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.

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

“Tribalism is showing its ugly head in our Church”: Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone

The Archbishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has decried favouritism in the West African nation based on tribal lines, and...

Credit: The Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH)

Religious Orders in Ghana Urge President to Sign into Law Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH) have urged the President of the West African...

Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH). Credit: The Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH)

Religious Congregations in Ghana Announce Crusade to “to cry out, as loud as we can” for Environment

To prepare for the Jubilee Year 2025, which Pope Francis announced on January 21, women and men Religious in the West African...

Catholic Activists in Africa Call on Uganda to Stop Planned Contraceptives among Children

Catholic activists in Africa under their umbrella organization,CitizenGo Africa are rallying for support to stop the plan by Uganda’s health docket...

Inaugural Training to Prepare African Pro-lifers to Address Issues in Modern Medicine

Pro-lifers in Tanzania, Rwanda and Cameroon are set to join the first cohort of a training that has been designed...

Catholic-led Researchers Decry Veiled “settlement of jihadists” Plan in Nigerian States

A Catholic-inspired group of researchers, criminologists and human rights activists in Nigeria is concerned that a section of Nigerian authorities...

Christian Foundation Appeals for Safety Measures in Nigeria Schools as Abductions Resurge

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, is appealing to the Nigerian government to implement a “Safe Schools Initiative”...

Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

Pauline Publications Africa Hailed for “very exemplary” Professionalism

With the mushrooming of publishing firms, most of them only interested in making profit, Paulines Publications Africa (PPA) under the auspices of the Pious...

“Not synodal”, Archbishop in Sierra Leone against “monopolizing” Parts of Holy Mass

The Eucharist is the centre of a synodal Church requiring the participation of all “by virtue of their common baptism”,...

Meet Veteran Kenyan Radio Journalist Now Promoting Devotion to the Holy Eucharist

Ciku Muiruri was a household name when her program “Busted” that exposed cheating spouses on Kenya’s Classic FM got everyone hooked. Those...

Initiate Canonization of “German martyrs”: Official of German Bishops to Church in Africa

A representative of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference for the Martyrology of the 20th Century has challenged Church leaders in Africa to initiate canonization...

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Buea

Diocesan Pastoral Council in Cameroon Lauds Bishop for Focusing on Growth amid Attacks

Social media attacks have trailed the leadership of Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi from the time he ascended to the helm of Cameroon’s Catholic...

Groundbreaking Biographies of “German martyrs”, Who Were “violently killed” in Africa

Catholic Bishops in Germany have compiled biographies of over 30 German “martyrs”, who were reportedly “victims of violence in Africa”...

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

“Having sleepless nights”: Archbishop in Sierra Leone Concerned about Empty Confessionals

The Archbishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has raised concern about the people’s growing lack of interest in the Sacrament...

Pilgrims praying at the Shrine of Our Lady of Yagma in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Credit: ACN

Weekend of Gloom as Catholics Killed in Burkina Faso, Monks Abducted in Ethiopia

Christians in multiple countries experienced what has been described as “a dark weekend” of persecution towards Sunday, February 25, with...

“Seek to be pure, discipline all senses”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya to New Priests

The Archbishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa has urged newly Ordained Priests of his Metropolitan See to “discipline all their senses”...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of Kinshasa Archdiocese in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC). Credit: Kinshasa Archdiocese

Cardinal Ambongo Decries “shameless predation” of DR Congo’s Resources by Neighbours

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo has condemned countries that neighbour the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for working in cahoots with multinationals to...

Tobias Nauruki, the Empowered Youth Coalition (EYC) Africa regional Coordinator. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan Catholic Leader on How Youth-centric Pastoral Programs can Boost Evangelization

Youth-centric pastoral programs can boost evangelization among young people who are dealing with a myriad of contemporary challenges, a Kenyan...

Credit: Harambee Africa International (HAI)

Rome-Based Catholic Development Agency Opens Contest for Storytelling on Africa’s “beauty”

Storytellers in Africa have been invited to participate in the 10th edition of "Conveying Africa" contest through which Harambee Africa...

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

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Maintain Opposition to Fiducia Supplicans’ Recommendations

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) who are meeting for their First 2024 Plenary Assembly have maintained the stance of...