Tag: Mogadishu

Somalia Christians ‘killed by their children’s children’

March 2, 2018 Somalia Al-Shabaab, Catholics, Islamic State, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland

In Somalia elderly Christians not only fear militant Islamists but also their family "who have become intolerant and do not understand". (Photo: Open Doors International)

A small community of 30 elderly Christians live in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, in constant fear of militant Islamists and even their relatives, according to Catholic news agency Fides. “Violence is in [our] homes and we, who are few, we risk our lives every day,” one man, speaking under the pseudonym . . . Read More

Islamic State regroups in Somalia, ‘without many obstacles’

February 22, 2018 Somalia Al-Shabaab, Catholics, Islamic State, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, Wajir

A bishop responsible for the minimal Catholic presence in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, says the Islamic State group is gaining ground in the country. Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti, who serves the Diocese of Mogadishu from outside the country, says the extremist group known for its brutality in Iraq . . . Read More

Somaliland closes only Catholic church due to public pressure – it re-opened a week ago after 30 years

August 4, 2017 Somalia Africa, Catholics, Converts, East Africa, Islamic extremism, Migrants, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland

The only Catholic church in Somaliland, East Africa, officially re-opened after three decades on 29 July, has been closed again within a week, due to public pressure. “The issue has created a lot of division … which is not in our national interest… The government has decided to respect the . . . Read More

Presidential change in Somalia unlikely to improve situation for Christian minority

February 8, 2017 Somalia Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Mogadishu, Somalia

Air traffic over Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, was halted today (8 Feb) as MPs and senators gathered at the airport to elect former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as the country’s new president. Newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is Somalia’s former Prime Minister (2012 photo). The outgoing president, Hassan Sheikh . . . Read More

Islamic extremists behead another convert

February 8, 2012 Somalia Al-Shabaab, Converts, Islamic extremism, Mogadishu, Somalia

Islamic extremists from the rebel al Shabaab militia in Somalia beheaded a Christian on the outskirts of Mogadishu last month, sources said. The militants fighting the transitional government in Mogadishu murdered Zakaria Hussein Omar, 26, on Jan. 2 in Cee-carfiid village, about 15 kilometers (nine miles) outside of the Somali . . . Read More

Top 10 Stories of 2011

January 6, 2012 Global News -- No Particular Country Abyei, Afghanistan, Al-Shabaab, Aswan, Berom, Bogor, Boko Haram, China, Converts, Egypt, GKI Yasmin, Hosni Mubarak, Indonesia, Iran, Java, Kabul, Kadugli, Laos, Mogadishu, Nigeria, Omar al-Bashir, Shahbaz Bhatti, Shouwang Church, Somalia, Sudan, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Taliban, Youcef Nadarkhani

Unceasing, accelerating incidents of bloodshed in Nigeria topped World Watch Monitor’s top 10 news stories of 2011 as Boko Haram and other Islamic extremists lashed out at Christians. Following this top news story was the assassination of Pakistan’s only Christian cabinet member in March 2011; the upholding of the death . . . Read More

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