Religious Leaders Call for an End to Violence in SudanApril 24, 2023 — 04/24/2023 Sudan (International Christian Concern) - Amid the escalating violence currently wracking Sudan, Catholic leaders from both Sudan and South Sudan have called for a cessation of hostilities and for dialogue...
Libyan Security Agency Arrests Christians Accused of ProselytizingApril 19, 2023 — 04/19/2023 Libya (International Christian Concern) – Two American school teachers accused of being “missionaries inviting Muslim Libyans to convert to Christianity” were detained and deported to Tunisia last week by...
Over 8,000 Nigerian Christians Killed or Kidnapped Last Year According to New ReportApril 17, 2023 — 04/17/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law recently released a report estimating that, in 2022 alone, over 5,000 Nigerian Christians were...
44 People Killed in Jihadist Attack in Burkina FasoApril 11, 2023 — 04/11/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) - Islamic extremists recently launched multiple attacks in northern Burkina Faso. The militants targeted Kourakou and Tondobi villages and left at least 44 people...
Over 36 People Murdered in Brutal ADF AttackMarch 13, 2023 — 03/13/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) - In the early hours of the morning on Thursday, March 9, militants belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a village in the...
Christian Evangelist On the Run in SudanFebruary 15, 2023 — 2/15/2023 Sudan (International Christian Concern) - According to Morning Star News, a Christian evangelist in Sudan has been forced into hiding following attempted attacks by his angered Muslim relatives. His...
Twenty-Two Civilians Killed in DRC AttackFebruary 14, 2023 — 2/14/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) - Twenty-two civilians were killed in two separate attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday and Monday of this week. The attacks...
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...
Pope Visits South Sudan in a “Pilgrimage of Peace”February 3, 2023 — 2/3/2023 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) - After wrapping up his time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis is arriving in the war-torn nation of South Sudan today....
Christian Orphanage Founder Acquitted of All ChargesJanuary 30, 2023 — 1/30/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - ICC has previously reported on the arrest of Professor Solomon Tarfa, who, along with his wife, founded Du Merci orphanage in Nigeria’s Kano state in 1996....
Terrorist Threat on the Rise in TanzaniaJanuary 26, 2023 — 1/26/2023 Tanzania (International Christian Concern)—The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued a security alert to all Westerners and the general public on Jan. 25, following intelligence of a possible terrorist attack. ...
Church Bombing Kills 17 in the CongoJanuary 17, 2023 — 1/17/2023 Democratic Republic of Congo (International Christian Concern)—Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels detonated a homemade IED, killing at least 17 and injuring dozens more at a church in Kasindi,...
Catholic Priest Murdered in Burkina FasoJanuary 9, 2023 — 1/09/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) - On Monday, January 2, a Catholic priest was murdered by unidentified armed men. The priest, Father Jacques Yaro Zerbo, lived in the village...
Joint Military Task Force Rescues 100 Hostages From the ADFJanuary 6, 2023 — 1/06/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) - Recently, a joint military operation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo successfully rescued over one hundred civilians who were being held hostage...
Jihadism on the Rise in BeninJanuary 4, 2023 — 1/04/2023 Benin (International Christian Concern) - Jihadi violence spiked in the small West African nation of Benin during the second half of 2022. Extremist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the...
Dozens of Christians Killed or Abducted by Extremists in NigeriaJanuary 3, 2023 — 1/03/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Christmas Day, Fulani militants attacked Angwan Aku Village in Kaduna, a state located in the north of Nigeria. The attack occurred at 10...
