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- Tanzania's coastal churches worship despite fear 3 September 2026International Christian Concern says that In Muslim-majority communities along Tanzania's coast, including Zanzibar, small Christian congregations continue to gather for worship despite growing intimidation, harassment and occasional attacks. Pastors say some congregations have shortened evening services or moved prayer meetings to daylight hours amid rising insecurity, while converts from Muslim…
- Egypt / Sudan: empowering young women through film-making 3 September 2026SAT-7 has run a series of media workshops helping young Arab women from Egypt and Sudan explore gender expectations, discrimination and freedom of expression through film-making. Fifteen participants aged 18 to 21 created short films based on their own experiences, often revealing how invisibility can feel like a form of…
- Ethiopia: constitutional changes to merge roles of president and prime minister 3 September 2026A national dialogue has endorsed constitutional changes in Ethiopia which would merge the roles of prime minister and president into a powerful executive presidency. More than four thousand delegates participated in discussions addressing political tensions, ethnic divisions and continuing armed conflicts. The proposals could reach parliament in October, with prime…
- Zimbabwe: at least 27 church members killed in head-on crash 3 September 2026At least 27 people have died after a minibus carrying members of an indigenous African Christian denomination collided head-on with a haulage truck in central Zimbabwe on 28 August. Police said the truck, registered abroad, was overtaking another vehicle when it struck the minibus, which was carrying the worshippers, known…
- Nigeria: armed gangs kill dozens, kidnap hundreds 27 August 2026Reports say that more than forty people have been killed and hundreds abducted after gunmen attacked four villages in Nigeria’s Niger state. The assailants, wearing military-style clothing, raided communities in the remote Borgu area near the Benin border, reportedly targeting several mosques during prayers. A local youth leader claimed that…