By David Curry Faith communities and churches around the world have long supported care to refugees affected by war and famine, but what will happen now that more and more of the Christians are themselves refugees? One of the untold stories of the civil war in Syria, the conflict in Iraq and the attacks of…
(Prayer information via OpenDoors) Central African Republic is a Christian majority country that in 2013 witnessed brutal violence against Christians by the Seleka movement. Seleka is a coalition of rebels dissatisfied with the regime; it has no apparent Islamist agenda, but is composed of mostly foreign Muslims who have ravaged the country, specifically targeting Christians…
By World Evangelical Alliance The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is deeply concerned about the large-scale human suffering in the Central African Republic (CAR) with thousands being killed, up to 1 million people displaced and half of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. However, the WEA is also concerned that national and international media have…
By World Watch Monitor Two of the most senior religious leaders in the Central African Republic have issued a joint plea for a truce between retreating militant rebels and vigilantes who have been taking their revenge. “May all the brothers carrying weapons hand over their arms,” said the Catholic Archbishop of Bangui, Msgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga,…
By Waithera Junghae BANGUI – Thousands of Christians have sought refuge at the Central African Republic’s (CAR) airport, fleeing violence from mostly Muslim ex-rebels. The French military, which controls the Bangui airport, guarded the area as the Christians sought safety from Seleka soldiers with machetes and guns. The UN Security Council had passed a motion last…
By Fredrick Nzwili (RNS) A cycle of violence in the Central African Republic is quickly degenerating into a religious conflict between Christians and Muslims, amid a deteriorating humanitarian crisis, church leaders and U.N. officials warn. The landlocked nation of 4.6 million people has experienced chaos since March, when an Islamist rebel alliance known as “Seleka”…
World Evangelical Alliance Amid the political chaos that has gripped the Central African Republic (CAR) since a rebel coalition captured power five months ago, the country’s Christians seem to have become a target. The government recently arrested a top evangelical leader, and armed Islamists attacked Christian villages, killing at least 15 people and displacing about…
By John Newton Churches and mission stations are being looted, destroyed and pillaged by militia soldiers directly under the Central African Republic’s new government. Sources in the country told Aid to the Church in Need that a number of Christians have been killed or wounded in attacks by Islamist rebel group Séléka which seized control…