ICC Report Examines Financial Systems Sustaining Christian Persecution in AfricaJune 16, 2026 — In a new report, International Christian Concern (ICC) Fellow Daniel St John examines the revenue-generating systems in Africa that support Islamic extremist groups like the Islamic State group and al-Shabab....
Ethiopian Believer Trusts Jesus Amid Ongoing PersecutionJune 15, 2026 — When Juhar Bekele became a Christian in 2016 while living in Hurumu, Illu Ababora Zone, in Ethiopia, he knew his life would change dramatically. Now a minister, husband, and father,...
Christian Woman Abducted, Assaulted in TanzaniaJune 15, 2026 — For many believers, Sunday is a day of peace, worship, and fellowship. But for Ester Felisian Wakala, a recent Sunday was nearly the day she lost her life. Wakala, a gospel minister in Zanzibar,...
Muslims Assault Sudanese Christian in Refugee Camp ChurchJune 15, 2026 — A group of Muslims recently entered Drake Haron’s church inside the Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan and assaulted him. Haron has expected such violence since he left Islam to...
Nigeria Advances State Police Reform Amid Longstanding Security FailuresJune 12, 2026 — Nigeria’s parliament has taken a major step toward one of the country’s most consequential security reforms in decades, approving legislation that would allow each of the country’s 36 states to...
Islamic Extremists Release Photos of Indoctrinated Children in DRCJune 10, 2026 — Following the publication of photos from the 2026 Tabaski celebrations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP), which includes the Allied Democratic...
U.N. Experts Warn of Rights Violations Against Christian Women, Girls in NigeriaJune 10, 2026 — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has raised alarm over credible reports of grave human rights violations affecting women and girls in Nigeria, including killings,...
Hundreds Freed from Boko Haram Captivity After Months in Mountain Hideout June 8, 2026 — Hundreds of Nigerians abducted by Boko Haram militants during a devastating March attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria have been freed after months in captivity, marking one of the...
Terrorists Make Hefty Demands for Release of Christian Students, Teachers June 8, 2026 — Armed terrorists holding dozens of students and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo state have reportedly issued a series of demands, including the release of detained terrorist leaders, payment of...
Leaving Everything to Follow Christ June 5, 2026 — For Teshome Getachew, following Jesus while living near the Ethiopian-Somali border means walking a path marked by threats, fear, displacement, and uncertainty. Despite the dangers of being a Christian among...
Days After Massacre, ADF Kills 24 More ChristiansJune 5, 2026 — During the night of June 2, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the village of Mbau, located about 12 miles from Beni City in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Nigeria’s Killings Offer Perspective for Policy ChangeJune 4, 2026 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow Violence — particularly gun violence — features prominently in political debates across the U.S. “Gun violence is an epidemic in this country, yet Congress...
Fulani Muslims Kill 8 Christians, Injure 15 June 1, 2026 — Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked a Christian farming community in central Nigeria’s Plateau state on Sunday evening, killing eight Christians and injuring at least 15 others, according to residents and government...
ADF Kills At Least 7 Christians in BeniJune 1, 2026 — The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least seven Christians during an overnight attack on May 30 in Beni, located in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
Fulani Christians Reject Violence, Bias in Nigeria’s Conflict Zones May 26, 2026 — Fulani Christian leaders and converts in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are calling for greater recognition of peaceful Fulani communities, saying they are increasingly trapped between attacks by armed militias and growing...
ADF Kills 17 Christians Amid Ebola Crisis May 21, 2026 — At least 17 Christians were killed in an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attack on May 19 in Mambasa territory, Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The assault...
