Nigeria Militants Kill Dozens In School; Christian President Concerned
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's embattled Christian president condemned on Wednesday, February 26, an overnight attack on a school in the country's troubled north-east by suspected Islamist militants, in which as many as 40 students died.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's embattled Christian president condemned on Wednesday, February 26, an overnight attack on a school in the country's troubled north-east by suspected Islamist militants, in which as many as 40 students died.
Sudan Destroys Church Building Amid Anti-Christian Campaign
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in Sudan's largest city were without a place of worship Sunday, February 23 after authorities of the heavily Sunni Muslim nation destroyed their church building, local Christians and activists said.
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in Sudan's largest city were without a place of worship Sunday, February 23 after authorities of the heavily Sunni Muslim nation destroyed their church building, local Christians and activists said. Dozens Of Christians Killed In South Sudan, Sudan
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
JUBA/KHARTOUM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in South Sudan and neighboring Sudan are mourning their dead, amid new revelations of massacres by Muslim fighters. Among those who died are scores of female church workers who were killed last month while seeking refuge at a church in the central South Sudanese town of Bor, Christians said.
JUBA/KHARTOUM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in South Sudan and neighboring Sudan are mourning their dead, amid new revelations of massacres by Muslim fighters. Among those who died are scores of female church workers who were killed last month while seeking refuge at a church in the central South Sudanese town of Bor, Christians said.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Militants Kill 100 Christian Villagers (WRAP)
(ADDS MORE DETAILS AND REPORTS OF MORE FIGHTING)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamist militants killed more than 100 Christian villagers in northeastern Nigeria in the bloodiest single attack in months, officials confirmed Sunday, February 16. Fighters, believed to be linked to the Boko Haram group, began raiding the village of Izghe in Borno state late Saturday night, February 15, according to local witnesses and a Nigerian senator.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamist militants killed more than 100 Christian villagers in northeastern Nigeria in the bloodiest single attack in months, officials confirmed Sunday, February 16. Fighters, believed to be linked to the Boko Haram group, began raiding the village of Izghe in Borno state late Saturday night, February 15, according to local witnesses and a Nigerian senator. MISSION WATCH: Africa Peacekeepers Reach Embattled Polish Missionaries
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
BANGUI/WARSAW (BosNewsLife)-- International peacekeepers have reached Polish Christian missionaries who were trapped in weeks of looting and violence in troubled Central African Republic, Polish media reported Friday, February 14.
BANGUI/WARSAW (BosNewsLife)-- International peacekeepers have reached Polish Christian missionaries who were trapped in weeks of looting and violence in troubled Central African Republic, Polish media reported Friday, February 14.
Pastor Killed As Kenya Faces Muslim Riots
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Evangelical Christians in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa faced a worship service Sunday, February 9, without a devoted church leader who was killed while guarding his congregation's building.
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Evangelical Christians in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa faced a worship service Sunday, February 9, without a devoted church leader who was killed while guarding his congregation's building. Morocco Court Overturns Prison Sentence For Evangelist
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
RABAT, MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- An appeals court in Morocco has overturned a conviction against a Christian man who was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for evangelism, trial observers said Thursday, February 6. The judge of the Court of Appeal in the town of Fez dismissed the case against Mohamed El Baladi, who is in his 30s, due to a lack of evidence, Christians said.
RABAT, MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- An appeals court in Morocco has overturned a conviction against a Christian man who was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for evangelism, trial observers said Thursday, February 6. The judge of the Court of Appeal in the town of Fez dismissed the case against Mohamed El Baladi, who is in his 30s, due to a lack of evidence, Christians said.
Egypt Christians Remain Missing After Kidnappings
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- At least seven Egyptian Christians, including minors, remain missing in southern Egypt after they were reportedly abducted from troubled Minya province.
The abductions, thought to be carried out by members of the Muslim Brotherhood group, are among hundreds of similar cases in the last few years, right activists said.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- At least seven Egyptian Christians, including minors, remain missing in southern Egypt after they were reportedly abducted from troubled Minya province.
The abductions, thought to be carried out by members of the Muslim Brotherhood group, are among hundreds of similar cases in the last few years, right activists said. Nigeria Muslim Militants Kill Cleric, 11 Christians
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians and Muslims were grieving in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, February 4, after 11 Christians and a Muslim clerk along with his wife and child were murdered in separate attacks by Islamic militants.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians and Muslims were grieving in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, February 4, after 11 Christians and a Muslim clerk along with his wife and child were murdered in separate attacks by Islamic militants.
Militants Murder Christian Family In Nigeria
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- An apparently Christian family of seven was murdered when armed Fulani tribesmen attacked a village in Nigeria's southern Kaduna State, rights investigators said Friday, January 31. Advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide-Nigeria (CSW-N) said Manyekrun Village in the state's Kaura Local Government Area (LGA) was attacked late Thursday, January 30, as part of a wider Islamic campaign against Christians.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- An apparently Christian family of seven was murdered when armed Fulani tribesmen attacked a village in Nigeria's southern Kaduna State, rights investigators said Friday, January 31. Advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide-Nigeria (CSW-N) said Manyekrun Village in the state's Kaura Local Government Area (LGA) was attacked late Thursday, January 30, as part of a wider Islamic campaign against Christians. 
