Posts Tagged ‘africa’
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Increase in Islamist attacks in Niger show signs of growing threat
Four attacks within the last three weeks in Niger have raised the spectre of a growing Islamist threat in the country.
In the latest attack on Tuesday (June 11), unidentified armed men attacked a para
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Catholic population surges across the Global South
Gains in Asia and Africa are making up for losses in Europe among the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, according to Vatican statistics released Monday (May 13), signaling a shift of the church’s center of gravity toward the Globa...
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Catholicism in Africa seen as success story
— In the past century, Roman Catholicism has grown faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world, leading to calls during recent papal transitions for an African to head the church as pope.
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Widest church grouping raises funds for Boko Haram’s almost 800 victims during 2012
The most dangerous country for a Christian to live during 2012 was, arguably, Nigeria. That’s what research for the 2013 edition of the World Watch List shows up: it’s produced by the global Christian organisation Open Doors, w...
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The ‘Untouchables’ come to NRB 2013 in Nashville
The Dalits, also known as the “untouchables” and “outcastes,” make up nearly one quarter of India’s 1.2 billion people. There are an estimated 250 million Dalits and they make up history’s longest-standing oppressed people group.
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Swaziland police break up church meeting
The national coordinator of Swaziland’s United Democratic Front, (SUDF) says the country’s police violated the constitution by disrupting church prayers organized by the group.Wandile DluDlu says despite repeated requests, the ...
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Mugabe announces referendum date
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has issued an official proclamation setting a March 16 date for a referendum on a proposed new constitution, a move that sets the stage for national elections later this year.
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For Mali church leader, liberation of main cities in northern Mali gives relief, anxiety
By Jeremy Reynalds NORTHERN MALI (ANS) – The liberation of the main cities of Northern Mali has created a great sense of relief and joy in the country, but the task of reconstruction and reconciliation is huge. Mali is a ...
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Bible institute reaches out to incarcerated teens in Sierra Leone
Crossroad Bible Institute recently announced the opening of a new satellite campus in Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world.
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Africa’s French citizens take Islamist threats in stride
French strikes on al-Qaida-linked rebels in Mali have raised the risk of revenge attacks on French citizens in parts of Africa, officials say, although expatriates and foreign companies were mainly taking the threats in their s...