Pastor, more than 60 Christians killed in Nigeria
June 4, 2015
FORON, Nigeria — Gunmen killed a church pastor and more than 60 other Christians in Plateau state of Nigeria in May. Setting fire to church
Boko Haram rebels attack, kill 29 Christians
June 4, 2015
PAMBULA-KWAMDA, Nigeria — Islamic extremist attacks in Nigeria’s Adamawa state have killed at least 29 people after weeks of Boko Haram rebels losing ground to
Baptists in east-central Africa ask for prayer as violent protests continue
June 4, 2015
Tensions remain high in Burundi as protesters continue to oppose President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. Baptists in the East African country are
World Vision suspends operations in South Sudan state
May 28, 2015
Juba, South Sudan — Amid killings, rapes and abductions, the international evangelical humanitarian agency World Vision indefinitely suspended its operations in South Sudan’s Unity State
Church leaders jailed in Sudan could face death penalty
May 14, 2015
JUBA, South Sudan — Sudanese authorities have charged two South Sudanese pastors under laws that call for the death penalty, their attorney said. National Intelligence
Christians pray for peace, unity amid violence in South Africa
May 7, 2015
While anti-immigrant violence was tearing their city apart, 150 believers at a small Baptist church stood together to ask God to bring peace to their
Cows provide milk, skill training for Kenyan shelter boys
May 7, 2015
Ronald, 16, squeezes through a wooden fence to get closer to Kandogo, a cow under his care at the Naivasha Children’s Shelter in Naivasha, Kenya.
Kenya issues amnesty to youth in al-Shabab
April 30, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya — Religious tensions between Christians and Muslims have flared after Kenya’s government extended amnesty to youth who denounce the Muslim terrorist group al-Shabab,
