Africa Christians Fear Future After Nigerian Massacre

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christian missionaries in Africa remained concerned about their future Monday, May 2, after reports that colleagues and over 500 other Christians have been killed in Nigeria alone.

Nigeria Christians Mourn Hundreds Killed In Post Election Violence

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in northern Nigeria were among those mourning Saturday, April 30, amid reports that hundreds of people were killed in sectarian violence triggered by opposition protests against President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in recent elections.

Ethiopia Evangelist Killed, Pregnant Wife Injured

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ADDIS ABABA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Ethiopia were mourning Thursday, April 28, after Muslim extremists reportedly killed an evangelist and assaulted his pregnant wife.

Algeria Detains Christians In Conversion Row, Group Says

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ALGIERS, ALGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Two Algerian Christians are to appear in court on charges of "proselytizing", or attempted conversion, and "blasphemy" that could carry a five year prison sentence, a Christian rights group said Monday, April 25.

International Journalists Mourn Deaths Photo Reporters In Libya

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By BosNewsLife News Center BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS/TRIPOLI (BosNewsLife)-- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ mourned Thursday, April 21, "the tragic death of photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros" who were killed by a mortar attack in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata.  

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Church Bombing Kills Two (UPDATE)

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA/JOS (BosNewsLife)-- Two people suspected of planning to bomb a Nigerian church were killed when the device exploded before they reached their destination in the central city of Jos, adding to tensions in an area already troubled by deadly religious and ethnic violence, officials said Sunday, March 20.

BREAKING NEWS: Concerns Over Libya’s Christians As Allies Launch Military Action (Update)

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By BosNewsLife Middle East and Africa Services with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos at BosNewsLife News Center
TRIPOLI, LIBYA (BosNewsLife)-- Libya's minority Christians were among those facing danger Saturday, March 19, as the international community began enforcing a no fly zone over the predominantly Sunni Muslim nation to halt attacks by forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

NEWS ALERT: Egypt Military Meet Christians After Deadly Clashes

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By BosNewsLife Middle East and Africa Services
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's military leadership held talks Thursday, March 10, with Christian protesters demanding more security, after Muslims burned a church sparking clashes that killed 13 people and injured about 140 others, officials said.

BREAKING NEWS: Thousands Of Christians Flee Deadly Violence In Ethiopia; Churches Burned

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Christians are fleeing violence in western Ethiopia where Muslim extremists killed several Christians and burned dozens of churches, rights activists and officials said Wednesday March 9.

NEWS ALERT: Murdered Dutch Missionary Buried In Netherlands; Ebel Kremer Mourned Worldwide

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
NAIROBI/GRONINGEN (BosNewsLife)-- A Dutch missionary who was murdered when armed robbers stormed a mission center in Kenya where he supported orphans, was buried Monday, March 7, in the Netherlands.