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.

Jean Cardinal Zerbo (left) and Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre (right). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Cardinal in Mali Expresses Solidarity with Family of Missing Catholic Missionary Priest

Jean Cardinal Zerbo has delivered a message of solidarity with the family of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre who has been missing since...

Catholic Agencies Laud COP27’s Creation of Loss and Damage Kitty for “poor” Countries

Members of the International Cooperation for Development Solidarity (CIDSE) have lauded the decision of the 27th Conference of Parties Climate Conference (COP27) to create...

Missionary Congregation Confirms Kidnapping of German Catholic Priest in Mali

Members of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) have confirmed the kidnapping of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a Catholic Priest of German nationality who...

Fr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a Comboni Missionary Priest who ministered in Uganda’s Archdiocese of Gulu as a beloved minister of the Eucharist, surgeon, philanthropist, and educator. Credit: Comboni Uganda

Emulate Blessed Ambrosoli, Work Hard to Chase Away Poverty: Ugandan President

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has urged citizens of the East African nation to follow the example of Blessed Giuseppe...

Ishmeal Alfred Charles, the Caritas Freetown Programs Manager and In Country Manager for HealeyIRF Sierra Leone. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Partners with Relief Agency in New Health Program in Sierra Leone

The development arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has been selected as the implementing partner of...

Pope Francis Declares July 28 Feast Day of Comboni Priest Who Ministered in Uganda

The Feast Day of Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a Comboni Priest who served in Uganda’s Archdiocese of Gulu for years will...

Bishop Bruno Ateba of the Catholic Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon. Credit: ACN

Catholic Bishop Decries “reign of terror” in Cameroon, Says “local population powerless”

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon has decried rising violence in the Central African country, noting...

Credit: Harambee Africa International (HAI)

Rome-based Catholic Development Entity Unveils African Countries Marked for 2023 Funding

Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, Kenya, and Nigeria are the five African countries that Rome-based Harambee Africa International (HAI)...

Fr. Peter Konteh (seated), poses for a photo session with beneficiaries of Desert Flower Foundation- Sierra Leone on the celebrations of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Genital Mutilation on February 6. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Secret FGM Society Victim Beats Trauma, Joins Catholic Fight for Girls’ Rights in S. Leone

Wuyatta Musu Genda had just completed her secondary education at the age of sixteen when she gave in to pressure...

Some participants at the training workshop for Christian Stakeholders on skills and tools for raising public awareness on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria. Credit: Fr. George Ehusani

Catholic Leadership Entity in Nigeria Begins Christian Stakeholder Training in SGBV Fight

The Lux Terra Leadership Foundation on Tuesday, November 15, began the first in a series of training workshops for Christian Stakeholders...

Catholic Project Volunteer for Sierra Loene’s Ebola Survivors Recounts Ordeal with Scourge

Sometime in 2014, as Sierra Leone was healing from the devastation of the civil war that had ravished the entire...

Mary Brima, a beneficiary of the Caritas Freetown -Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) project for victims of Sexual and Gender-Based violence during an interview with ACI Africa. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Empowering Women to Tame Gender-Based Violence in Sierra Leone

Two years ago, Mary Brima decided to leave her husband who had abused her for seven years. It was her...

Catholic Activists in Africa Decry Economic Crisis, Want Energy Taxes Suspended

Catholic activists in Africa are calling on African governments to stop increasing the costs of energy and gasoline, noting that...

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Archdiocese of Freetown during the interview with ACI Africa at his office in Freetown. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Archbishop of Freetown Lauds Steady Growth of Catholic Church in Sierra Leone

The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is gradually moving towards a “locally-led” Church, the Local Ordinary of the Archdiocese of...

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of Nigeria's Makurdi Diocese. Credit: ACN

Over 90 Killed in Nigerian Catholic Dioceses as Attacks Hit Record High in October 2022

Over 90 people were killed in areas served by the Catholic Dioceses of Makurdi and Katsina Ala in the month...

Beatification of Comboni Priest to Fire Up Evangelization in Northern Uganda: Postulator

The envisioned beatification of Fr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a Comboni Priest who ministered in Uganda’s Archdiocese of Gulu is “a mission event”,...

One of the toilets offered by Caritas Freetown to the Culvert Slum Community in Sierra Leone. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown’s Toilets Initiative Restoring Dignity of Sierra Leone’s Slum Residents

Culvert slum’s version of hanging toilets are little wooden, plastic and stone structures fitted with pipes that pour into the...

Participants at the AGIAMONDO workshop that brought together peace workers in Sierra Leone

Caritas Freetown Gears Up for Sierra Leonean Polls in Initiative for Peace Workers

The Justice and Peace arm of Caritas Freetown has joined organizations working to ensure that the June 2023 elections in...

Fr. Gabriel Luseni shows a certificate he was awarded for his contribution towards the promotion of education in Sierra Leone. Credit: ACI Africa

Sierra Leonean Priest Finds Solace in Writing after Stroke, Becomes Celebrated Author

One glance at Fr. Gabriel Luseni’s room and you can tell that he loves books. With an extension of a...

Catholic Peace Entity in Sierra Leone Concerned about “fragile” Security ahead of Polls

The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of Caritas Freetown has expressed concern over a rise in crime and violence in...