Government and Rebels Accept Peace Plan(ANS) - Sudan 's government and a rebel group will sign an agreement tomorrow committing them to end their 20-year civil war over the nation's oil resources by December 31,…
Christians Anxious as War Threatens (Again)(ANS) - When mostly Muslim rebels (backed with foreign funds and arms) seized control of northern Ivory Coast (IC) in 2002, Christians, southerners and government supporters fled south for their…
Government Signs Darfur Deal with Rebels(ANS) - Sudan s government has signed landmark peace deals with rebels to end fighting which has seen more than 70,000 people killed in recent months and more an1.5 million…
Eritrean Doctor Details AbuseDelegates at the International Christian Human Rights Conference were challenged not to stand in silence today after hearing powerful accounts from speakers from the persecuted church. Dr Berhane Asmelash of…
Pregnant Nigerian teen appeals stoning sentencePregnant Nigerian teen appeals stoning sentence Dass , Nigeria - A pregnant Nigerian teenager appeared before an Islamic court on Oct. 28th to hear her lawyer launch an appeal against…
Three Suspects Arrested After 2 Churches Burned DownDAKAR , Senegal , October 29 (Compass) -- Police on the small, predominately Muslim island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania have stepped up investigations and arrested three suspects…
Suspects Arrested in Wake of Attacks on Three Churches(Compass) - Police on the small, predominately Muslim island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania have stepped up investigations and arrested three suspects after two Catholic churches were destroyed…
Women to Appeal Death by Stoning(AP) - A court in northern Nigeria has sentenced two women to death by stoning for allegedly committing adultery, and both will soon appeal the sentences, a human rights group…
Militants Threaten to Kill Christian Nurses(Compass) - Muslim militants have threatened to kill Christian nurses serving at the Federal Medical Center in the town of Keffi , in the central state of Nasarawa, unless they…
Persecution Hot Spot(ANS) - Nigeria is at the forefront of the bloody conflict between Islam and Christianity in Africa . Muslim militants want to impose sharia law (strict Islamic law and jurisprudence)…
Five More Evangelicals Arrests(Compass) - Eritrean security police pounced on five evangelical Christians holding a prayer meeting in their church office in Asmara last week and arrested them. Members of the newly formed…
Powell Declares Genocide in Sudan(BBC) - The US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said the killings in Sudan 's Darfur region constitute genocide. Speaking before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr Powell…
Powells Genocide Determination(Eric Reeves) - Secretary of State Colin Powell is scheduled to testify Thursday (September 9, 2004) before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the US Senate. He is the only…
Imprisoned Pastors Disappear(ANS) - A Haile Naizgi and Dr Kifle Gebremeski were arrested at their homes in the capital Asmara . Both men are key leaders in one of Eritrea 's largest…
Catholic Aid Worker Shot in Darfur(ANS) - A Catholic aid worker of Belgium 's charity Caritas was shot and seriously injured while delivering vital medical supplies to a refugee camp in Sudan 's war-torn Darfur…
Janjaweed Camps Still Active(HRW) - The government of Sudan is permitting abusive Janjaweed militia to maintain at least 16 camps in the western region of Darfur , Human Rights Watch said today. The…
