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One of the deadliest single attacks of the year just hit civilian workers in northeastern Nigeria. 30 fishermen and loggers were killed in a coordinated strike, Truth Nigeria reported on 26 May 2026. The victims were ordinary men trying to make a living in the forests and waterways of the...
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Comfort Sunday, a 25 year old Christian woman from Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria, has escaped seven months of Boko Haram captivity after refusing to convert to Islam under daily death threats. She gave birth to a baby in the terrorist camp without medical care...
Catholic News
Christian aid organisations are now leading emergency Ebola response across the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation declared a "public health emergency of international concern" on 17 May after 246 suspected cases and 80 confirmed deaths.
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The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya has just announced a national prayer initiative aiming to mobilise one million Kenyan Christians as intercessors ahead of the country's 2027 general election. The announcement, reported by Christian Daily on 24 May 2026, comes amid sharp economic...
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The Nigerian Armed Forces have repelled a coordinated cross border assault from the Lake Chad Basin, Truth Nigeria reported on 26 May 2026. The defensive victory follows the recent 17 May joint US Nigeria air strike at Metele, which killed more than 20 Islamic State and ISWAP fighters and...
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Fulani ethnic militia have killed four more Christians in fresh attacks across Benue State, central Nigeria, according to Truth Nigeria reporting on 26 May 2026. The killings continue the deadly southward expansion that has terrorised Plateau, Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, and now Benue for...
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The World Health Organization has declared the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. As of 17 May 2026, the outbreak has produced 246 suspected cases and 80 confirmed deaths. Christian medical missions are...
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Joint US Nigeria air strikes obliterated an ISWAP command position near the remote village of Metele in northeastern Nigeria's Borno State on 17 May 2026. Over 20 Islamic State and ISWAP fighters were killed. The operation deployed MQ 9 Reaper drones and AC 130 gunships, with the Nigerian...
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The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have publicly praised their partnerships with Christian churches at high profile services this week. Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, speaking at an Evangelical Lutheran Church service in Iringa Region, said religious institutions remain...
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ADF International has launched a court case at the East African Court of Justice on behalf of Banyamulenge Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The case, filed on 16 May 2026, demands accountability for the 18 January 2026 attack on Uvira, during which Congolese...
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US forces, partnered with Nigeria's Armed Forces, have eliminated Abu Bilal al Minuki, identified as ISIS's second in command globally. The operation was announced by President Donald Trump on 16 May 2026 as "a meticulously planned and very complex mission."
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Boko Haram or ISWAP militants abducted 40 schoolchildren, including children under age 5, from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira/Uba County, Borno State, Nigeria at approximately 9 a.m. on 15 May 2026. The raid occurred 10 to 15 minutes after a military patrol departed.