Desert of Danger: How Extremism Shapes the Sahel’s FutureJanuary 16, 2025 — 01/16/2025 Africa (International Christian Concern) – About 400 million people inhabit the Sahel, a narrow strip of the vast African continent hugging the Sahara desert’s Southern reaches and stretching from Senegal’s...
Successful Transition of Power in Senegal Marks Democratic VictoryMarch 27, 2024 — 03/27/2024 Senegal (International Christian Concern) — The coastal country of Senegal in northwest Africa hosted presidential elections this week, marking the transition of power to Bassirou Diomaye Faye of the...
Boko Haram, Islamic State, and the Underlying Concerns for West AfricaMay 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Boko Haram and the Islamic State (IS) are theoretically aligned, but the actual and operational effects of this pact remain hard to trace. On the one hand, IS...
‘I Escaped But My Family Was Killed’: Stories of Christian Migrants to Europe Because of FaithMay 5, 2015 — ICC Note: Migrants are leaving Africa in droves headed through Libya across the Mediterranean Sea for Europe. Among the number are Christians who have fled their homes because of religious...
Muslims Outraged by French Publication Ravage Christian Communities Across AfricaJanuary 17, 2015 — Violent Muslim Mobs Burn Churches and Christian homes and Businesses, Leaving 20 Dead in Niger 01/17/2014 Niger (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that churches, Christian...
Africa Desert Breeds Islamists, from Al Shabab to Boko HaramOctober 12, 2013 — ICC Note: The combination of ready access to weapons flowing from Arab Spring states in North Africa, and the fact that the Sahel zone is outside the reach of most...
Who Attacked Churches in Senegal?July 10, 2011 — Church Attacks in Senegal Must be Probed “It is worrisome that no one, not even the government, has a clue who the attackers were although the attacks raise many questions....
Senegal President Wade Apologizes for Christ CommentsJanuary 3, 2010 — Senegal President Wade apologises for Christ comments ICC Note The President of Senegal apologizes after Christians protested against his comment about Christ. 12/31/2009 Senegal (BBC News)-Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has...