Niger (MNN) – American missionary Kevin Rideout is finally home after 9 months in captivity. The Serving In Mission pilot was reunited with his family, and on Friday, he met President Donald Trump at the White House. In a statement, President Trump said Rideout had been taken by ISIS Jihadists.

Nigeria (MNN) — More than 50 Christian and Muslim leaders have signed a peace accord in Nigeria. Leaders met at a conference in Abuja organized by the Muslim World League, an Islamic NGO based in Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria (MNN) – In Nigeria, 308 people held captive for months are finally free. They were kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen and other armed bandits in separate attacks across northern Nigeria and held in a forest. President Bola Tinubu called it the largest single-day rescue operation ever carried out by Nigerian security forces.

Bangladesh (MNN) — Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigned from office on Friday, marking another political upheaval for the country. He cited health concerns, but onlookers see broader political motivations at work. 

Nigeria (MNN) — Fulani militias are far and away the biggest Christian killers in Nigeria, says a study from the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa. 

Afghanistan (MNN) – Taliban delegates from Afghanistan met with EU officials for the first time last week in Brussels. The closed-door meeting reportedly covered diplomatic relations and the return of deported Afghans to their home country.

DRC (MNN) – In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), entire Christian communities are running into the jungle with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Earlier this month, more than 80 Christians were killed in a series of Islamist attacks.

Myanmar (MNN) — Famous Christian author C.S. Lewis once said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures… but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Sometimes, that pain looks like war.

Nigeria (MNN) — The United States House Appropriations Committee has advanced a State Department funding bill with strings attached for Nigeria. 

Kenya (MNN) — A series of attacks in communities along a key highway in Kenya have left families mourning and looking for justice. 

International (MNN) – A new report shows that of the five countries accounting for the highest numbers of terrorism related deaths, only two nations are experiencing a recent uptick in violence: Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria saw a 46% jump from 2024 to 2025, with 750 total deaths by terrorism last year. In the DRC, the toll rose from 365 in 2024 to 467 in 2025, a 28 percent increase.

Ethiopia (MNN) — Many ethnic groups in Ethiopia are still unaware of the hope found in Christ. The Argobba people are one of them — but reaching them comes with a unique challenge: they are constantly on the move.

Myanmar (MNN) — Myanmar’s crisis deepens after a widely disputed election.

Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has been sworn in as the country’s new president, five years after he ousted a government chosen by the people. “It’s essentially a continuation of the old guard,” Greg Kelley of Unknown Nations says.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNN) — On April 1, the ISIS-affiliated terrorist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces killed at least 43 people in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Iran (MNN) — Last week, indirect talks between Iran and the US mediated by Oman ended with hope for another round of negotiations. Yet within Iran, dialogue is dangerous as the government cracks down on dissenting voices.

Nigeria (MNN) — On Tuesday, radical Muslim militants attacked two villages in western Nigeria and killed at least 162 people. It is the deadliest Islamist attack Nigeria has seen in several months.

Pakistan (MNN) — Freedom fighters and security forces in Balochistan, Pakistan clashed this weekend to a degree not seen for decades.

Pakistan (MNN) — This December, the Islamabad High Court of Pakistan issued a ruling ending the practice of employing only Christians in highly dangerous and undesirable sanitation and sewerage jobs.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNN) — Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a peace accord on December 4. However, the troubles with the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have not ended.

Iran (MNN) — What started as economic frustration may now be momentum. Protestors in Iran – mostly shopkeepers and students – were in the streets again Wednesday for the fourth day in a row, calling out Iranian leadership for economic failures and abuse of power.