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Nigeria Women Protest Against Massacre Of Christians

March 15, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

storye3a5df9929f19361fd83056d6de97461JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of women dressed in black have marched through the streets of the troubled Nigerian city of Jos "to mourn, pray and protest" against the killings of possible hundreds of people, most of them Christians, by suspected Muslim mobs.

BREAKING NEWS: Morocco Deports Christian Aid Workers In Massive Crackdown

March 13, 2010

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

image004RABAT, MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- A baby boy was reportedly fighting for his life Saturday, March 13, after Moroccan authorities expelled his Christian foster parents and some 70 other foreign Christian aid workers for allegedly trying to convert local Muslims.

BREAKING NEWS: Attacks Against Christian Villages Kill 200 In Nigeria

March 8, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service with Voice of America Correspondent Scott Stearns reporting from Lagos

Nigerian_Nigeria_army_soldiers_news_01December2008_003LAGOS/JOS (BosNewsLife)-- Bodies of the dead — including many women and children — lined dusty streets in three mostly Christian villages south of Nigeria's regional capital of Jos early Monday, March 8, after rioters armed with machetes "slaughtered" over 200 people here, witnesses said.

Eritrea Christian Dies In Prison Camp; Pastor Released

February 21, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in a detention camp in Eritrea faced a difficult Sunday, February 21, as news emerged that one of their fellow inmate died of a heart attack in the notorious Alla Military Camp after alleged abuses.

Ethiopia Detains Bible Distributor On “Terrorism” Charges

February 19, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Friday, February 19, that Ethiopian authorities would press "terrorism" charges against a Christian convert who has been detained since May for distributing Bibles and abandoning Islam, well-informed Christians said.

Morocco Security Forces Raid Bible Study Group; American Deported

February 12, 2010

By BosNewsLife News Center

RABAT, MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- Moroccan security forces raided a Bible study group and detained 18 Moroccans while deporting an American citizen, BosNewsLife learned Friday, February 12.

Christians In Somalia Face More Killings

January 31, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

mujaahidiiiiiiinMOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Somalia faced more difficulties Sunday, January 31, as a militant Islamist group associated with al-Qaida attacked areas controlled by government troops and peacekeepers leaving at least 19 dead and scores injured.

Nigeria Christians Rebuild After Clashes Kill Hundreds

January 30, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

A Nigerian soldier patrols through destroyed buildings following days of religious violence in Jos, Nigeria  2010JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm returned to the Nigerian city of Jos Saturday, January 30, after hundreds of people were killed in days of clashes between Muslims and Christians, missionaries said.

NEWS ALERT: Over 40 Killed After Muslims Attack Nigeria Church

January 18, 2010

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

1_22_022306_nigeriaABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Over 40 people have been killed in the Nigerian city of Jos in the country's Plateau State, after around 200 Muslim youths attacked Christians near a Catholic Church sparking retaliatory violence, Christian rights investigators said Monday, January 18.

Massive New Year and Christmas Attacks In Arab World, Africa, Asia

January 13, 2010

By BosNewsLife Center with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos iraq_cristiani_1_(400_x_280)BAGHDAD/CAIRO/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- Rights investigators said Wednesday, January 13, there has been "a surge ofattacks" against Christians since December, with deaths, detentions and destruction reported in the Arab world, Africa and Asia.