Nigerian Troops Continue to Battle the Islamic StateJune 6, 2023 — 6/6/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Nigerian military killed 11 Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in an offensive between May 31 and June 4, according to local...
Ten Murdered in Latest DRC AttackJune 5, 2023 — 06/05/2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo (International Christian Concern) —Suspected terrorists killed ten people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, according to the Agency French Press. ...
Burkina Faso: “The Worlds Most Neglected Crisis”June 2, 2023 — 06/02/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) — The violence plaguing Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected crisis today, leaving “one in four Burkinabè in need of aid,” according to...
Newly Elected Plateau State Governor Visits Victims in NigeriaJune 1, 2023 — 6/1/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Four days after his inauguration as the new governor of Plateau State in Nigeria, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang visited communities recently attacked by suspected Fulani...
Fire Destroys Building at Congo OrphanageMay 31, 2023 — [Note: this article has been updated and corrected since the original post (6/1/2023] 5/31/2023 Congo (International Christian Concern) — An electrical fire destroyed one building at an orphanage in the Democratic...
Boko Haram Kills 8 People in CameroonMay 30, 2023 — 5/30/2023 Cameroon (International Christian Concern)—Extremist fighters in northern Cameroon killed three customs officers, three soldiers, and two civilians on Tuesday, reported the Associated Press. “The Boko Haram fighters are in...
Fulani Militants Killed Their Husbands, But Not Their Joy in the LordMay 29, 2023 — 05/29/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – One day not long ago, on the eastern edge of Nigeria, Amara, her four children, her pastor, and a handful of others gathered inside...
Jihadists Kill 15 in Burkina FasoMay 28, 2023 — 5/28/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern)—Jihadists killed 15 people Monday in eastern Burkina Faso, according to the French Press Agency (AFP). Attacks from Islamic extremists in the country have...
Religious Freedom is in a Dire State as New President Takes Over in NigeriaMay 25, 2023 — 5/25/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern)—As Bola Tinubu, the declared winner of the 2023 Nigerian presidential race, prepares to take office on Monday, he is inheriting a country with deep religious...
Doctor Kenneth Elliot Freed After 7 Years in CaptivityMay 24, 2023 — 5/24/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern)—Kenneth Elliot, an Australian doctor kidnapped in Burkina Faso and held captive by al-Qaeda for more than seven years, has finally returned home to his family. ...
Mangu Leader Calls for End to ‘Genocide’ and ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in NigeriaMay 20, 2023 — Amid the recent violence this week in the Mangu district in Plateau State, Nigeria, the head of the local development association – Sir Joseph Gwankat (KSM) Makaman Panyam – read...
Killings Continue in Nigeria Farming Communities Despite Curfew May 19, 2023 — Edit: This post has been corrected to clarify that the Fulani militants were the perpetrators of these attacks and not the Fulani ethnic group. 5/19/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) --...
Blasphemy Laws and the National Question for NigeriaMay 19, 2023 — By Greg Cochran, Ph.D., ICC Fellow 5/19/2023 (International Christian Concern) -- While much of the press on Nigeria stays focused on the contested elections and the transition of power to...
Militants Kill 42 Christians in Nigeria Farming CommunitiesMay 17, 2023 — 5/17/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Gunmen wielding AK-47s and machetes killed 42 Christians and burned dozens of houses near Mangu in Nigeria’s Plateau State. The attackers – suspected to...
Pastor’s Letter on the Front Lines in SudanMay 17, 2023 — 5/17/2023 Sudan (International Christian Concern)—Sudan has been engulfed in a series of conflict and unrest in the last month. International Christian Concern (ICC) has been closely following the situation in...
Driver Killed as Rebel Attacks Surge in Eastern CongoMay 16, 2023 — 5/16/2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo (International Christian Concern)—Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed one during an attack in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A truck driver,...
