Sudan Destroys Church Building Amid Anti-Christian Campaign

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service presidentsudanKHARTOUM, 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.

Sudan Acquits Pastor But Other Christians Detained

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos Sudanese-President-Omar-al-Bashir KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- An evangelical pastor in Sudan has been acquitted of "obstructing a public servant's duties", activists told BosNewsLife, but other church leaders and believers remained detained Wednesday, January 6, amid an apparent government crackdown against devoted Christians in the Islamic country.

Sudan Government Seizes Churches, Detains Christians

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos sudanchristiansKHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Evangelical Christians in Sudan face a new government crackdown involving the detention of several church leaders and members as well as the seizure of properties, BosNewsLife learned Friday April 15.

Sudan Christians Mourn Murdered Believers; Church Destroyed

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service sudan24n-3-web KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Sudan have mourned those killed in air raids by government forces, while believers in the country's capital were without a church Monday, July 7, after Sudanese authorities demolished the building.

Sudan Bans Church Construction

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By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent sudan-map1 KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)– Sudan's besieged Christian minority faced more difficulties Thursday, May 8, after the government warned that no new licenses would be granted for church construction.

NEWS ALERT: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Christians Face Expulsion From Sudan

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of thousands of Southern Sudanese Christians are "effectively being forced to leave" Sudan within three weeks having been stripped of their citizenship, a Christian aid workers confirmed Wednesday, March 21.  

Sudan Christians Concerned As Violence Spreads

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos KARTHOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Sudan expressed concern about their future as South Sudan's army said northern warplanes bombed its territory on Monday, June 13 following fighting in a tense border area.

Sudan Detains 14 Evangelical Christians In Latest Crackdown

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service
Sudanwoman KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Sudan urged prayers Friday, June 8, amid concerns about 14 evangelical leaders and other Christians who were detained in Bahri, the country's third largest city, sources told BosNewsLife.

BREAKING NEWS: Sudan Pregnant Christian Facing Death For “Adultery”, “Apostasy”

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service sudan-map-2 KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mother in late term pregnancy faced imminent death in Sudan on Tuesday, May 13, after a court convicted her of "adultery" and "apostasy", punishable by 100 lashes and execution respectively, BosNewsLife learned.

BREAKING NEWS: Traffickers Threaten To Kill Eritrean Christian Hostage

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Time was running out Thursday, November 22, for an abducted Christian Eritrean man in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after his kidnappers told him to pay $25,000 or face “organ harvesting” and be killed, he and Christian rights activists said.