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ACI Africa Editorial Team

ACI Africa Editorial Team

Mifepristone and Misoprostol, drugs being used by US-based Company Gynuity to test Chemical Abortion on Women in Burkina Faso

A U.S. Company Testing Chemical Abortion on Women in Africa: Church Leaders’ Take

After research initiatives on the effectiveness of abortion-inducing tablets for women who are at least 12 weeks pregnant failed to...

Mifepristone and Misoprostol, drugs being used in by US-based Company Gynuity to test Chemical Abortion on Women in Burkina Faso

A U.S. Company Testing Chemical Abortion on Women in Africa: What We Know

After research initiatives on the effectiveness of abortion-inducing tablets for women who are at least 12 weeks pregnant failed to...

Bishop Alfred Rotich, retired Local Ordinary of Kenya's Military Ordinariate, appointed as Bishop of Kericho Diocese in Kenya on December 14, 2019 / ACI Africa

Newly Appointed Kenyan Bishop Rotich: Early Desires, Military Apostolate, Returning Home

Appointed Saturday, December 14 to shepherd the people of God in Kenya’s Kericho Diocese by the Holy Father, Bishop Alfred...

Representation of bureaucracy in organizations

Bureaucratic “pastoral dynamics” a Threat to Church’s Mission in Africa, A Reflection

As the Church in Africa continues to be missionary to itself by having clergy and religious men and women crossing...

Kenya's official 2019 population Census figures released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on November 4, 2019.

Reduced Growth Rate, Household Size in Kenya Evidence of Contraceptives, Bishops Decry

While Kenya’s overall population has increased by about nine million people since the last census in 2009, the report of...

Bishop Tombe Trille of El Obeid diocese, Sudan, at the Good Shepherd Peace Center, Kit, Juba on October 25, 2019 / ACI Africa

Positive Change, Stagnation with Sudan’s Transitional Leaders into 2nd Month: Bishop Notes

Just over two months since Sudan’s new transitional government took office, there is, on one hand, positive change with regard...

Bishop Emmanuel Fianu, seated 4th from left with participants in the National Catholic Health Service Conference in Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana: October 8, 2019 / Fr. Emmanuel Dolphyne, Ghana

Challenge of Drug Addiction Focus of Ghana’s Annual National Catholic Health Conference

The harmful use of alcohol and drugs and the impact this seems to be having on individuals, families, and various...

Some members of the Nigerian Catholic Community in Ghana in front of St. Francis of Assisi statue donated to the Holy Family Parish at Mataheko, Accra, where they climaxed their Patron Saint Celebration on October 12, 2019 / Damian Avevor

Nigerian Catholic Community in Ghana Encourages Mutually Favorable Trade Terms

The Catholic Community of Nigerians living in Ghana has encouraged terms of trade that are mutually beneficial to the citizens...

Archbishop John Kwofie of Accra with parents at the Accra Archdiocesan Feast Day of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Society on October 5, 2019 / Damian Avevor

Amid Ghana Comprehensive Sexuality Education Debate, Bishop wants Responsible Parenthood

In the face of civil societies and faith-based organizations in Ghana being opposed to the introduction of the Comprehensive Sexuality...

Members of SECAM Standing Committee in Accra, Ghana, October 2019 / SECAM

SECAM Representatives Condemn Xenophobia in Africa, Support Regional Conferences

When the dust around xenophobia mainly in South Africa seems to be settling amid high level interventions, members of the...

Facilitators at the regional and diocesan sensitization programme on the constitutional referendum in Ghana on October 4, 2019 / Damian Avevor

Church in Ghana Pledges Support for Civic Education Ahead of Constitutional Referendum

As the countdown to Ghana’s referendum draws to a close, the Catholic Bishops in the West African country are prioritizing...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Nigeria

Catholic Journalists in Nigeria Encouraged to Engage Social Media to Spread Gospel Values

At a time when the diffusion of Internet and digital gadgets globally and in Africa have contributed to the use...

Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo (extreme right), Prof. Klaus Vellguth (next) at Good Shepherd Peace Center, Juba, South Sudan / Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, AMECEA

What the Church in South Sudan is Doing to Promote Gospel Values among Faithful

In a country where Christian churches have maintained educational and health institutions, facilitated humanitarian programs through their structures at the...

Photo at Venue of the AMECEA Writers' Conference 2019 at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Gaba Campus, Eldoret September 27, 2019 / ACI Africa

Conference Focusing on Holistic Health and Healing in Africa Described as “timely”

The just concluded conference that saw African scholars present research papers around the theme “Christianity, holistic health and healing in...

Logo for Nairobi-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)

Why I Presented Non-Empirical Research at Annual Writers’ Conference: Testimony

A participant at last week’s three-day annual writers’ conference at a Kenya-based Catholic institution who presented a research paper based...

Main entrance to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Gaba Campus, Eldoret, Kenya

Reality of Witchcraft, Place of Faith in Healing among Highlights at Scholars’ Conference

The reality of witchcraft in Africa and the place of faith in healing were among the highlights of the just...

Logo of the Amazon Synod 2019

Amazon Synod: Who are the Africans and Africa-based Participants?

On Saturday, September 21, the Vatican released the list of participants for next month’s meeting of bishops from the Amazon...

The awarding of the Catholic Star Newspaper supporters at Holy Ghost Parish, Makurdi, Nigeria / Fr. Kuha Indyer

Supporters of Catholic Star Newspaper in Nigeria Awarded

Various personalities who have been supporting a Catholic newspaper in Nigeria, The Catholic Star, were celebrated and awarded at an...

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria

Bishops in Nigeria Defend Pope Francis against “attacks in recent times”

The Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have come to the defense of Pope Francis against negative criticisms and termed attacks against...

Cardinals attending service at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

Who are the Five Cardinals-elect with African Connections?

As the Church in Africa continues to relive good memories of the just concluded fourth pastoral visit of Pope Francis...