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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 place at around 4 p.m. in the village of Namacuili, in the far south of […]

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,.

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council is urging Parliament to fast-track the Khadi Courts Bill 2026. The bill was gazetted in February 2026, and is currently undergoing the due parliamentary processes. If successful, it will subject all Ugandans, including Christians and.

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested 33 members of a gang responsible for the violent attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, in Eruku town in Kwara state, last November. The suspects were arrested in coordinated raids ​across.

Stories of Faith

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 governed by Islam, which is more than just religion, but a way of life. When […]

“It is the war that forced us to come here”, says Alia a mother of two, who fled with her family to a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in southern Sudan. “We arrived on April 22, 2023 and up.

Though he is only in his early 30s, Waswa is the father of many at his orphanage in Uganda where he is restoring the hope of abandoned children. He can do this because he himself has found the source of.

Like so many children in Africa, Worke did not grow up sheltered from the bitter realities of life. “I was born in Ethiopia. My childhood was extremely hard. Each morning, before going to school, I had to tend to our.

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.