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
Famine is nothing new to Niger — or to Southern Baptist missionary Mike Loftice. In recent months, drought and an invasion of locusts have made
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
Southern Baptist missionaries are safe following a November uprising in Africa’s Ivory Coast, but most of them were evacuated from the country temporarily. On Nov.
KADUNA, Nigeria — Christian leaders from northern Nigeria attending a two-day peace conference in the city of Kaduna blamed the politics of religious exclusiveness for
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — South Africa could be the next country to legalize same-sex marriage as a result of a court ruling there Nov. 30.
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Anglican archbishop of Nigeria, who has spearheaded global opposition to the Episcopal Church, unveiled plans Oct. 5 for a parallel province
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An Islamic militant group that has been terrorizing non-Muslim communities in northern Nigeria since the beginning of the year struck again
