World-famous Catholic shrine torched, ‘Devil in a skirt’ scrawled on Virgin Mary statue
A man has been arrested after one of the world's most famous Catholic pilgrimage sites was vandalized and partially set...
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Christian persecution concerns rise in Egypt as State Department presses religious freedom
A series of violent attacks on Egyptian Christians, including the incarceration of a man who converted from Islam to Christianity,...
African growth boom follows Trump push to replace aid with trade
FIRST ON FOX: Many African economies are accelerating – booming – since the Trump administration shifted policy focus from aid to...
Christian farming communities under siege as US report names Fulani militants Nigeria’s deadliest threat
JOHANNESBURG — An estimated 30,000 mostly Muslim Fulani militants are operating in Nigeria, causing "worsening insecurity and religious freedom violations,"...
US, Nigeria strike ISIS fighters again from the air after killing senior leader
U.S. and Nigerian forces launched another strike against ISIS fighters in Nigeria, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), just days...
ISIS terror leader at large after US strike kills top commander amid rising Africa threat: analyst
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s shadow commander in West Africa, was killed May 16 using what an extremism analyst describes as one...
Trump says Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, killed in US-Nigerian operation
President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a global ISIS...
Major blow to Putin in Africa as Russian forces driven from Mali stronghold by separatists, jihadists
JOHANNESBURG: A major defeat for Russia’s mercenary Africa Corps, in a battle with jihadist and tribal militia, is being reported...
Pope Leo XIV to visit fastest-growing Catholic continent during 4-nation Africa trip
Pope Leo XIV starts a four-nation visit to Africa Monday, visiting the fastest-growing continent for the Catholic Church as he embarks on his...
Nigeria’s Christians on edge for Easter after Palm Sunday massacre
JOHANNESBURG — A Holy Week attack in a predominantly Christian town in Nigeria that left a reported 28 dead has led...
Over 2 dozen children among 33 bodies pulled from Kenyan mass grave: authorities
At least 33 bodies — including children and dismembered remains stuffed in sacks — were unearthed from a mass grave...
US military sends drones, alongside 200 troops, to Nigeria amid fears of renewed Boko Haram insurgency
The U.S. military has sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria, a U.S. defense official reportedly told The Associated Press, as...
Deadly blasts at market and hospital raise fears of renewed Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria
Nigeria suicide bombings killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100 others in Maiduguri, officials said Tuesday, as...
More U.S. Troops Are Headed to Nigeria
The Trump administration is increasing the U.S. military’s presence in Nigeria, where decades of American military assistance has coincided with...
100 US troops land in Nigeria as Islamic militants threaten West Africa regional security
Around 100 U.S. troops and military equipment arrived in Nigeria Monday to help support local forces battling Islamic militants and...
