Publicity surrounding Chibok girl’s escape questioned
June 2, 2016
The escape of a Chibok schoolgirl from Boko Haram is being exploited by the Nigerian government as an accomplishment in efforts to recover more than
Legislation would criminalize street evangelism
June 2, 2016
KADUNA, Nigeria — Street evangelists would be fined and “offensive” preaching at church services would send pastors to jail for up to two years under
Report shows religious freedom deteriorating worldwide
May 12, 2016
Religious freedom remains under “serious and sustained assault” around the globe, according to a new annual report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Muslims in Uganda kill Christians’ livestock
May 5, 2016
BUGADE, Uganda — Muslims in a village in eastern Uganda killed a Christian’s pigs and tore down their church building in April, sources said. A
Muslim man threatens to kill his Christian wife
April 28, 2016
KACHOMO, Uganda — A Muslim in eastern Uganda who recently attacked his wife for becoming a Christian told a judge that Islam allows him to
Kidnapped pastor dies in Nigeria; 2 others released
April 28, 2016
KADUNA, Nigeria — Two of three pastors kidnapped in north-central Nigeria on March 21 have been released while the third died after being left in
Kidnapped girls still missing after 2 years but ‘safe’
April 28, 2016
Esther Yakubu has not seen her daughter, Dorcas, since Boko Haram kidnapped the girl with 275 classmates from the Chibok boarding school in Nigeria two
Government cracks down on corrupt pastors in Africa
February 25, 2016
NAIROBI, Kenya — Led by charismatic preachers and self-proclaimed prophets, African churches are swelling with promises of miracle healings, signs and wonders. While trying not
