Episode 31 | World Watch List: Niger

About this episode

This episode explores the persecution of Christians in Niger and shares a personal story of a mother fleeing violence.

In Niger, Christians are roughly one in every few hundred people – a small remnant living under the pressure of extremist violence and deep poverty. In this episode, Nathan and Joel explore what persecution looks like in Niger today and share the story of a mother who fled with her children when militants reached her village.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nathan, Joel

Topics covered

• persecution
• Christianity
• extremist violence
• poverty
• Niger

Keywords

• Niger
• Christian persecution
• extremist violence
• poverty
• mother's story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Doors Australia & New Zealand

Places: Niger

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