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Bible College Sponsored by Samaritan's Purse Bombed by Sudan's Air Force

By BCNN5 on February 6, 2012 3:15 PM

A Bible college in Sudan functioning under Franklin Graham's missionary ministry, Samaritan's Purse, was bombed Wednesday and the ministry alleges the attack was launched by the Sudanese air force.

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Nigeria In Need of More Christian Support

By BCNN5 on February 6, 2012 3:12 PM

As the eradication of Islamic extremism in Nigeria appears to lag, and the animosity between the Muslim population of the North and mostly southern Christian population fails to cease, many observers call for the Christian community to put a greater pressure on the Nigerian government.

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Can Nigeria's Christian President Goodluck Jonathan Put an End to the Religious Violence?

By BCNN5 on January 30, 2012 9:20 AM

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the south, has been facing increased pressure from those at home and abroad to put an end to the deadly violence and volatile animosity between the nation's Muslims in the north and Christians in the south. But critics claim the president may be ill-equipped to bring peace on his own.

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Pastor Mensah Otabil Underscores the Need for Leaders to Draw Lessons from History

By BCNN5 on January 30, 2012 4:33 AM

The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensah Otabil, has said it is critical for leaders in the country to draw lessons from the history and culture of the African continent to effectively pursue the country's development agenda.

Pastor Otabil dispelled the notion that there is nothing good about the African continent that could trigger the desired advancement.

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Nigeria: City Prays for Peace After Attacks

By BCNN5 on January 23, 2012 8:42 PM

Nigerian officials and clerics gathered for peace prayers in Kano on Monday after a wave of attacks claimed by Islamists left more than 160 dead and raised fresh fears of civil unrest.

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Nigeria: Catholic Bishops Call for Cessation of Bombings, Killings

By BCNN5 on January 23, 2012 8:41 PM

Catholic Bishops of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province rose from their first annual plenary meeting at Maria Assumpta Pastoral Centre, Owerri, weekend, decrying what they described as "a climate of fear and mistrust" in the country.

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Sierra Leone: Religious Leaders Network to Fight Against Aids

By BCNN5 on January 23, 2012 8:38 PM

Religious bodies in the country comprising the Christian and Muslim denominations have come together to form a network to help fight against HIV/AIDS.

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Zanzibar Churches Torched; Christians Harassed

By BCNN5 on January 16, 2012 1:53 PM

Leaders of Christians in Zanzibar, Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago, have appealed for more religious freedom in the heavily Islamic region, after Muslim extremists allegedly destroyed at least two church buildings, while elsewhere believers were detained or harassed.

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Christians, Muslims Unite at Nigeria Protest

By BCNN5 on January 16, 2012 1:53 PM

A human wave of more than 20,000 surrounded the Muslim faithful as they prayed toward Mecca Friday, as anti-government demonstrations over spiraling fuel prices and corruption showed unity among protesters despite growing sectarian tensions in Africa's most populous nation.

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Muslims Warn Christians To Get Out of Northern Nigeria in 3 Days as Violence Continues

By BCNN5 on January 2, 2012 6:31 PM

The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there.

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WATCH: Bombings in Nigeria Threaten to Start Wider Muslim-Christian Conflict

By BCNN5 on January 2, 2012 6:27 PM

There are ominous signs in Nigeria that the campaign of violence by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram is leading to wider and more explosive sectarian tensions -- in a country where Christian-Muslim relations are often tense and sometimes bloody.

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Muslims, Christians Clash in Southern Egypt Over Picture of Mohammed on Facebook

By BCNN5 on January 2, 2012 6:27 PM

Around 200 Coptic Christians and Muslims clashed in a southern Egyptian province after a drawing depicting the Prophet Muhammad was posted on a local Christian student's Facebook page.

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Death Toll of Christmas Attacks in Nigeria Rises to 42

By BCNN5 on January 2, 2012 6:26 PM

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Gunmen killed two civilians in a northeast Nigeria town plagued by attacks from a radical Muslim sect, an official said Friday, as a hospital official said one more person died from Christmas attacks blamed on the sect, raising the toll to 42.

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After 7 Day Church Revival, Islamic Extremists Throw Acid on Church Bishop in Uganda

By BCNN5 on January 2, 2012 6:25 PM

Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten sight in the other.

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Churches In Nigeria Call Christmas Bombings a 'Declaration of War'

By BCNN5 on January 2, 2012 6:24 PM

Nigeria's Christians are losing faith that the government will protect them from attacks by Islamic extremists and will "respond appropriately" to future killings, the country's leading church group warned Wednesday.

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