Nigeria: 100 students freed after kidnapping
December 9, 2025
Authorities have released 100 children abducted last month from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Nigeria.
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Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked in South Sudan; suspect arrested
December 5, 2025
A small single-propeller airplane belonging to Samaritan’s Purse was hijacked by an armed man Tuesday (Dec. 2) in South Sudan. The Cessna Grand Caravan was
African Christian leaders, health nonprofits fill gaps
December 3, 2025
African Christian leaders attending a conference with faith-based health organizations in late November called for countries on the continent to do more to replace U.S. Agency for International Development funds cut by the Trump administration.
Wife of slain missionary sentenced to 24 years in Angolan prison
December 2, 2025
The wife of 44-year-old SIM USA missionary Beau Shroyer, who was fatally stabbed in 2024, in Lubango, Angola — near where the couple and their five children lived — has reportedly been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in an Angolan prison.
‘All hands on deck’: Nigerian president declares security emergency after continued violence
December 2, 2025
Nigeria’s president responded to a surge in violence and abductions by declaring a nationwide security emergency, ordering the massive recruitment and deployment of law enforcement officers and armed forces personnel.
Texas/Ukrainian Baptist churches launch partnership
November 20, 2025
Leaders from the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Ukrainian Baptist Union signed an agreement Nov. 18 establishing church-to-church partnerships between Texas and Ukrainian Baptist churches.
‘Banned’: Russian courts ban unregistered Baptists’ activities
November 14, 2025
Russian courts have banned at least 10 unregistered Baptist congregations from meeting without state permission, a Norway-based human rights organization reported.
Nigeria denounced by White House for ‘systemic, ongoing, egregious violations’
November 5, 2025
The White House and the president announced on social media the United States is designating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to the “mass slaughter” of Christians at the hands of “Radical Islamists.”
Study examines religious repression from ‘Axis of Upheaval’
November 5, 2025
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea form an “Axis of Upheaval” whose members collude to repress religious freedom both within—and often outside—their borders, a new study says.
Remaining Israeli hostages released following ceasefire
October 13, 2025
Celebrations are underway today (Oct. 13) as all 20 remaining living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been freed and returned to Israel.
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