Africa

JOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremist Boko Haram insurgents have driven thousands of Christians from areas of Borno state in Nigeria, church leaders said.  Boko Haram

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen shot and killed a Christian in Mogadishu, Somalia, for spreading his faith, the victim’s neighbor said.  Two men armed with pistols

JUBA, South Sudan — After months of bulldozing or taking over church buildings on the pretext that they belong to South Sudanese who are no

When Ibrahim’s wife died, his Songhai community refused to bury her because she was a Christian. She, like Ibrahim and other believers, faced daily persecution

MOMBASA, Kenya — Christians at Vikwantani Redeemed Gospel Church in Mombasa, Kenya, arrived for worship Oct. 20 only to learn that their pastor had been