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Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah is a Kenyan journalist with a background in digital and newspaper reporting. She holds a Master of Arts in Digital Journalism from the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications and a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communications from Kenya's Moi University. Agnes currently serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.

A poster of the November 22 funeral rights of Br. Godwin Eze at the St Joseph Cathedral of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Ilorin 
Credit: Benedictine Monastery Eruku

Nigerian Monk Fed Chained Companions Before Killing by Kidnappers

Details have emerged of how Br. Godwin Eze, the Nigerian monk who was kidnapped with two others from a monastery...

Smoke increases after Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 10, 2023. | Credit: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock

“Our staff is helpless”, Caritas MONA Says as Deadly Raids Continue in Israel-Hamas War

The West Bank remains “a huge prison” where people cannot move to get basic services, and Gaza is reeling in...

Karam AbiYazback, the Regional Coordinator of Caritas North Africa and the Middle East at a training workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Caritas Serving in Africa’s “forgotten crises” as Bigger Aid Follows the Media: Official

The more a crisis is highlighted by the media, the more likely it is to attract global aid, a Caritas...

A poster announcing a curfew in Sierra Leone after unidentified individuals broke into the military barracks in the country's capital Freetown

Churches Remain Closed in Sierra Leone amid Sunday Curfew and Fears of Brewing Coup

Gloom swept across the entire nation of Sierra Leone on Sunday, November 26 as Churches and other worship centres remained...

A session at a Caritas Internationalis training workshop in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Church in Africa to Benefit from Caritas Internationalis Strategies to Foster Safeguarding

Members of Caritas Internationalis (CI) in Africa are set to benefit from a wide range of educational and funding strategies unveiled by...

Annamária Vrzáčková, the Program Manager of Caritas Internationalis Management Standards (CI MS) at a training workshop of Caritas Africa and Caritas MONA in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Caritas Internationalis Lauds Africa for “doing very well” in Professional Standards

Out of the 46 African member organizations of Caritas Internationalis (CI), 37 are already in the process of implementing CI’s management standards,...

Fr. Hans-Joachim, a Catholic Priest of German nationality who went missing on Sunday, November 20 in a suspected forceful abduction. Credit: ACN

Twelve Months, German Catholic Missionary Priest Kidnapped in Mali Still Missing

Twelve months have gone by since the disappearance of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White...

Visit of Monseigneur Prosper Bonaventure Ky to ACN International. Credit: ACN

Scouts in Burkina Faso Murdered, One in Front of Altar, Another in Front of Mary’s Statue

Two men who acted as scouts, escorting children to school in northwest Burkina Faso, were murdered at a Catholic Church...

Africa Bishops Propose Formation of “digital missionaries” to Boost Church Communications

Members of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), an initiative of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and...

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Catholic-Inspired Nigerian Researchers Reveal Chilling Massacres after EndSARS Protests

Over 400 defenceless people were killed across Nigeria as authorities in the West African country jumped on the EndSARS protests of 2020...

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U.S. Congressman Warns of a “powerful global agenda” behind Push for Abortions in Liberia

The Congressman for New Jersey’s 4th District in the U.S., Chris Smith, has called on the Liberian lawmakers to fight to remove...

Pope Gelasius I. Credit: Vatican Media

Five Things to Know about this African Pope Celebrated on November 21

Of the 266 successors to St. Peter, three are of African descent. One of them is St. Gelasius I, whose...

European Parliament./ Credit: Unsplash | Guillaume Périgois

Pro-Lifers in Nigeria Join 20 Organizations Opposed to EU Pro-Abortion Agreement

Pro-lifers and other Catholic entities in Nigeria have joined other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are sharply opposed to the...

Built an "airfield": Five Interesting Facts about South Sudan's Bishop Paride Taban

Many people will remember Bishop Paride Taban of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Torit who died on November 1 as a selfless...

Fr. Samson Emokhidi. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Nigerian Diocese Concerned about Whereabouts of Priest who Disappeared “without any trace”

The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has expressed concern about the whereabouts of a Priest in the Nigerian Metropolitan...

Pope Francis during the virtual dialogue with African Catholic students on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. Credit: PACTPAN

One Year after Meeting with Pope Francis, Young Africans Celebrate Growth

It has been a year since young people in Africa had a virtual dialogue with Pope Francis, where the Holy Father...

The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone, Fr. Peter Konteh. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Church Must Find Ways to Address “new forms of violence”: Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone

The Catholic Church in Africa has distinguished herself as an agent of peace amid conflict, the Executive Director of Caritas...

Late  Br. Godwin Eze. Credit: Benedictine Monastery, Eruku

Plans Underway for Funeral of Murdered Nigerian Monk as Search for Body Hits a Snag

Monks at the Benedictine Monastery, Eruku in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ilorin are planning for the funeral ceremony of their confrere, Br....

Fr. Thaddeus Tarhembe, the Parish Priest of St. Ann's Parish of Wukari Diocese located in Nigeria’s Taraba State was kidnapped from the Parish rectory at midnight. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Wukari

Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Sunday Attack on Nigerian Parish, Diocese Appeals for Prayers

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari in Nigeria is appealing for prayers for the safe release of one of the Priests...

High School students in Malawi. Credit: Human Life International (HLI) Malawi

Win for Pro-Lifers as Students Drive Off Contraceptive Advocates from Malawian School

Human Life International (HLI) Malawi, a leading Catholic pro-life entity in the Southeast African nation, has hailed students in the country...