Genocide Concerns in Ethiopia December 4, 2025 — By Dr. Greg Cochran International Christian Concern (ICC) and other such organizations recently celebrated the Trump administration’s decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (officially adding the African nation to the CPC list). While ICC...
Persecution and Political Engagement October 30, 2025 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow Recently, The State of Theology Research Report, compiled by Ligonier Ministries, was released. In this latest study, most evangelical Christians (54%) agreed with...
From Suffering to Thanksgiving: God’s Design for the Offering July 17, 2025 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow In the days of Richard the Lionheart and colorful tales of Medieval romance amid crusader adventures, a Christian ruler dwelling well beyond the borders...
Testimony: Breaking Every ChainSeptember 18, 2024 — 9/18/2024 Somaliland (International Christian Concern) — Although Hamza’s journey out of Islam caused his friends and family to reject him, he soon found peace in Christ and a new community. ...
The Refugee Camp EconomyAugust 13, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow When conflict and persecution happen, whole populations flee their homes, cross national borders, and end up in refugee camps. By 2030, more than 300 million people...
Al-Shabaab Violence Continues to EscalateJuly 6, 2023 — 07/06/2023 East Africa (International Christian Concern) – Al-Shabaab shows no signs of decline as violence remains on the rise in East Africa as the Islamic terrorist group made many headlines in...
Three Christians Killed by Government Forces in EthiopiaFebruary 6, 2023 — 2/6/2023 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) - Three people were killed on Saturday in Ethiopia after attackers opened fire on a church in the city of Shashimani, located in the populous...
Over 150 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in EthiopiaAugust 5, 2022 — 08/04/2022 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) - On Friday, July 29, over 150 members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group, Al-Shabaab, were killed by Ethiopian forces during a fight near the Somalia...
New Special Envoy for Horn of Africa on Tour of RegionMay 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Jeffrey Feltman, the newly appointed Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, is on a tour of the region just weeks after beginning his new...
Islamic State in Central and Southern Africa a Threat to Vulnerable Christian PopulationsApril 8, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Jay Church" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1617903973469{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"] 04/08/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) –When the Islamic State (IS) found itself forced out of the Middle East in...
Christians in the Crossfire in EthiopiaApril 5, 2021 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Recently my pastor called me and asked, “What do you know about what is happening in Ethiopia?” Puzzled, I responded, “Nothing—why?” He relayed that he had...
Biden Considers Appointment of Special Envoy for Horn of AfricaFebruary 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – President Biden is considering the appointment of a special envoy for the Horn of Africa. First reported by Foreign Policy earlier this week, the...
750 Christians Reported Dead Defending Supposed Ark of the CovenantJanuary 21, 2021 — 01/21/2021 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) –The conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian federal troops, fighting alongside Amhara militia, has plagued Tigray’s northern region for months. The area...
Conflict in Ethiopia Continues to Claim Innocent LivesDecember 11, 2020 — 12/11/2020 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Despite Ethiopia’s confident assertions last week that the military conflict in its northern Tigray region was over, the fighting has continued. The exact death...
Ethiopian Government Arrests Several Al-Shabaab and ISIS Militants in CapitalDecember 9, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Ethiopian security officials arrested 14 suspected members of al-Shabaab and ISIS in Addis Ababa and other parts of the country this past week. The suspects...
Ethiopia Seizes Second Largest Tigray TownNovember 22, 2020 — 11/22/2020 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Fighting between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s leadership has led to full out Civil War in the East African Country. Tigray leaders...
