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.

Fr. Lazar Arasu, Director of Don Bosco Refugee Services, Palabek in Uganda during a talk with the youth at the refugee camp. Credit: Fr. Lazar Arasu

Salesians at Ugandan Settlement Training Catechists to Bridge Gap among Refugees

Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Uganda have embarked on fresh training of Catechists among refugees in...

Catholic Priest, Sisters in Mozambique Denounce Fresh Wave of Abductions, Killings

The short moment of quiet that followed numerous insurgent attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province last year has been interrupted...

Catholic Ministry Initiated by Salesians for Refugees in Uganda Spreads to Locals

A Catholic ministry, which members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) initiated about five years ago in Uganda’s Gulu...

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. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Catholic Priest’s Initiative Saving Sierra Leonean Girls from “harmful practice of FGM”

Desert Flower Foundation-Sierra Leone (DFF-SL), a charitable organization started by a Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone, is keeping hundreds of girls from...

Catholic Priest in Nigeria Suspended Following Tribal Remarks During Holy Mass

A Priest in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos who banned singing in a Nigerian language allegedly citing dominance of other...

Christian Charity Calls for Support in Strategizing against Militias in Nigeria

Terrorists in Nigeria have scaled up their activities, killing large numbers of innocent civilians using high-end military equipment especially in...

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Catholic Peace Foundation Faults Eswatini Government for Silence amid Growing Upheaval

Many parts of Eswatini are experiencing renewed unrests, arrests and tortures of pro-democracy activists, Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace...

Bishop Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo of Cameroon's Yagoua Diocese. Credit: ACN

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon says Diocese Struggling to Survive “in a Boko Haram zone”

The Catholic Bishop of Cameroon’s Yagoua Diocese has decried rising Boko Haram insurgency in the Northern part of the country...

The SACBC Aids Office staff, workshop attendees and Misereor representatives Dr Piet Reijer and Dr Desiree Nzansibira. Credit:

Southern African Catholic Bishops' HIV/AIDS Program to Track Millions Missing Medication

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have launched a HIV/AIDS monitoring and sensitization program that is aimed at ensuring...

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Christian Community in Egypt Marking Martyrdom of 21 Christians Killed by Jihadists

A community in Egypt’s Diocese of Minya has embarked on a 15-day commemoration of the martyrdom of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians...

Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of Kenya's Mombasa Archdiocese alongside Loreto Sisters displaying the new book, "Mary Ward - Her time is now" on 29 January 2022 at Loreto Convent Msongari. Credit: Sr. Santrina Tumusiime, IBVM

Members of Religious Orders in Kenya Urged to Form Partnerships to Nurture Vocations

The Archbishop of Kenya’s Mombasa Archdiocese has encouraged members of different Religious Orders and Societies of Apostolic Life in Kenya...

he Head of Public Service in Kenya, Dr. Joseph Kinyua, inspecting the guard of honour at Loreto Convent Msongari on 29 January 2022. He is acompanied by Sr. Lucy Nderi, the Province Leader of the Loreto Sisters in Eastern Africa Province. Credit: Sr. Santrina Tumusiime, IBVM

Kenyan President Gifts Loreto Sisters Over US$85,000 for New School to Serve Marginalized

Members of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (I.B.V.M) commonly known as Loreto Sisters who have marked 100 years of service...

Representatives of the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network – Africa (JENA) member organizations who met in Nairobi to discuss financing for post-COVID-19 recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa 26-27 January 2022. Credit: JENA

Africa Walking “financial tightrope”, Jesuits Say amid Calls for Global Support

African countries have plunged into an extreme financial crisis owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials of the...

Christian Entity Urges UN Agency to Illegitimize Rights Abuses by Sudan’s Military

UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has joined over 50 organizations that are pushing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...

Veronicah Mwangi, Founder, Lady Hope Wellness Institute. Credit: Lady Hope Wellness Institute

How Upbringing Thwarts Cervical Cancer Prevention in Kenya: Catholic Health Advocate

The fight against cervical cancer continues to suffer from the African upbringing that teaches young girls to guard the privacy...

Christian Entity Decries Lengthy Detention of Nigerian Journalist Critical of Government

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, has described the adjourning of the hearing of Luka Binniyat, a...

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Tropical Storm Ana “another great disaster”, Catholic Bishop in Mozambique Says

The tropical storm, which has been crossing the Northern region of Mozambique since the early hours of Monday, January 24...

Bishop Godfrey Onah of Nigeria’s Nsukka Diocese. Credit: Nsukka Diocese

Scripture Not a Weapon for Attacking Others, Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Says

Misinterpretation of the word of God is causing rancor among Christians, the Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka has...

Why Mothers and Their Children are Targeted in Egypt’s Religious Persecution

Radical Islamists in Egypt are using mothers and their children to wage war against Christianity in the Northern African country...

Catholic Priest in Ethiopia Warns of Looming “irreparable disaster” in Tigrayan Crisis

The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is deteriorating, with a Catholic Priest in the Horn of Africa country warning...