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Africa

"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my worshipers, the daughter of My dispersed ones, shall bring My offering" (Zephaniah 3:10).

Africa's story is one of convoluted tribal histories, foreign domination, independence and spirals of injustices. Most of the continent today is plagued with corruption and disease while its people eke out an existence. Even so, the Bible foretells a bright future for Africa—and the rest of the world.

  • by Joel Meeker
"One day we were neighbors, and the next day the massacre began." That's how the survivor of a tribal massacre described the shocking turn of events that led to the murder of 18 of her family members. Her tragic story cuts to the heart of humanity's inability to find lasting peace…
  • by Steve Myers, Melvin Rhodes
Africans today are seeking a strong leader who will ignite their enthusiasm and...
  • by Cecil Maranville
China's philosophy toward African politics, coupled with its voracious appetite for energy and raw materials, makes an alliance with Africa ideal. But does Africa benefit as much as China does? And where does this alliance leave the United States and the European Union?
  • by Cecil Maranville
What happens in Nigeria, the world's sixth largest producer of oil, is of strategic interest to a host of nations. Internal issues also make the country a target for terrorist recruiting and a possible new front in the war on terror. These factors have the world's powers watching the April presidential election closely.
  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
According to The Guardian, "Doctors at the Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry [in South Africa] were already grappling with the onslaught of AIDS and its partner in death, tuberculosis."
  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
Bossaso is a case in point. According to The Economist, "Bossaso is an exit point from the Horn of Africa . . . This port in Northern Somalia already has 300,000 people . . . It is a raw place, entrepreneurial, resilient, armed to the teeth. It is also diseased, inadequate and famished."
  • by Jeremy Hongerloot
Here are a young American's impressions of his first trip to West Africa.
  • by John Ross Schroeder
Christians are told to be watching and aware of the trends taking place in the world around us. But with news coming at us 24 hours a day, it can seem overwhelming. How can we get a proper handle on world news from a biblical point of view?
  • by Melvin Rhodes
We are a celebrity conscious culture. I read sometime ago that one third of Americans are obsessed with celebrities. But what about the real news that celebrity gossip denies the public?
  • by Robin Webber
It is not where we were planted on the road of life that determines our destiny, but what God can do with us. So what is in that heart of yours? Are you getting more and more bitter—or growing better and better?
  • by Rex Sexton
A large portion of the native population of southern Africa is dying. Efforts to deal with the problem in some cases only are making matters worse.