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Friday, 19 April 2019 15:46
Nigeria: five years since Chibok girls taken
Five years ago, 230 girls were abducted in Chibok by Boko Haram. Parents whose daughters have not yet returned say it still feels like a ‘fresh wound’ but refuse to give up hope. Boko Haram set…
Friday, 19 April 2019 15:43
Two missionaries killed
Missionary Wayne Goddard was killed in Paraguay last week. He was a faithful man of God and died after being assaulted by armed men in the village where he was serving the Ava Guaraní and Paī…
Friday, 19 April 2019 15:41
South Sudan: Pope kisses the feet of leaders
After being invited to an unprecedented 24 hours of prayer and preaching in the Vatican, South Sudanese leaders appeared stunned as the 82-year-old pontiff, who suffers from chronic leg pain, was helped by aides to kneel…
Friday, 19 April 2019 15:37
Sudan: Bashir in prison - protests continue
The fall of President Bashir has intensified a competition for influence in Sudan, one of Africa’s biggest countries. Talks between the new military rulers, who have now arrested two of his brothers, and protesters demanding a…
Friday, 19 April 2019 15:32
Global: the trillion dollar anti-corruption question
A new report from the IMF at its spring meeting shows that curbing corruption would deliver an additional US$1 trillion in tax revenues annually across the world; money that could support much-needed investments in health, education…
Thursday, 11 April 2019 22:11
Malaysia: abductions organised by state
Malaysia’s human rights commission claims that both Pastor Raymond Koh (in 2017) and Amri Che Mat, a Muslim social activist (in 2016), were victims of state-sponsored enforced disappearances, carried out by a police unit. Church leaders…