Fire kills 41 during mass in Cairo Copt church, officials say
Cairo – More than 40 people were killed in a blaze that broke out during a Sunday mass in... Read more
14 Aug, 2022
Nigeria arrests suspects behind deadly church attack
Abuja – Nigerian security forces have arrested suspected attackers of a church in the southwestern city of Owo that... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
DRC leader’s brother-in-law accused of stealing church land
Kinshasa – Catholic Church representatives in Kinshasa accused a brother-in-law of President Felix Tshisekedi of stealing church land, a... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Gunmen kidnap dozens after attacking several villages and churches in NW Nigeria
Kano – Gunmen from a criminal gang kidnapped 36 people after attacking several villages and two churches in Nigeria’s... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Nigeria church attack families hold funeral mass
Lagos – Families of victims from a church attack this month in southwest Nigeria on Friday held a funeral... Read more
18 Jun, 2022
Six congregants held after allegedly being found ‘naked’ in church with 11 children
Cape Town – Six members of an unidentified church in the North West province were arrested on Friday after... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
‘Death of dozens of faithful’ – Gunmen storm Nigeria Catholic church and kill ‘many’ worshippers
Lagos – Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing “many”... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
PICS | More than 30 die in stampede at Nigeria church food event
Abuja – More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria on Saturday after a stampede erupted during a... Read more
29 May, 2022
Burundi rapper jailed over video flouting ‘good morals’
Nairobi – Burundian rapper Olegue Baraka has been imprisoned for flouting “good morals” following the release of a promotional... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Egypt frees nine Coptic Christians arrested after protest
Cairo – Egyptian state security released nine Coptic Christians who had been detained for nearly three months following a protest demanding... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
