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.
Nigerian prelate pleads for dialogue in wake of wave of killings
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"But even in the midst of violence caused either by Boko Haram, militant herdsmen or yet to be identified “foreign invaders,” I believe peace is very possible as we are determined to sustain the culture of civilized conduct and peace."
Nigerian bishop fears for the worst from attacks by Fulani herdsmen
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"Don’t do as you did in Rwanda; don’t wait for the genocide to happen before intervening!”
Bishop hopes peace talks will bring South Sudanese refugees home
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“This peace would allow them to go back to their homes and live in a dignified way, not as they do in the camps where there are so many difficulties.”
Mozambique bishop calls for calm after burst of jihadist terror
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"So far nobody can confirm with any certainty whom we are dealing with. There were no common factors among the victims of the attacks, who were from different villages and of different religions. It doesn’t appear to be a persecution of Christians specificallyo far nobody can confirm with any certainty whom we are dealing with,” he continued, adding that “there were no common factors among the victims of the attacks, who were from different villages and of different religions. It ...
In Madagascar, Church faces corrupt rule, Islamization
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"Yes, the rise of Islamism is palpable! You can see it everywhere! It is an invasion. With money from the Gulf States and from Pakistan, they ‘buy’ people. You see young men setting off to study in Saudi Arabia, and when they come back they are imams."
Nigerian bishop says there is ‘plan to Islamicize the Christian areas’
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“When the attacks take place, there are never any police or soldiers present. Quite apart from the fact that the Fulani tribesmen cannot afford the luxury of such sophisticated weapons. So who is funding them?”





