Eritrea
Quick To ListenEpisode 254|53minThe Bloody Conflict Dividing Ethiopia’s ChristiansA shared faith isn’t sufficient in preventing ethnic violence.
Two Slave Brothers Birthed Africa’s Oldest State ChurchThe history of the Axum Empire and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Witnesses Recall Church Massacre in Ethiopia’s Holy City of AxumHundreds killed by Eritrean soldiers, alleges deacon at the Church of St. Mary of Zion, which Ethiopian Orthodox believe hosts the Ark of the Covenant.
Ethiopia’s Evangelical Prime Minister Wins Nobel Peace PrizeRecognized for stewarding a breakthrough peace agreement with Eritrea with a “revivalist” spirit, Abiy Ahmed also helped end a historic church schism among the Orthodox.
Eritrea Frees Evangelical Prisoners Due to COVID-19Dozens of persecuted believers released on bail. But hundreds reportedly remain imprisoned in the “North Korea of Africa.”
Created for Asylum Seekers, Israel Intends to Deport Thousands40,000 African migrants—many of whom are Christians fleeing Eritrea or Sudan—considered “infiltrators” in need of urgent deportation.
Many of 250 Drowned Migrants Were African Christians Fleeing PersecutionSo reports World Watch Monitor on the tragic Lampedusa shipwreck off Italian island.
