Displaced Christians Face Starvation In Sudan (Worthy News In-Depth)
Displaced Christians in wartorn Sudan are among millions of people “facing starvation”, Christian aid workers said Thursday.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Uganda: Street Evangelist Severely Beaten for the Gospel
A street evangelist in eastern Uganda was hospitalized with head injuries and a broken hand after a mob of Islamists attacked him for sharing the Gospel earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Christianity is legal in Uganda, although Islamic extremists in the country present a severe threat to believers.
Mali: Christians Are Given an Ultimatum to Join Islamic Insurgents or Leave Their Homes, “Nothing Has Happened on This Scale Before”
Islamic insurgent terrorists in central Mali have given the region’s Christian community the options of converting to Islam and helping their insurgency or leaving their homes and communities, the Open Doors international Christian advocacy organization reports.
Burkina Faso: Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Insurgents Slit Throats of 26 Christians at Church Service
Amid intensifying attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso, al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist insurgents last month stormed a Christian Alliance Evangelical church service in the town of Sanaba and murdered 26 worshippers by tying them up and slitting their throats, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
16.2 Million Christians Displaced by Islamic Jihadist Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, “Our Hope is in God”
Facing relentless violence against their communities by Islamic jihadist terror groups, 16.2 million Christians in sub-Saharan Africa have now been forced to flee their homes and live in poverty-stricken Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Nigeria ‘Bandits’ Attack Churches Killing 3; Dozens Abducted
Dozens of Christians remained missing Tuesday after armed persons attacked churches in Nigeria’s northwest Kaduna state, killing at least three people while abducting a pastor and some 30 worshippers, Christians said.
Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Continue Slaughter of Christians with Impunity
Despite warnings and outcry from local and international religious rights groups, Fulani Islamic terrorists are continuing to murder Christians in Nigeria with impunity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria each year than in the rest of the world combined: well over 50,000 believers have been murdered by Islamic terrorists since jihadist terrorism took hold in the country in 2009.
Sudanese Christians Vulnerable to Atrocities in Ongoing Civil War
Sudan’s tiny Christian community has been subject to targeted extreme violence as well as to the general horror inflicted by the ongoing latest war to be unleashed on civilians, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Murder 38 Christians in Agatu County, Benue State
Fulani jihadist herdsmen in north-central Nigeria murdered 38 Christians in Agatu County, Benue State during August and July, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Burkina Faso: Octogenarian Missionary Held Captive for 7 years by Al-Qaeda Terrorists Says God helped him
An elderly Christian missionary doctor who was abducted and held captive by Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists in Burkina Faso for seven years has said God alone helped him to survive the ordeal, Christian Today reports. An Australian national, 88-year-old Dr. Ken Elliott was abducted in 2016 and finally released last year.
Report: ‘16,000 Christians Killed In Nigeria’ In Four Years
Over 16,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the last four years, more than any other religious group, according to new data obtained by Worthy News.
Uganda: Evangelist Murdered for Leading Muslims to Christ, “We Are Coming for Your Life”
Yowabu Sebakaki, a Ugandan evangelist who led Muslims to Christ and discipled them, was brutally murdered for the Gospel by Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Christianity is legal in Uganda, but evangelists and Muslim converts are vulnerable to violent attacks and murder by Islamic extremist elements in the country.
Egypt: Imprisoned Christian Activist Launches Hunger Strike in Protest at Maltreatment
Prominent Yemeni Christian activist Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo has started a hunger strike from prison in Egypt in protest at how the Egyptian government has treated him, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Whereabouts of Abducted Pastor and 13-Year-Old Daughter Are Not Known Despite Ransom Payment
The fate of a Protestant pastor and his 13-year-old daughter who were abducted in Gusau, northwestern Nigeria last month is not known, despite a ransom having been paid for their release, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.
Nigeria Government Continues to Tolerate Extreme Human Rights Abuses by Islamic Militants, USCIRF Report
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) states in its 2024 Annual Report that the government of Nigeria continues to tolerate terror attacks by nonstate Islamic extremists who want to impose their form of Sharia law upon Nigerians, especially Christians, Morning Star News reports.
Nigeria Church Destroyed By Arsonists
The governor of Nigeria’s north-central Niger state has asked residents to remain calm and cautioned against reprisal attacks after arsonists destroyed a major evangelical church building over the weekend.
Nigeria: Fulani Slaughter 50 Christians in Benue State
At least 50 Christians were murdered in Nigeria’s Benue state last week during an attack on their villages by Fulani jihadist herdsmen and a criminal gang, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Nigeria: Prominent Christian Politician Found Dead After Abduction From Church
Prominent Nigerian evangelist and politician Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor, who was abducted from her church in Nigeria’s Delta state on July 30, was found dead in a river on August 1, her body naked and showing signs of torture, the Gist Mania news outlet reports.
Rwanda: Authorities Close More Than 4,000 Churches on Health and Safety Grounds
Authorities in Christian-majority Rwanda have closed more than 4,000 small churches in the last month, on the grounds they did not comply with health and safety regulations, BBC News reports.
Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Murder Christian Farmers, “The Government’s Failure to Protect Christians Has Strengthened the Militants”
Fulani jihadist herdsmen murdered two Christian farmers and severely wounded three others during attacks on Christian-owned farms in northern Nigeria last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.