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YWAM Rallies After 11 Missionaries Killed, 8 Wounded in Tanzania Bus Accident
Darlene Cunningham: “We have not seen a tragedy of this magnitude in all of [our] history … [leaders’] deaths create a massive vacuum” for Youth With a Mission.”
He Fact-Checks Christians Who Have Experienced the Worst
He’s an East African researcher for Open Doors. The work has counterintuitively affected his faith.
Africa’s Top 10 Bible Verses
Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their corner of the continent includes—and misses.
Africa’s Wall Street Quiets Christian Worship
In the commercial capital of Malawi, Pentecostal pastors and churches face fines or removal for making a joyful noise.
Ethiopia-Tigray Peace Agreement Contains Biblical Mandate
Two-year war ends with the African Union’s first test of transitional justice, as believers continue to debate the rights and wrongs of each side.
Africa’s Worst Famine in Decades Threatens Family Unity and Human Dignity
The plight of herding communities facing hunger echoes Old Testament examples.
Christian Aid Agencies Have a New Approach to Famine
Relief has changed in time for Africa’s worst food shortage in 80 years.
Church Asks for Help Feeding People and Animals in Ethiopia
Christians share grazing pasture as climate crisis devastates the region.
Eritrean Patriarch Abune Antonios Dies After 16 Years in Detention
Former Orthodox leader was long confined for resisting government requests to excommunicate thousands of members.
Most Kenyan Churches Ban Politicians from Pulpits, Except for Methodists
Evangelicals join Anglicans, Catholics, and Presbyterians in restricting campaigning during worship services.
Is COVID-19 God’s Punishment? African Christians Debate as Their Presidents Die
The deaths of Tanzania’s John Magufuli, announced today, and Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza last summer feed discussion over God’s approach to corporate sin and repentance.
Tanzania’s President Focused on Prayer as Coronavirus Cases Climbed
East African nation has no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines.
Christians Debate Paying Tithes to African Churches Closed by Coronavirus
New appeals for digital offerings in Kenya and Rwanda face pushback from congregants sheltering at home and out of work
Ethiopia’s Evangelical Prime Minister Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Recognized for stewarding a breakthrough peace agreement with Eritrea with a “revivalist” spirit, Abiy Ahmed also helped end a historic church schism among the Orthodox.
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