Africa
Kenya: Church Told to Speak Out On Graft
The Star – Cord deputy leader Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka has today challenged the church to speak up on the rampant corruption being witnessed in the country. Kalonzo said the voice
Nigeria: Boko Haram’s Corpses Should Be Given to Pigs – Oritsejafor
The Premium Times – The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor, has condemned Monday’s bomb explosion in Abuja. He said the perpetrators are not human beings
Nigeria: Christian Elders Urge Proactive Measures on Insurgency
Daily Trust, Kano — The Christian Elders’ Forum of Northern States (NOSCEF) has asked the federal government to be more proactive in curtailing the Boko Haram insurgency, saying Nigeria cannot
Ghana: Miracles not substitute to planning – Pastor Otabil
Ghana News Agency – Pastor Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, has said Christians should learn to plan and execute their mission on earth even
Oscar Pistorius Apologizes to Family for Killing Reeva Steenkamp; Tells Court ‘I’m Scared to Sleep’
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused in the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, started his testimony at his murder trial
Kenyan Churches Oppose Polygamy Legalization
By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter Churches across the East African nation of Kenya have expressed opposition to a bill that if signed into law would legalize polygamous marriages. As
Nigeria: Armed Men Storm Church, Shoot Man, 70
Daily Trust, Abeokuta — Ten armed men yesterday stormed the St. John Anglican Church, Oke-Sopen, Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State in two vehicles and shot a 70 year old man
Nigeria: Christian Group Holds Reconciliatory Meeting in Zaria
Daily Trust, Zaria — Members of the Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (CPFN) yesterday held a reconciliatory meeting in Zaria, where the two disputing blocs agreed to bury their differences
Liberia: Ellen Meets Pope Francis
The NEWS (Monrovia)- President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has thanked Pope Francis and the Catholic Church for its commitment to peace and reconciliation as well as the Church’s contributions in the fields
Rwanda: Church Trains Genocide Convicts to Atone
The New Times – Mushaka Catholic church in Rusizi District has a new approach of reconciling members of its congregation who perpetrators and survivors of the 1994Genocide against Tutsi. This
