Evangelist Killed after Event in Uganda

Convert led many Muslims to faith in Christ.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in Uganda killed an evangelist after a public Christian-Muslim dialogue on Dec. 12, sources said. Konkona Kasimu, a convert from Islam, was known for his deep understanding of both the Bible and the Quran and had participated in Christian-Muslim dialogues across several districts, including Iganga, Mayuge, Jinja and […]

Two Slain in Church Shooting in Southeast Nigeria 

Some of kidnapped children in Niger state are released.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Gunmen on Sunday (Dec. 7) attacked Christians in southeast Nigeria as they were gathering for worship, killing an Anglican priest’s wife and another church member and abducting another priest, sources said. In the early morning assault on St. Andrews Anglican Church in Isiokwe, a Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) […]

Kidnapped Anglican Priest Dies in Captivity in Nigeria

Wife, daughter remain with captors amid rash of abductions.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion announced on Wednesday (Nov. 26). The Rev. Edwin Achi was kidnapped on Oct. 28 along with […]

Sudanese Christian Family Threatened with Death in Uganda

Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia pursue converts.

JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Christian family in Uganda is living in fear after Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia threatened to kill them. Safaa Abdalla Yousif, who fled her native Sudan to Uganda due to conflict and religious persecution in 2016, on Tuesday (Nov. 19) received a text message from an […]

Pastor in Nigeria Facing Death Threats for Pleas for Protection

Church leaders in northeast present evidence of ‘genocide.’

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A pastor in Nigeria is facing death threats for speaking out on Islamic extremist attacks on Christians and calling for protection against “genocide.” The Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, based in Plateau state as regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi, told reporters in […]

Islamist Protest in Yumbe, Uganda Leaves Five Christians Dead

Church buildings, businesses destroyed over pork sales near mosque.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Five Christians were killed and 44 others injured on Nov. 4 after an Islamist leader incited Muslims to attack Christians over pork sales near a mosque in Yumbe, northern Uganda, sources said. The violence erupted after reports spread that Christian merchants were openly selling pork near Munir Mosque, a move […]

Christians Killed in NW Nigeria, Homes Burned in Northeast

Fulanis attack in Kaduna state, Boko Haram in Borno state.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Saturday (Nov. 8) after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna state, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists burned homes and a church building in Borno state. At a funeral in Damakasuwa town, Kauru County in northwest Nigeria’s […]

Fulani Herdsmen Kill 15 Christians in Central Nigeria

Renewed attacks in Plateau, Nasarawa states.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (Nov. 6) killed two Christians in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state and two others in Plateau state following the slaughter of 11 Christians in the latter state earlier in the week, sources said. In Nasarawa state’s predominantly Christian Sarkin Noma village, Keana County, herdsman invaded at […]

Pastor among 10 Christians Killed by Herdsmen in Nigeria

Fulanis massacre farmers in Benue state.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Monday (Nov. 3) killed at least 10 Christians, including a Pentecostal pastor, in Benue state, Nigeria, residents said. The Rev. Simon Nbach of Flaming Fire Ministry and the other Christians were massacred in the attack on Anwule Oglewu village of Ohimini County as farmers […]

Pastor, Nine other Christians Killed in Nigeria

Fulani militias and other terrorists strike Kaduna, Plateau states.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani assailants and other terrorists in Nigeria killed nine Christians in Plateau state and a pastor in Kaduna state in the past week, sources said. In the Kauru area of Kaduna state, Fulani assailants on Oct. 28 killed the Rev. Yahaya Kambasaya and kidnapped 20 of his church […]