Tag: Niger

Jihadist terrorism continues in Niger

The plea for a ceasefire by Pope Francis in Niger falls on deaf ears

Priest kidnapped in Niger in 2018 seen in recent jihadist video

There are many jihadists groups working in Southern Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali

Sub-Saharan Africa remains one the most dangerous regions for Christians

Christianophobia in Africa is the result of decades of sharia law propaganda targeting non-Muslims.

Interreligious dialogue can help resolve insecurity in the Sahel

Africa’s Sahel region, especially Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad have been on the receiving end of recurrent terrorist attacks

Episcopate of Burkina Faso: 'Our country is on the verge of extinction.'

"The risk of Burkina Faso disappearing is real", says Secretary-general of the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger.

Rising islamist threat in the Sahel region, Bishop says

25 soldiers killed in recent attack on Niger's border with Mali

Christianity and persecution increase in Africa

As Christianity grows quickly across the continent, the potential for inter-religious conflict increases.

UN warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in the Sahel

More than 860,000 people have been displaced in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger due to growing extremist attacks

“Convert or be killed!" Christian family hardly escapes attack by Boko Haram

The persecution of Christians is rapidly increasing across Nigeria — sometimes in the form of outright massacres

Catholic parish attacked in Niger

Catholic priest is wounded during an attack on his parish in the Diocese of Niamey in the West African nation of Niger,