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.

Map showing the Sahel region. Credit: Public Domain

Missionaries Losing Touch with Catholic Communities as Insecurity Rises in Niger

For over a decade, missionaries in Niger have been unable to reach various members of Catholic communities in the West...

Catholic Activists in Africa Decry Netflix “LGBT indoctrination” in New Children’s Film

The African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo, has launched a boycott campaign against Netflix in a bid to...

Joanita Katushabe, a tutor at 'Together for a New Africa' poses for a photo on the sidelines of the training of the African initiative in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Young Changemakers in Uganda Take Mission to Isolated Island in Community Projects

In a list of grassroots projects that the Ugandan wing of Together for a New Africa (T4NA) engaged in in the initiative’s...

A section of participants at the ongoing training of tutors of 'Together for a New Africa' initiative of African youth. Credit: ACI Africa

Unemployment Pushing Angolans to Desperate Measures: “Together for a New Africa” Trainee

Faced with the challenge of unemployment amid worrying poverty levels in Angola, young people in the Southern African country are resorting...

“Together for a New Africa” Youth Project Seeking to Collaborate with Local Universities

Plans to expand Together for a New Africa (T4NA), a network of former students of Sophia University Institute, may include bringing universities offering leadership...

“Together for a New Africa” Cofounder Hopes Youth-led Initiative Will Yield a University

One of the founders of Together for a New Africa (T4NA), a network of former students of Italy-based Sophia University Institute and other young...

Catholic Project for Young Changemakers Spreads to 14 African Countries in New Cycle

What started four years ago as a burning desire by a handful of students of Italy-based Sophia University Institute to transfer the...

Catholic Medical Project Helping Sick Children in Sierra Leone Feted in London

The Sick Pikin Project, a Catholic medical initiative in Sierra Leone that means “the Sick Babies Donation Project”, has been named...

Catholic Aid Agencies Join Call for Action against Hunger Crisis in the Horn of Africa

The official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales (CAFOD), the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the German Catholic Bishops' Organization for...

Catholic Activists Pushing for Creation of “Family Ministry” in Kenyan Government

Catholic activists in Kenya under their global umbrella foundation, CitizenGo, are demanding that the Kenyan government create a new ministry that...

David Boanuh, a Ghanaian filmmaker, winner of the 9th edition of the prestigious International Award, “Communicating Africa” contest, that Harambee Africa International (HAI), a Rome-based development agency launched. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Ghanaian Filmmaker Wins Prestigious Catholic Entity’s Contest for Storytellers

David Boanuh, a Ghanaian filmmaker is the winner of the 9th edition of the prestigious International Award, “Communicating Africa” contest,...

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

Catholic Bishop Appeals for Prayers after 29 Killed in September Attacks in Nigerian State

A total of 29 people were killed in separate attacks between September 1 and 25 in various parts served by...

Archbishop van Megen, Bishop John Oballa Owaa of the Ngong Diocese alongside 12 members of the Mill Hill Missionary congregation who were ordained Deacons on September 24. Credit: ACI Africa

Fellow Clergy, Confreres, Can Be the Biggest Threat to a Priest: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya

A Catholic Priest is most likely to face more opposition, criticism and all manner of threats from his fellow members...

Dr. Erik Domini (on the front row) poses for a photo with staff and midwifery students at Kalongo hospital in Northern Uganda. Erick is the doctor who asked to pray seeking the intercession of Fr. Ambrosoli for a woman who was in a comma. Credit: Fr. Egidio Tocalli/ Comboni Missionaries

Why Comboni Missionary Set for Beatification in Uganda is a Good Example for Medics

Through the example of Fr. Giuseppe Joseph Ambrosoli, a member of the Comboni Missionaries who treated patients from poor backgrounds at a...

Fr. Egidio Tocalli poses for a photo with a lay missionary near the Tomb of Fr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli. Credit: Fr. Egidio Tocalli/ Comboni Missionaries

“It was a blessing”: Priest on Working with Confrere Set for Beatification in Uganda

For 20 years, Fr. Egidio Tocalli stayed in the same room that had hosted Fr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a member of...

Children from South Sudan painting a poster of “One Million Children Praying the Rosary 2021”. Credit: ACN

Catholic Charity Announces Children’s Rosary Campaign for Sahel Africa, War-torn Countries

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, is inviting children from across the globe to...

Caritas Freetown Urges Sierra Leonean Police to Address Trust Issues ahead of 2023 Polls

The development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone is calling on law enforcement agencies...

End Anglophone Crisis/ Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Peace Foundation Fears for Anarchy in Cameroon as Militias Get Out of Control

Groups claiming to be fighting for the independence of the Northwest and Southwest English-speaking regions of Cameroon have been increasing...

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins delivering his homily during the celebration of the new Legal Year Mass for the Association of Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nigeria’ s Catholic Lawyers Urged to Embrace Church Teachings in Addressing Challenges

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese has lauded Catholic lawyers in the country for their interventions in various matters of...

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

Catholic Bishops, Priests in Nigeria Commit to Creating Awareness ahead of 2023 Elections

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) and those of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA) have jointly expressed...