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.
Burkina Faso: ACN is helping the victims of terrorism
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The commitment also includes a fund to be established for the families so that they can eventually support themselves through income generating projects in the longer term, such as livestock rearing and horticulture.
Nigeria: Michael Nnadi & Bolanle Ataga—martyrs walking toward the barking dogs
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According to Muhammad [one of the kidnappers], they had killed Michael because he kept asking them to repent and turn their lives around from their evil ways.
In Burkina Faso, terrorism and COVID-19—‘a disaster within a disaster’—pose a double threat
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“the gravity of the situation is unchanged, and indeed in some places even worse” than before the pandemic, with almost a million people left homeless and a total absence of any effective response from either national or international authorities.
In Niger, in time of the virus, fears of anti-Christian violence
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Yet, despite his confidence in the government, the bishop warned that “we have to be on our guard, nonetheless, as the reactions of the fundamentalist Muslim extremists are unpredictable."
In Nigeria, a priest reflects on deadly Fulani attack in light of Easter season
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"I asked myself why it was that I organized an occasion to honor the mother of God and this would happen on this same day. I wondered where our Mother was that she could not intervene but allowed these people to suffer."
In Mozambique, insurgents wage war hidden by ‘law of silence’
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"There are many financial interests and those who are funding all this are finding fertile ground due to the poverty, the lack of opportunities and the resulting youth unemployment."
