The escalation of Al-Shabaab violence continues across East Africa
The terrorist group operates among others in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya.
Three Christians were killed by government forces in Ethiopia
The Holy Synod called the actions of the regional forces “public murder.”
Three killed in attack on Ethiopian church
Three people were killed and at least four injured by alleged security forces.
Salesians arrested in early November in Ethiopia have been released
The Ethiopian government closely monitors international cooperation organisations, including those linked to the Catholic Church
Ethiopian rebels took control over historic rock-hewn churches
As residents flee the town of Lalibela, the deputy mayor raised concerns about their safety and that of these ancient churches.
78 priests massacred by troops headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate
The Nobel Prize committee refuses to revoke Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Nobel Peace Prize despite accusations of ethnic cleansing.
Pilgrims avoided Ethiopia’s historic churches at Easter
COVID-19 pandemic and recent fighting in Tigray sway tourists away from Lalibela rock churches.
The tragic fate of Eritrean Christian
UN agencies estimate that hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have fled the country to Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt in recent years.
President Biden appoints special envoy for Horn of Africa
Eritrea was once again named in the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s latest report.