Sudan Arrests Pastor During Sermon, Threatens Him
Two Sundays ago, Sudanese authorities arrested a pastor in Omdurman while he was still preaching, according to Morning Star News.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Calls for Investigation After Churches Bombed in Zanzibar
A bomb exploded at the main entrance of Christ Church Cathedral in Zanzibar’s Stone Town last week. According to Christianity Today, eyewitnesses said the bomb was detonated remotely.
Boko Haram Butchers Students
Tuesday the terrorist group Boko Haram attacked a college in the town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state, northern Nigeria, murdering as many students as possible, according to Threat Matrix.
Egyptian Christians Killed in Libya
The bodies of seven Egyptian Christians who were working in Libya were discovered Monday morning in a suburb east of Benghazi. The bodies were found with their hands bound and Morning Star News reported that each man had been shot in the head, strongly suggesting that they had all been executed.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Village Again
During the weekend, gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect had once again attacked the northeastern Nigeria village of Izghe in Borno state.
Kenyan Pastors Protest Pay-to-Preach Laws
Hundreds of Central Kenyan pastors marched to the Nyeri County governor’s office last week to protest a proposed bill that would charge clergy for the privilege of preaching in public outside of their own churches, according to World Watch Monitor.
Without Warning, Sudan Demolishes Church
Without any prior warning, Sudanese authorities suddenly demolished a church in Omdurman Monday in what some Christians believe is a campaign by President Omar al-Bashir to rid his Islamist country of Christianity, according to Morning Star News.
Egypt: Radical Islamist Militants, Attack Tour Bus Occupied by South Korean Christians
Four South Korean Christians touring Egypt were killed and over 30 injured Sunday after a militant Islamist group exploded a bomb on their bus as it was about to cross into Israel, according to the Associated Press.
Boko Haram Targets Christians in Nigeria
Officials confirmed Sunday that suspected Islamists killed more than 100 Christian villagers in northeastern Nigeria, according to BosNewsLife, a news agency that has been covering persecuted Christians since 2004.
Kidnappers target Christian children in Egypt
A 25-year-old Christian on his way home from Minya City last week was kidnapped at gunpoint and then held for ransom; it was the latest in a long list of Christian kidnappings in Upper Egypt, 125 miles south of Cairo, according to World News Group.
Egypt: Muslim gangs behind anti-Christian campaign busted
Earlier this month, government security forces launched a major operation to cripple a coalition of Muslim gangs that have been brazenly preying on the Christian community in Egypt’s Assiut province, according to Barnabas Aid.
Kenya: Islamists Likely Killed Pastor
Suspected Islamists most likely killed a pastor in Mombasa, Kenya last week for sharing his faith near a mosque, sources told Morning Star News.
New bomb threatens Sudanese Christians
A new bomb is now being used by the Islamist government of Sudan against the peaceful residents of the Nuba Mountains of South Sudan, according to CBN news.
Morocco: Conviction of Convert from Islam Overturned
An appeals court in Morocco Thursday overturned a conviction against a Christian convert from Islam who had been sentenced to 30 months in prison for proselytizing, according to Morning Star News.
Pastor and Son Latest Victims of Central African Republic Violence
A Central African Republic pastor and his son were killed Tuesday at their home in Bangui as sectarian violence raged in the suburbs of the city, according to Christian Today news.
Christians flee attacks in Nigeria’s northeast
Islamic militants attacked St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church in Wada Chakawa village, Nigeria, Sunday, according to the Charlotte Observer.
Central African Republic clashes ‘kill 75’ in Boda town
As of Tuesday, sectarian fighting in the Central African Republic town of Boda has left at least 75 dead, a local priest told the BBC.
Boko Haram Kills Muslim Cleric
Boko Haram has killed a Nigerian Muslim cleric who had publicly chastised the militant Islamist sect.
Archbishop: Genocide of Christians in Nigeria
A senior church leader has compared the systematic slaughter of Christians in Northern Nigeria to the Rwandan genocide.
Nigerian soldiers slaughter Christians
Surviving eyewitnesses to Monday’s slaughter of 33 Christians by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Plateau state said soldiers assigned to protect them instead shot at anyone fleeing the murderous attack.