.
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. Thousands Of Trapped Christians Rescued In Sudan
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Some 1,500 Christians trapped in Sudan are on their way to neighboring South Sudan, as part of a massive rescue operation dubbed 'Exodus', an aid group told BosNewsLife Thursday, March 21.
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Some 1,500 Christians trapped in Sudan are on their way to neighboring South Sudan, as part of a massive rescue operation dubbed 'Exodus', an aid group told BosNewsLife Thursday, March 21. Christians Flee Egypt City After Attack
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
RAFAH/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm returned to Egypt's northern city of Rafah Wednesday, October 3, one week after suspected Islamic militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a Christian-owned shop, injuring nobody, but prompting Coptic Christian families to flee the area local Christians said.
RAFAH/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm returned to Egypt's northern city of Rafah Wednesday, October 3, one week after suspected Islamic militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a Christian-owned shop, injuring nobody, but prompting Coptic Christian families to flee the area local Christians said. Egypt Urged To Free Kidnapped Christians In Libya
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists have urged Egypt's government to help free dozens of Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya, amid fears they may be executed by Islamic militants.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists have urged Egypt's government to help free dozens of Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya, amid fears they may be executed by Islamic militants. Egypt Christians’ New Pope Facing Violence, Persecution
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Human rights activists have welcomed news that Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the new leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians amid concerns about Islamic leaders and, sometimes deadly, attacks against churches in the largest Arab nation.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Human rights activists have welcomed news that Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the new leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians amid concerns about Islamic leaders and, sometimes deadly, attacks against churches in the largest Arab nation.
Egypt Christians Fear ‘Intense Persecution’ As Islamists Win Elections
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists on Monday, December 5, condemned the election victory of Egypt's "anti-Christian" "radical Islamists" in round one of the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in February.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists on Monday, December 5, condemned the election victory of Egypt's "anti-Christian" "radical Islamists" in round one of the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in February.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Militants Kill 10 Christians, Burn Churches
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants have killed at least ten Christians, including a pastor, and torched several churches in the latest anti-Christian violence to hit Nigeria, a well-informed human rights group confirmed Monday, December 3.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants have killed at least ten Christians, including a pastor, and torched several churches in the latest anti-Christian violence to hit Nigeria, a well-informed human rights group confirmed Monday, December 3.
