
Nigeria named epicenter of global killings of Christians over faith in 2025, report says
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Christian persecution in Africa escalates with 14 sub-Saharan African countries among top 50 worst globally, while one in five African Christians face high persecution levels.
Paul Tilsley is a veteran correspondent who has reported from four continents for more than three decades. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, he can be followed on X @paultilsley.
The organization states that one in seven Christians in the world face high levels of persecution. But that figure rises to one in five in Africa.
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