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.
Central African Republic: Bishop asks prayers for peace
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“How is one to show a face of loving tenderness in the midst of so much violence?”
Bishop labels killing of Christian farmers in Nigeria’s Middle Belt ‘calculated genocide’
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“It appears as though what is happening here is part of a grand conspiracy. Our national government has not shown convincing signs of real commitment to end the carnage."
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."
