Sowing division, Islamists target Christians in Burkina Faso
RNS A rash of attacks on churches in Burkina Faso is exposing the growing challenge of containing Islamist violence across Africa’s Sahel region. On Sunday, militants attacked a Roman Catholic Church service in Dablo, a town about 200 kilometres north of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, killing a 34-year-old Catholic priest and at least five worshippers. […]
After Dusit attack, Kenya’s clergy urge all faiths to account for their youths
RNS When pastors and priests in this Nairobi suburb preach to their flocks, violent extremism is rarely a topic. A coffee-growing area turned bedroom community, Muchatha is populated by a wide variety of traders, farmers, artisans and city workers who worship side by side on Sundays in the Roman Catholic, Seventh-day Adventist, Anglican and some […]
Kenyan faith leaders condemn Nairobi attack as al-Shabaab takes responsibility
RNS Kenyan faith leaders have joined to condemn a terrorist attack in Nairobi that has left at least 21 people dead. Police say six armed militants stormed into Dusit D2, an upscale business complex in the typically calm Westlands area, on Tuesday. Flames and plumes of black smoke were seen billowing from the parking area […]