Persecution of Eritrean Jehovah’s Witnesses Condemned by Human Rights Experts
Thirty years after Eritrea revoked the citizenship of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a recent raid saw 23 members of the faith group imprisoned for practicing their faith.
After UMC Approves Same-Sex Marriage, Unrest Breaks Out in Liberian Church
Protests broke out on Sunday at the New Georgia United Methodist Church in Monrovia over the suspension of an outspoken critic of same-sex marriage. The protests spread to other churches in the capital, prompting riot police to intervene.
Church-Linked Groups Are Helping South Sudanese Refugees Live Like Locals in Uganda
Responding to crisis, a coalition of church organizations is providing education, skills trainings, and farming equipment to help refugees become self-reliant.
African Faith Leaders and Environmentalists Push for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
An event advocating for the treaty was organized as part of the Season of Creation, an event observed annually by Christian denominations and Christian climate activists from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4.
Rwanda Government Shuts More Than 5,000 Churches, Claiming Code Violations
‘The government gave us five years to comply and kept giving us reminders. That ended last year in September,’ said Anglican Archbishop Laurent Mbanda.
Kenyan Youth Protesters Hold Christian Leaders to Account as They Force Economic Changes
'It is a wakeup call for the churches,' said an Anglican priest. 'The churches should remain independent, and I think the youth are angry that this is not the case.'
It Was Meant To Be a Christian Utopia. Now This Nigerian Community Is Helpless Against Rising Seas
Buildings have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean, an increasingly common image along the vulnerable West African coast.
Ivory Coast Splits With UMC but Kenya and Other African Conferences Slow To Follow
‘You don’t throw away the relationship of your sibling because you do not agree on an issue,’ said a former UMC bishop from Nairobi.
Africa’s Six Anglican Women Bishops Meet and Issue Call to Combat Africa’s ‘Triple Threat’
The weeklong gathering outside Kenya's capital focused on gender-based violence, teenage pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS, saying the Anglican churches in Africa have been silent on these issues affecting many African women.
Leading African Ecumenical Group Elects First Female President
The Rev. Lydia Chituku Neshangwe, a Presbyterian minister, became the first woman to lead the ecumenical All Africa Conference of Churches.