Cairo blaze highlights problem of unsafe makeshift churches
Cairo – An electrical fire that turned a crowded Cairo church into a deathtrap highlights a persistent problem, say... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Twins, triplets among child victims of Cairo church blaze
Cairo – Mourners in Egypt attended a memorial service on Tuesday for victims of a Coptic church fire in... Read more
17 Aug, 2022
Anger flares at slow response to deadly Cairo church fire
Cairo – Egyptians voiced outrage on Monday over reports that firefighters and paramedics took over an hour to respond... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Egyptians mourn 41 killed in Cairo Coptic church fire
Cairo – Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
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
