Insurgents Attack Military Base in MaliJuly 27, 2022 — 07/27/22 Mali (International Christian Concern) - On Friday, June 22, Mali’s Kati military base, located outside the capital of Bamako, was attacked by jihadi militants. The Kati military base is...
ICC Supporting Children Orphaned by Radicalized Fulani MilitantsJuly 26, 2022 — 07/25/22 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Nigeria's northern region has become a burial ground for Christians as radicalized Islamic Fulani militias continue to target Christian farmers in the country's middle...
Catholic Priest Abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State was MurderedJuly 23, 2022 — By Valkyrie Armstrong 07/23/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Last week, ICC reported on two Catholic priests kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria, on Friday, July 15. Unfortunately, ICC has since...
Pastor’s Family Killed in Northeastern NigeriaJuly 22, 2022 — 07/22/22 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this month, a pastor and his sons were killed by armed militants in northeast Nigeria. On July 5, gunmen shot Reverend Daniel Umaru,...
DRC President’s Brother-in-Law Accused of Stealing Land from the ChurchJuly 21, 2022 — 07/21/22 DRC (International Christian Concern) - DRC President Felix Tshisekedi’s brother-in-law has been accused of stealing land by members of the Catholic Church in Kinshasa who called it “state banditry.”...
Catholic Priest Killed in NigeriaJuly 20, 2022 — 07/20/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented level of insecurity despite a declaration in the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which states that...
Christians in Nigeria Attempt to Rebuild Their Farms Following Destruction by MilitantsJuly 15, 2022 — 07/15/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Nigeria’s northern Plateau state is a battleground between Christian farmers and Muslim Fulani herdsmen. Muslim Fulani militants, Fulani herders who have become radicalized, have...
61,000 Boko Haram Suspects Held in Northern NigeriaJuly 14, 2022 — 07/14/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Tuesday, July 12, Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, announced that over 61,000 Boko Haram members and gang members were imprisoned in Nigerian prisons...
Nigerian Government Denies Concerns of Persecution Against ChristiansJuly 9, 2022 — 07/09/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - In a statement on Monday, July 4, Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, denied concerns of persecution against Christians in Nigeria...
22 Killed by Jihadists in Burkina FasoJuly 5, 2022 — 07/05/2022 (International Christian Concern) Burkina Faso- A jihadist attack on Sunday night in northwest Burkina Faso left 22 people dead and many others injured, according to a report published by Burkina...
Living a Nightmare: Kahindo’s Encounter with the ADFJune 28, 2022 — 06/28/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – On March 20 of this year, Kahindo, 25, and her two-year-old daughter Nuela were captured from their village by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF),...
Christian Persecution in Nigeria a Hot Topic at International Religious Freedom SummitJune 24, 2022 — 06/24/2022 (International Christian Concern) Nigeria - The second annual International Religious Freedom Summit will run from June 28-30 in Washington, D.C. Among the topics discussed is China’s persecution of Uyghur...
Over 100 Killed in Attack in Burkina FasoJune 23, 2022 — 06/22/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) - This past Saturday, more than 100 people were killed in an attack by extremists in northern Burkina Faso. The violence occurred in the...
Gunmen Attack Two Churches in Northern NigeriaJune 20, 2022 — 06/20/2022 (International Christian Concern) Nigeria- On Sunday, June 19, gunmen attacked two churches, Maranatha Baptist Church and St. Moses Catholic Church, in Nigeria’s northwest state of Kaduna. The gunmen reportedly...
Islamic State Claims Attacks on Christian VillageJune 18, 2022 — 06/18/2022 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) – ISIS has claimed responsibility for attacks on several Christian villages in Caba Delgado, Mozambique, that happened between May 23 and May 31. Six villages...
ECWA Issues Warning about Nigerian Presidential ElectionsJune 17, 2022 — 06/17/2022 (International Christian Concern) Nigeria - The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) denomination in Nigeria cautioned the 2023 Nigerian presidential elections from having a Muslim/Muslim ballot or Christian/Christian ballot, citing...
