NEWS ALERT: Dutch Missionary Freed In Congo

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife KINSHASA/AMSTERDAM (BosNewsLife)-- Congolese police have released detained Dutch missionary Bram Krol after pressure from the Netherlands, friends and colleagues confirmed Friday, August 19.

Nigeria Christians Mourn Hundreds Killed By Islamic Militants, Many Kidnapped

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service nigeriachristiansABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in volatile Nigeria were mourning their dead Good Friday, April 18, ahead of Easter, after Islamic militants killed more than 200 people and kidnapped hundreds others in the region, including two priests and a nun.

Nigeria Terror Kills 160, Christians Targeted

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service nigeria-3ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- At least 160 have died in terrorist related violence this week in Nigeria’s Yobe and Borno States, following other deadly anti-Christian attacks across the troubled African nation, activists and other sources said.

Sudan Christians Urge Prayers Amid Widespread Killings

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ap-lra-josephine-near-the-border-with-sudan-eng-210-9feb091KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Sudanese Christians have urged fellow believers around the world to pray for them as armed groups are kidnapping and killing church leaders and other Christians, an advocacy group with close knowledge about the situation told BosNewsLife Tuesday , September 15.

NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Militants Attack Catholic Church; Several Injured

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By Paul Jongas, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Nigeria GOMBE, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in northeastern Nigeria were lucky to be alive after suspected Islamic militants attacked the Catholic church where they were worshiping, injuring at least two police men and several others.

NEWS ALERT: Boko Haram Claims Deadly Church Attack In Nigeria

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service BAUCHI, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 15 people at an evangelical church in northern Nigeria.

Somaliland Frees Christian Couple Jailed For Evangelism

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife HARGEISA, SOMALILAND (BosNewsLife)-- A married Christian couple detained for evangelizing in Muslim-majority Somaliland have neem released, well-informed...

Nigeria Authorities Detain 500 After Violence Kills Pastors

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service grain1ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Some 500 suspects remained detained Thursday, December 11, for their alleged involvement in rioting sparked by Muslim attacks on Christians, that left at least six pastors dead and some 500 others killed.

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Missionaries, Christians Trapped In Islamic ‘War Zone’

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigerian missionaries and other Christians were reportedly trapped Wednesday, June 20, in what they called a "war zone" as an Islamic group went on a killing spree in northern Nigeria, targeting churches and other sites.

Egypt Christian Woman Killed For Showing Cross

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service youngwomanCAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egyptian police was under pressure Wednesday, April 9, to speed up an investigation into the killing of a young Christian woman by angry Islamists, friends said.