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.

WYD 2023: African Digital Faith Influencers Urged to Be Faith Pilgrims, “not tourists”

A section of the African Digital Youth Faith Influencers (ADYFI) who are to participate in the World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal,...

Religious Leaders in Sierra Leone Appeal for Calm amid Post-Election Grievances

Members of the Interreligious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL) are appealing to the citizens of the West African country to maintain calm...

Poster announcing the commissioning Mass for members of the African Digital Faith Influencers participating in the World Youth Day in Lisbon.
Credit: African Digital Faith Influencers

Last Minute Preparation Tips for Africans Participating in World Youth Day in Portugal

Angela Azuma from Ghana has participated in two World Youth Day (WYD) events and is gearing up for the third...

An IDP camp in Nigeria's Benue state. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Makurdi Justice and Peace Commission

Jihadists Posing as State Actors to Grab Land from Christians in Nigeria: Report

Some Nigerian State officials are working in cahoots with jihadist mercenaries to grab land from Christians in the West African...

Alarm as Over 50 Militia Groups Rise against Christians in Nigeria

Over 50 armed groups, most of them jihadist movements, have sprung up in Nigeria since 2015 targeting Christians, a new...

Participants in the EWTN Summer Academy pose for a photo after a tour of the St. Peter's basilica in Rome. Credit: EWTN

Pioneer EWTN Summer Academy: Participants Urged to Brave Challenging Times

Catholic journalism is facing turbulent times in the era of propaganda and “planted lies”, participants in the Summer Academy of...

Push for Laws that will Protect Christians, Faith Leaders in Nigeria Told

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have decried the ongoing unprovoked attacks against Christians in the West African country...

Members of the African Synod Digital Youth Faith Influencers (ASDYFI). Credit: PACTPAN

Meet Young Catholic Influencers from 50 African Countries Evangelizing Digital Peripheries

Sergent Gomez yearns to see his parish grow. The member of Blessed Sacrament parish of the Catholic Diocese of Banjul...

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: CBCN

Bill Seeking to Regulate Nigeria’s Seminary Programs “unnecessary, impracticable”: Bishops

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have expressed their reservations about a bill that seeks to regulate Christian education...

Researchers Foresee “mass exodus” of Young Nigerian Christians: This is Why

The passivity of Nigerian authorities amid systematic religious-based attacks have left many young Christians in Nigeria disillusioned and many may...

Caritas Official in Sierra Leone Calls for Calm amid Chaos, “confusion”, after Tense Polls

The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has urged voters in the just concluded...

Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five year. Credit: ACN

“Spiritually transformative”: Catholic Nun on Years Spent in Jihadist Captivity in Mali

Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five years has...

Top Officials that Nigerian Activists Want Tried for Christian Persecution

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) is petitioning for the prosecution of over 30 top current and...

Young people to respresent Burkina Faso during the 2023 World Youth Day (WYD) in person in Lisbon, Portugal. Credit: Fr. Valéry Sakougri

Youth Attending 2023 World Youth Day from Burkina Faso Urged to Return Fearless

Burkina Faso needs fearless Christians, those who are ready to bear witness to their faith without fear of intimidation, young...

Religious freedom index in Africa. Credit: Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need-US

New Report on Christian Persecution Paints Grim Picture of Africa

Out of the 28 countries where Christians are most persecuted in the world, 13 are African, the Religious Freedom Report 2023 shows,...

Caritas Freetown Executive Director Fr. Peter Konteh makes a presentation during the training organized for violence incidence monitors and reporters ahead of Sierra Leone's Saturday, June 24vGeneral elections. Credit: Caritas Freetown Media team

Sierra Leonean Caritas, Regional Peace Entity Partner to Train Violence Incidence Monitors

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas Freetown have completed a training aimed at enhancing capacity to monitor and report violence before,...

Caritas Freetown Executive Director Fr. Peter Konteh presents the Sierra Leone Election Pledge. Credit: Caritas Freetown Media team

Catholic Entity Appeals for Calm in Sierra Leone as Violence Rocks Days to Polls

The development arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Caritas Freetown, has appealed for calm amid reported...

Emeka Umeagbalasi of Intersociety making an address at the unveiling of a report on attacks against Christians in Nigeria's Imo State Credit: Emeka Umeagbalasi

Christians Smuggling Their Dead Relatives Back to Nigerian State for Fear of Attacks

Christians who have fled their homes in Nigeria’s Imo State are unable to give their dead relatives decent send-offs, and...

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Catholic Archbishop’s Plea ahead of General Elections in Sierra Leone

The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has appealed to the citizens of the West African...

A victim of Boko Haram in Nigeria's Borno State. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Held by Boko Haram for Nine Years, Victim Seeks Help at Catholic Trauma Healing Center

About a month ago, Susan Swa escaped Kangarwa, an Island on Lake Chad where Boko Haram militants had held her...