Christian prisoners double in number in Eritrea
November 17, 2005
ASMARA, Eritrea — The number of Eritrean Christians jailed for their beliefs has shot up to 1,778, nearly double the documented count six months
BWA official observers of Liberian elections
November 17, 2005
MONROVIA, Liberia — Baptist World Alliance (BWA) leaders were invited to be official observers during the Oct. 11 elections in Liberia. The elections marked
Nigerian Anglicans delete Canterbury references
September 29, 2005
LONDON — The Anglican Church of Nigeria no longer defines itself as a church in communion with the archbishop of Canterbury — something that historically
Bush pressured to help stop Darfur genocide
September 29, 2005
WASHINGTON — On Sept. 21, religious groups stepped up pressure on the Bush administration and Congress to help end the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region,
Muslim extremists threaten to kill family
August 18, 2005
LAGOS, Nigeria — A band of Muslim extremists has pronounced a death sentence on a Christian family and assaulted the father because his daughter allegedly
Nigerian leaders implore president to end ‘sharia’
August 18, 2005
KADUNA, Nigeria — Church and government leaders in northern Nigeria are growing restless over President Olusegun Obasanjo’s failure to prevent northern states from using sharia
Spiritual, physical hunger stalks Maradi region of Niger
August 11, 2005
Famine is nothing new to Niger — or to Southern Baptist missionary Mike Loftice. In recent months, drought and an invasion of locusts have made
Alabama couple works in Africa for 26 years, still going strong
June 9, 2005
She hails from Boaz, he from Texas and the long-married couple shares a Birmingham address while on stateside assignment. By day, she’s a piano teacher
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