RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Calls for the Appointment of a U.S. Presidential Special Envoy to Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region

Save the Persecuted Christians | March 18, 2020 Coalition Partner, International Committee on Nigeria, Launches #SilentSlaughter Campaign WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) joined the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) at…

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AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs

Hudson Institute | Nina Shea | Jan. 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the Church…

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Extremists shoot dead two pastors after Christmas Day service in Central African Republic

Barnabas Fund | January 6, 2020 Two pastors were shot dead by Muslim militants as they travelled together by car after a Christmas service on 25 December in the Central…

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CAR – Extremists shoot dead two pastors after Christmas Day service in Central African Republic

Barnabas Fund | Jan. 6, 2020 Two pastors were shot dead by Muslim militants as they traveled together by car after a Christmas service on 25 December in the Central…

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USA – Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa

Military Times | Diana Stancy Correll The Pentagon is considering significantly cutting back its U.S. presence in West Africa, according to a new report. U.S. troops in Africa have focused…

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AFRICA – As Christianity grows in Africa, anti-Christian persecution rises

Crux | Crux Staff | Dec. 11, 2019 YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - According to a new Pew Research Center report, there are already more Christians in Africa than any other continent.…

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CAR – 77-year-old French-Spanish nun beheaded in Central African Republic

Canadian Press | May 22,2019 BANGUI, Central African Republic — A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun who taught impoverished women and girls in volatile Central African Republic has been decapitated, local authorities…

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