Ethiopian Christmas Celebrates National UnityJanuary 15, 2020 — 01/15/2020 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – All denominations of Ethiopian churches called for national unity during their unique Christmas celebrations, which occur about 10 days after the more common Christmas...
Ethiopian Pastors Beheaded by RadicalsDecember 6, 2019 — 12/06/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Recent social upheavals in Ethiopia have resulted in the beheading of two local pastors. Just over 20 miles Southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa,...
Ethiopian Church Congregation Arrested by the StateDecember 3, 2019 — 12/03/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – The operations of a local Christian gathering in the Ethiopian city of Debark was recently disrupted by police on November 3. The difficulties began...
Religious Persecution Hides Among Political and Ethnic Tensions in Southern EthiopiaNovember 14, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Nathan Johnson" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1573675027819{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99602" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 11/14/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Peter, a Kenyan preacher living in Nairobi, has...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, More Work NeededOctober 13, 2019 — 10/13/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – This past week, the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. When the prize was awarded on Friday,...
Evangelical Church in Ethiopia Demanded to Evacuate its Premises in 30 DaysJune 19, 2019 — 06/19/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern)- A protestant church in central Ethiopia was asked to evacuate its premises after 10 years in the community. According to the Oromia Regional State Authorities,...
10 Churches in Ethiopia Targeted in Single DayMarch 23, 2019 — 3/23/19 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern)- Christian residents of Halaba Kulito, a predominately Muslim town in southern Ethiopia, were stunned on February 9 when ten local churches and property inside were...
Christian Police Officer in Ethiopia Arrested and Dismissed for Talking About His FaithFebruary 8, 2019 — 02/08/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – A Christian police officer in Ethiopia was recently arrested, dismissed, and told to move to another part of the country after he was discovered...
Bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christian ISIS Victims Found in LibyaJanuary 18, 2019 — 01/18/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians killed by ISIS militants in 2015 have been discovered in a mass grave in Sirte, Libya. Authorities located...
Tensions Continue Despite New Prime Ministers Changes in EthiopiaOctober 19, 2018 — 10/19/2018 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Despite positive changes instituted by the new Prime Minister in Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, political and ethnic tensions continue to grow. PM Ahmed believes that...
