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NIGERIA: Bishop Kukah – ‘Genocide is happening in Nigeria’
Systematic violence against Nigerian Christians by Fulani herdsmen constitutes genocide, according to a leading Catholic bishop who…
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MOZAMBIQUE: World turns its back as crisis worsens
As the crisis caused by the jihadist incursion into northern Mozambique worsens, the international community is failing…
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SYRIA: Cathedral rises up from the ashes of persecution
A restored cathedral in Aleppo, which was bombed countless times, is to be officially re-opened – a…
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NIGERIA: ‘Leah Sharibu must have been raped and forced to convert’
A Nigerian cleric close to the family of kidnapped schoolgirl Leah Sharibu has rejected rumours that the…
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EU & MOZAMBIQUE: EU says Mozambique in danger of becoming new centre of jihadist extremism
Alarmed by jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique, the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs has called for…
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IRAQ: Charity accuses international community of failing Iraq’s Christians
If the international community does not take immediate action, forced emigration could decimate what remains of the…
![Families who fled Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique after it was attacked by Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah on 26th June 2020.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/0702Mozambique-3-e1593700318456.jpeg)
MOZAMBIQUE: ‘Islamist terrorists now want the whole province’
Jihadists wreaking havoc in the north of Mozambique are determined to seize the whole of Cabo Delgado…
![Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria (Credit: Aid to the Church in Need)](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ACN-20160704-43171-e1578070065565.jpg)
NIGERIA: Corruption and weakness are killing us
Weak and corrupt government in Nigeria is to blame for conflict spiralling out of control, according to…
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BURKINA FASO: Terrorists are driving us out
Escalating jihadist activity in Burkina Faso is turning dozens of populated areas into ghost towns – according…
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NIGER: Fears that COVID-19 riots could lead to Church attacks
Niger’s Christians fear they could be attacked, following violent protests by “fundamentalist Muslim extremists” over COVID-19 bans…
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MOZAMBIQUE: Bishop speaks out following attacks blamed on ISIS
A bishop in Mozambique has spoken out about a spate of devastating attacks by jihadists – including…
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SRI LANKA: Betrayal of the victims
On the first anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Easter Day attacks, a priest who ministered to the wounded…