Sudan's Christians fear the world has abandoned themWith the world's focus on ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East, the victims of a conflict in Africa fear that they are at risk of being forgotten and are calling on the West to remember their plight. "The situation is deteriorating every day and there is no response from the world. Illia visited the war-torn region earlier this month, and said that there is a real fear amongst Sudan's Christian community that the world's eyes are turned elsewhere. Sudan's two million Christians have particular reason to fear a continuation of the conflict. Observers fear that the ongoing violence may be used as a pretext for greater persecution of believers, making an already fraught existence harder for Christians.

Source: Libya Today May 28, 2024 10:44 UTC