AFRICA
Bobi Wine case heightens tensions between Museveni and Uganda church leaders
Bobi Wine was detained by the government and allegedly tortured before seeking medical help in the United States.
Fear of Ebola keeps the faithful at home in Congo
Thousands of faithful in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are staying home from church services to avoid contracting or spreading Ebola.
Banned from meeting in church, Rwandan worshippers gather at home
An estimated 8,000 churches and 100 mosques have been closed across this East Africa nation of 12 million people.
Christianity and Islam on the Rise in Africa, but Contend with Atheists
As Christianity and Islam are on the rise, small groups of determined atheists are challenging Africa’s grip on faith while seeking recognition and more followers.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
Clergy divided as Kenya moves to save forest, evict 40,000 settlers
Some religious leaders support the evictions, saying they are key to protecting the forest complex as a God-given heritage and an essential ecosystem. Other leaders are opposed, saying the evictions are inhumane.
UN condemns rising incitement to hatred in Central African Republic
Deadly interreligious and intercommunal fighting escalated in 2013 when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the capital and mainly Christian anti-Balaka militias fought back.
The media and racializing Melbourne’s ‘African gang’ problem
African-Australians protest what they perceive as biased media coverage in recent months on violent incidents committed by “African gangs” or people of “African appearance.”
Eritrean Christians released from shipping container prisons
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact between Eritrea and Ethiopia takes hold this month. But hundreds remain imprisoned in Eritrea under harsh conditions stemming...
The surprisingly beautiful Africa the media never shows you
When Motebang Moeketsi looks at his country, he sees the majesty of its mountains, the stillness of its rivers and the joy of its people. Moeketsi lives in Lesotho, a country that sits between the Drakensberg and Maloti mountain ranges and is surrounded by South...
Faith communities offer a pathway to ending AIDS in Africa
(RNS) — Since the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic, many communities of faith have supported millions of people living with HIV and kept future generations free from HIV through their prevention efforts. Their engagement on the front lines of health, especially in...