Sub-Saharan Africa now at the centre of Islamist extremist threats to Christians

Sub-Saharan Africa now at the centre of Islamist extremist threats to Christians

SUB-SAHARAN Africa is now the epicentre of violence against Christians, as Islamist extremism spreads across the region, the latest World Watch List reports. The rapid spread of violence across the region was the most disturbing trend picked up by the study, said the charity Open Doors, which produces the list each year, in which it…

Archbishop calls for cycle of violence to be broken in Nigeria

Archbishop calls for cycle of violence to be broken in Nigeria

HUNDREDS of people have died in the escalation of violence in Plateau State, Nigeria, in recent weeks. Dozens of attacks by Fulani herders on villages were reported last month (News, 5 May). Conflict between the mostly Christian farmers and the herders, who are Muslim, has been going on for decades, but has intensified in recent…