Reverend Father Solomon Mfa, a Catholic priest, leaves no one in doubt about his penchant for bettering the lives of the less privileged, especially those of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Mfa has become a household name for humanitarian services as he evidently makes life easy for the have-nots of the society. The […]
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Uganda: Anglican Church in Crisis
Namirembe, Luweero dioceses crises deepen intrigue, fraud in bishop elections The Anglican church in Uganda is facing a stern test of integrity following the recent controversies arising from two botched elections of bishops for the influential dioceses of Namirembe and Luweero. Controversial elections of bishops are not new in the Anglican church but in this […]
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Africa’s High Tolerance for Other Faiths
Muslims and Christians in much of sub-Saharan Africa have a long history of religious tolerance. Sierra Leone in particular stands out as a positive example. “In Sierra Leone, the practice of sharing food among Muslims during Ramadan is not limited to Muslims,” said Murtala Mohamed Kamara, a Muslim who lives in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. […]
Nakuru — Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi has urged the church to be key drivers of peace in the country and support the government’s initiative of uniting Kenyans. Mudavadi said that the church plays a critical role in society and should be a reflection of the country in terms of stability and prosperity in all […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is poised to release a three-part investigative documentary outlining the alleged atrocities and sexual crimes committed by the late Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, widely known as TB Joshua. Joshua passed away on June 5, 2021. As part of the investigation, the BBC interviewed at least 30 former members and workers […]
Mozambique is a multi-religious southern African nation with excellent relations between faiths. Relations between Muslims and the state have been good too. But the situation became more complicated in 2017 when a bloody jihadist insurgency broke out in the north. Eric Morier-Genoud has published extensively on politics and religion in Mozambique. His latest book, Towards […]
Nairobi — Catholic-allied MPs have vowed to mobilize for the disbandment of NGO Board to preempt the imminent registration of a gay rights lobby group. The lawmakers castigated the Supreme Court ruling that granted the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community the rights to form a lobby group. Led by Bobasi MP Innocent […]
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Ghana: My Encounter With the Kaaba
My Christian friends have been calling me Alhaji over the years, and each time I restrain myself from telling them I have not yet been to Makkah to assume that title, lest they feel hurt or embarrassed. So I let it go. Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam, which is incumbent on every […]
Over the last 20 years there’s been an unprecedented increase in charismatic Pentecostal prophets – or men of God as they’re called in Pentecostal parlance. Across Africa their unchecked influence has spread into social, economic and political institutions. Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity on the continent. In Zimbabwe, for example, the […]
The Catholic Church has shown that it wants to welcome everyone, irrespective of their sexuality. However, the pope’s latest move has sparked confusion in Africa — and left the LGBTQ+ community wanting more. Homosexuality is a controversial topic in Africa, a continent where many people have strong and very conservative views on sexual orientation. Pope […]
Pilgrims, according to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), spend five days in the city of the prophet, pray in his mosque, and visit some of the historic and religious sites When Musa Kabir, a first-time pilgrim from Niger State, landed at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina, he could not […]
The BBC World Services investigative unit, code-named ‘Africa Eye’ came out this week with weird and strange episodes of atrocities against the late Prophet T BJoshua, founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN. To investigate and publish or broadcast reports is a central kernel in journalism But to do this outside the ethics […]