Former Orthodox leader was long confined for resisting government requests to excommunicate thousands of members.

A shared faith isn’t sufficient in preventing ethnic violence.

Hundreds killed by Eritrean soldiers, alleges deacon at the Church of St. Mary of Zion, which Ethiopian Orthodox believe hosts the Ark of the Covenant.

Dozens of persecuted believers released on bail. But hundreds reportedly remain imprisoned in the “North Korea of Africa.”

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.

The history of the Axum Empire and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

40,000 African migrants—many of whom are Christians fleeing Eritrea or Sudan—considered “infiltrators” in need of urgent deportation.

So reports World Watch Monitor on the tragic Lampedusa shipwreck off Italian island.

Nearly 40 Protestants arrested after completing military training.

Fourth Protestant in a year killed by government forces.