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The DRC government confirmed on Sunday 07 June 2026, that the country had 488 confirmed cases of Ebola and 86 deaths. These figures have steadily risen since the epidemic was officially announced mid May. Christians in the country are dealing with safeguarding their lives both from the disease and from unrelenting militant attacks. Insurgents have […]

Over the course of May, dozens of Christians have been killed in the latest spate of attacks occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On May 13, ADF rebels slaughtered 21 people and burnt down homes, in the majority Christian.

Cabo Delgado is experiencing another wave of attacks, aggravating the humanitarian and security crisis faced in northern Mozambique. According to the Mozambique Times, insurgents killed at least four people and burnt houses on Friday 08 May 2026. The attack took.

Ethiopia is navigating one of the most complex and volatile political landscapes in Africa. While some tensions have religious overtones, the most destabilizing dynamics arise from disputes over governance structures, the history of the country, regional differences, and the nature of the Ethiopian state itself.  The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC), historically linked to state power,.

Stories of Faith

A couple of years ago, Jennifer fled to Uganda as a refugee. She grew up across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). That area of the country had been dominated by the notorious ADF rebels. The group is affiliated to the Islamic State and in their effort to turn the area into […]

When Thessakpe* became a Christian in 2017, his choice wasn’t too costly. He lived in an animist community in Togo, near the border with Burkina Faso, and his new faith was tolerated. He lived and worshiped freely in the community..

Light, love and laughter have come into their lives; leaving little indication that Charity and her three children are survivors of a Boko Haram attack. In their remote village of Guyaku, in northern Nigeria, being a Christian comes with significant.

A simple act of reading the bible doesn’t warrant much attention in some parts of the world. But in the small farming community in Ethiopia where Bedru* and his family live, it resulted in intense persecution. The area is primarily.

The Arise Africa Campaign

Join the global campaign to stop violence and persecution in Sub Saharan Africa.

Violent persecution continues to rage in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Right now, an estimated 16.2 million* SSA Christians are displaced by targeted violence and conflict.

Churches in Sub-Saharan Africa are calling upon the body of Christ around the world to stand with them, as one, to stop the violence.

It is time to break the silence and start the healing.