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70 burned churches 'fertilize' faith of Nigeriens

Christian Examiner

Martyrs in the Time of the Charity Selfie

The Wall Street Journal

Are there really 100,000 new Christian martyrs every year?

BBC

Dozens of Pentecostal Churches Being Shut Down in Cameroon

The Christian Post

Brazilians’ ordeal in Senegal prison over, but legal challenges remain

World Watch Monitor

Militant Islamist group says Swiss missionary abducted earlier this month has been released

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May 30
- Nigeria: Gunmen Invade Archbishop Alaba Job's Residence, Injure Aides By Ola Ajayi, Vanguard
May 27
- Liberia: Masked Men Kill Bishop By T. Michael Johnny, The NEWS
August 21
- Anti-Christian sect members kill Catholic Priest in Bas-Congo AngolaPress
May 9
- Belgian Jesuit missionary killed in Congo Catholic News
February 10
- Missionary Slain at School in Burkina Faso Zenit.org
August 25
- Parish Vicar Hauled Off and Murdered in Congo Zenit.org
May 11
- Attack on Congolese Parish Leaves 14 Dead, Including 2 Priests Zenit.org
January 12
- Liberia Releases Religious Leaders, Intensifies repression This Day
January 6
- Concerns Mount Over Detention of Inter-Religious Council Executives allAfrica.com
December 15
- Central African Priest Killed by Rebels Zenit.org
May 30
- Catholic Priest Freed UNI
April 24
- Roman Catholic priest killed in rebel-held eastern Congo AP
February 27
- On Arrest of JPC Boss: Catholic Church Questions Government's Claim by Sheriff Z. Adams, The NEWS