The Voice of the suffering in Africa
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Captive in the desert: the blessing of the great silence
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"I suffered. But the great silence was also a blessing. You find yourself experiencing an inner journey that takes you far and deep.”
Ethiopia: ‘we can live in peaceful coexistence’
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"It is imperative that this apartheid constitution is replaced by a new one, which finally will turn Ethiopia into the country that most Ethiopians have wanted for at least 50 years: a democratic federalist state."
During war in Mozambique, ‘those who suffer most are the poor’
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"We cannot be indifferent to the suffering, the pain, the death of so many of our brothers and sisters.”
Nigeria: danger of stigmatization of Fulani
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"there are always accusations and counter accusations either between the Fulani and the local groups, between Christians and Muslims, or between farmers and herdsmen, so much so that the facts are beclouded."
ACN announces $120,000 emergency aid for jihadist-plagued Mozambique
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"They have burned down churches and destroyed convents, and also abducted two sisters. But almost nobody has paid any attention to this new focus of terror and jihadist violence in Africa."
Democratic Republic of the Congo: violence continues to escalate
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"Fighting within the communities on a national level is possibly being used as a pretext to hide a conspiracy between internal and external players to obscure the ruthless exploitation of natural resources."
