Eritrea: Pastor Disappears, 10 Protestants Arrested
Christians in Eritrea confirmed yesterday that a Protestant pastor in Asmara who disappeared 11 days ago remains missing.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Egypt: Security Police Torture Christian Convert Woman
Security police in Alexandria, Egypt have repeatedly tortured a young woman convert to Christianity in custody since Monday (July 16).
Eritrea Denies Detentions Of 2,000 Christians And Religious Persecution
Christian rights activists expressed concern Wednesday, July 11, over reports that a senior Eritrean government official has “categorically denied the existence of religious repression in Eritrea” and dismissed reports of mass detentions of Christians as “hyperbole”.
Egypt: Mobs Attack Churches Near Alexandria
Muslim rioters attacked two Coptic Orthodox churches, damaged Christian-owned shops and injured seven Christians in two unrelated incidents in northern Egypt during the past week, local Christians said.
Eritrea Christians Missing After Mass Detentions, Investigators Say
Twenty Christians, including young children, were reportedly still missing Wednesday, June 13, more than two weeks after being detained by Eritrean security forces for allegedly attending a prayer meeting of a banned independent church.
Sudan’s Darfur Christians Struggling To Receive Aid As Violence Intensifies
There are concerns that minority Christians in Sudan’s volatile western region of Darfur do not receive aid because of discrimination, but aid groups cannot speak openly about the humanitarian situation for fear of jeopardizing their work or being expelled, BosNewsLife established Saturday, May 26.
North Africa “Underground” Christians And Missionaries Face Death Threats
Hundreds of indigenous missionaries and other believers in North Africa’s expanding underground churches are “constantly in danger of persecution, imprisonment, and death,” amid Muslim extremism in the region, a mission group said Friday, May 25.
Egypt Releases Christian Convert From Islam, report
Egyptian authorities have released a Christian convert from Islam who had been jailed without charges under Egypt’s controversial emergency laws for the past two years, a Christian news agency reported Thursday, May 24.
Nigeria Native Missionaries Rebuilding After Violent Storm In Tense Region
Native Christian missionaries in one of the most remote and religiously tense areas of Nigeria continued their activities Friday, May 18, amid reports that a violent storm destroyed an entire community.
Egypt Militants Detained After Attacks On Christian Homes And Shops
Dozens of suspected Muslim militants were said to remain in custody Monday, May 14, after Egyptian security forces arrested them over the weekend on charges of setting fire to Christian homes and shops in clashes over church construction.
Eritrea Detains 80 Evangelicals Including Americans
There was international concern late Friday, May 4, about the plight of a key Christian leader and about 80 other evangelicals, including foreign nationals, who were reportedly detained in Eritrea’s capital Asmara where government security forces raided the Presbyterian Mehret Yesus Church.
Sudan: Evangelists Killed in Nuba Mountains
An Egyptian and three Sudanese Christians were killed last week when their truck came under gunfire after holding an evangelistic meeting in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains region.
Cameroon Government Cracking Down On Pentecostal Churches
Evangelical Christians in Cameroon faced an uncertain future Sunday, April 29, amid fresh reports that local authorities are seeking to control the “surging numbers” of Pentecostal churches in Western African nation.
Nigeria Christians On Edge As Muslim Wins Presidential Ballot
Christians in Nigeria were on high alert Monday, April 23, as election officials confirmed that the outgoing Christian president of Nigeria will be succeeded by a controversial Muslim candidate following Saturday’s election.
Nigeria: Muslim Extremists Set Church on Fire
Two days after the killing of a Christian teacher in this town in northern Nigeria, Muslim extremists set fire to a church building of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in the Chanchanya section.
Ethiopia Muslim Militants Kill Evangelist; More Violence Feared
An Ethiopian evangelist was beaten to death by militant Muslims as he and two young women were evangelizing in the Ethiopian city of of Jimma, and there were fears the incident could spark widespread violence against Christian believers, Christian rights investigators said Thursday, March 29.
Nigeria: Muslims Club Christian Teacher to Death
Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin, a teacher at Government Secondary School of Gandu in this northern Nigerian town, was in high spirits last Wednesday (March 21) as she made her way to school where she teaches government.
Pastor Shot Dead While Praying in Trinidad
A 34-year-old pastor was shot dead while he was praying with others in his church on Wednesday, March 21 at the St. Mary’s Village of Gomaz Trace in Moruga, the southern sea town in Trinidad.
Nigeria: Sokoto State Stifles Growth of Church Buildings
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the largest Pentecostal churches in Nigeria, is also one of the fastest growing churches in Africa. It is a cradle of miraculous healing, signs and wonders, but there is one miracle the church in this northern city has been unable to muster: keeping a Shiite sect from taking over its property.
Nigeria: Muslims Kidnap, Convert Christian Children
Beginning in November of last year, 13-year-old Victor Udo Usen, a member of the Christ Apostolic Church in this northern Nigeria city, went missing.