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January 20, 2015

Churches in Niger and other former French colonies torched over Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Sheikh Saliou Mbacke, the coordinator of Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa, said that although he strongly condemns the attacks on churches in Niger, cartooning a revered figure was an act of provocation that could not be justified by freedom of expression.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad are proving costly for Christians in majority-Muslim countries in Africa.

Published in International