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THE CHURCH IS ENCOURAGED TO INVEST IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Sunday, 15 October, another earthquake of 6.3 magnitude (and 6.3km depth) struck western Afghanistan, only a few days after a...
CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE DECRY QURANIC BURNINGS
By Jeremiah Goddard
On Monday 24 July, members of the Danske Patrioter (Danish Patriots), a Danish ultra-nationalist group, burned pages of the Quran as well...
ATTACKS IN EUROPE – AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY CHRIST
By Isolde Doubell
28/08/2024
Three people were killed and eight injured in the German town of Solingen on Friday, 23 August, when a Syrian refugee who...
WISDOM NEEDED FOR ETHIOPIA’S LEADER TO CALM DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL TENSIONS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Thursday, 26 October – Ethiopia’s annual National Army Day – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali confirmed in a speech that...
UGANDAN CHURCH ANTICIPATES REFUGEE SURGE AS VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC SPIKES
By Donnelly McCleland
The small East African nation of Uganda, already host to millions of refugees from war-torn neighbours, is again anticipating a surge in...
COULD CHINA’S BELT ROAD INITIATIVE PROVIDE RELIEF TO BELEAGUERED AFGHANISTAN?
By Donnelly McCleland
From 16-18 October, China hosted its third Belt and Road (One Belt, One Road, in Chinese) summit, marking the 10th anniversary of...
BARRIERS TO PEACE LEAVE SUDANESE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE BUT NOT WITHOUT HOPE
By Katelin van Zyl
On 25 September, the United Nations (UN) reported that the number displaced within Sudan and into neighbouring countries has risen to...
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFRICAN CHURCH AMID ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
By Alexandra Nyoni and Aron Mwasile
Over the past week, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released reports on the economic state...
UKRAINIAN HEARTS OPEN TO THE GOSPEL AMIDST HEARTACHE OF WAR
By Isolde Doubell
24/10/2024
There have been more than 960 days of war in the country of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost...
PAKISTAN FACES PRESSURE ON ALL SIDES AMIDST STRUGGLING ECONOMY
By Isolde Doubell
On Saturday, 16 March, a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a military base in the Pakistani town of Mir Ali in...
