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Egypts Copts concerned over right to build churches Egypts Copts concerned over right to build churches Christianity Today Africa  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Egypts Copts concerned over right to build churches
The man responsible for murdering John Lennon 31 years ago has been transferred to a new prison officials say
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Food shortages reaching crisis point in Southern Sudan
The United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Tuesday calling for emergency assistance for the millions of Southern Sudanese who are facing staggering levels of food insecurity
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Lighting Up Lives: African Women Train as “Barefoot” Solar Engineers Lighting Up Lives: African Women Train as “Barefoot” Solar Engineers Africa Good News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Lighting Up Lives: African Women Train as “Barefoot” Solar Engineers
An illiterate grandmother from a small village in Malawi, Stella, found it hard to picture what lay ahead when she arrived at the Barefoot College of India. Six months later she emerged as one of 25 trained African solar technicians, ready to electrify her home village for the first time. “I never imagined that technical knowledge like this would be open to women who were illiterates, like us,” she reflected…
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Call for prayer for peace in Sudan and South Sudan Call for prayer for peace in Sudan and South Sudan Christianity Today Africa  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Call for prayer for peace in Sudan and South Sudan
Refugee pastors are asking Christians in the UK to pray for peace between Sudan and South Sudan
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Nigerian Christians Stand Firm, Will Not Stop Worshiping God at Church Despite Being Under Threat Nigerian Christians Stand Firm, Will Not Stop Worshiping God at Church Despite Being Under Threat BCNN5  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Nigerian Christians Stand Firm, Will Not Stop Worshiping God at Church Despite Being Under Threat
Nigerian Christians have faced constant attacks in the form of church bombings and shootings that have left hundreds dead over the last year, but worshippers are showing courage by insisting they will continue gathering at churches no matter what....
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Former Ambassador Under Bush Weighs In on the Conviction of Liberia's Former President Charles Taylor Former Ambassador Under Bush Weighs In on the Conviction of Liberia's Former President Charles Taylor BCNN5  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Former Ambassador Under Bush Weighs In on the Conviction of Liberia's Former President Charles Taylor
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction for war crimes in Sierra Leone represents another milestone in a long journey toward peace, freedom and justice for residents of both African nations....
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Six People Held In South Africa for Human Trafficking Six People Held In South Africa for Human Trafficking BCNN5  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Six People Held In South Africa for Human Trafficking
Six people including an Indian have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of at least 47 victims in South Africa, a media report said.The 47 people were rescued from Limpopo province, Xinhua reported citing police official Brigadier...
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Nigerian Christian Leader Gives 'Final' Warning Over Attacks Nigerian Christian Leader Gives 'Final' Warning Over Attacks BCNN5  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Nigerian Christian Leader Gives 'Final' Warning Over Attacks
The head of Nigeria's Christians on Wednesday issued a "final" warning to the government that it must bring an end to attacks targeting the faithful after a new surge in deadly violence in recent days."I will now make a final...
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Rape In South Africa Still Runs Rampant Rape In South Africa Still Runs Rampant BCNN5  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Rape In South Africa Still Runs Rampant
A viral video of a girl being assaulted is shocking, but activists say that attacks are an epidemic....
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Banda, Sirleaf Pave Way for More African Female Leaders Banda, Sirleaf Pave Way for More African Female Leaders Africa Good News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Banda, Sirleaf Pave Way for More African Female Leaders
Joyce Banda’s swearing in as president of Malawi last month made her the second female head of state in Africa - following Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s election victory in Liberia in 2005. Many see this as a key advance for women on a continent that has been dominated by male political figures. Joyce Banda John Kapito, chairman of the Malawi Human Rights Commission, has been following Joyce Banda’s career for many…
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DRC Farmers Reaping Rewards of New Methods DRC Farmers Reaping Rewards of New Methods Africa Good News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
DRC Farmers Reaping Rewards of New Methods
Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are embracing a new variety of cassava which, in combination with improved agricultural techniques, easily outperforms yields from other popular types of this important crop. Cassava is a staple food in many parts of DRC, and farmers disappointed with harvests of the popular F100 variety, which has proved vulnerable to a plant disease called mosaic, have turned to a newer strain with great…
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Renewable Energy Potential in Africa
The extreme energy poverty in most African countries is a major opportunity for them to leapfrog into electricity via renewable energy technologies indicates Ansgar Kiene, Coordinator of the African Renewable Energy Alliance. Africa’s leapfrog to mobile technology when landlines were constrained provides an example of what could happen with renewable energies. Read more...
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Is Kenya Becoming the Economic Heartbeat of Africa? Is Kenya Becoming the Economic Heartbeat of Africa? Africa Good News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
Is Kenya Becoming the Economic Heartbeat of Africa?
When Kenya’s newly announced geothermal power generation project comes online, it will turn the East African country into an economic powerhouse in the region. In April, the government launched the Menengai Geothermal Development Project, the first initiative of its newly formed Geothermal Development Company, which has been set up to fast track the development of geothermal resources here. According to its chief executive officer, Dr. Silas Simiyu, by 2016 the…
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WATCH: Cape Verdean Singer Carmen Souza Performs her Song Ind'feso WATCH: Cape Verdean Singer Carmen Souza Performs her Song Ind'feso BCNN5  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  News  Africa Christianity, Christian Africans, Christianity African  Africa
WATCH: Cape Verdean Singer Carmen Souza Performs her Song Ind'feso
In the fifth of a series showcasing Africa's musical talent, Cape Verdean singer Carmen Souza performs her song Ind'feso - which means 'helpless' in Creole.Carmen was born in Cape Verde, the tiny Atlantic ocean archipelago that punches above its weight...

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