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.

Virtual Launch of the AACC Policy Brief On Debt And Corruption. / All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC).

Debt, Corruption Plunging African Countries in New Wave of Slavery, Church Leaders Lament

The leadership of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), an ecumenical fellowship with a presence in more than 40 African...

Children at St Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Bo. Sierra Leone reading Child'sBible, "God speaks to His children." / Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

Catholic Charity Organization Strengthening Children Evangelization in Sierra Leone

At Sierra Leone’s Diocese of Bo, children are being mentored to reach out to other children from deprived backgrounds in...

Fr. Sam Ebute prays over a mass grave in Nigeria. / Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)

“The blood of these martyrs will not be in vain”, Cleric on Killings in Nigeria

A Catholic Priest ministering in Nigeria’s Kaduna State that has experienced numerous attacks on innocent civilians has expressed the frustration...

Some members of Caritas Freetown. / Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Donates Household Items to Police Officers in Sierra Leone after Inferno

The charity arm of Sierra Leone’s Archdiocese of Freetown has reached out to several families of police officers whose houses...

Mr. Lewis Msiyadungu speaking at the launch of the HIV/AIDS project that seeks to reduce infections among children born with the virus and youth living with it in Malawi. / Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa.

Malawi’s Chikwama Diocese Launches HIV/AIDS Facility to Tackle Infections

The Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa in Malawi, through its Social Services Directorate, has launched an HIV/AIDS project aimed to reduce...

Fr. Lazar Arasu in an in-person learning and interactive class with students at the Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Center in Uganda. / Fr. Lazar Arasu.

Learners Risk Losing Interpersonal Relationships in Virtual Learning: Cleric in Uganda

Virtual learning, though handy in filling education gaps created by the COVID-19 restrictions across the world, poses the danger of...

Church in South Africa Defying Setbacks to Resettle Victims of Apartheid Forced Evictions

Every time that Moses Makunyane passes by his ancestral home, a sprawling 3,000 hectares of land tucked in the northern...

Late Bishop Linus Okok Okwach who died September 13 at St. Monica’s hospital, Kisumu in western Kenya.

Late Kenyan Bishop Eulogized as Educationist, Great Example of Humility

Kenyans from all walks of life have paid tribute to the late Bishop Linus Okok Okwach, the emeritus and founding...

Catholic Priests in the Archdiocese of Freetown.

International Catholic Charity Gifts Struggling Sierra Leonean Clerics with Mass Stipends

Catholic Priests ministering under difficult conditions in Sierra Leone’s Freetown Archdiocese have been given Mass stipends amounting to 17,160 Euros...

Catholic Insurance Firm in Kenya Set to Mark 15 Years of “diligent stewardship”

Pacis Insurance Company, which was established by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) to address the financial needs of...

Some Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone beneficiaries of different business ventures set up by Caritas Freetown. / Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Sets Up Businesses for Dozens of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone

Some 50 Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, all of them bearing the scars of the disease that killed at least...

Sant'Egidio community supporting prisoners, children, and the elderly in various projects in Malawi. / Sant'Egidio in Malawi

Lay Catholic Association in Malawi Engages Prison Community in COVID-19 Projects

Prisoners at Mzuzu Prison in Malawi, a correctional facility located in the Northern region of the Southeastern African country, have...

African Migrants trying to cross over to Europe in search of greener pastures.

African Governments Urged to “ensure equality, equity for all” to Stem Dangerous Migration

Corruption and inequalities in many African countries is leaving many people impoverished and forcing them outside their countries in search...

Bishop George Desmond Tambala of the Diocese of Zomba handing over the Bible to Sr. Luciette Marie after she had taken her final vows. / Diocese of Zomba

Nuns Urged to Detach Themselves from “worldly things” at Religious Profession in Malawi

A Catholic Prelate has, during the Religious profession of a Discalced Carmelite nun in the Diocese of Zomba in Malawi,...

Trainees at the Don Bosco Technical Training Center South Sudan. / Salesian Missions

Salesian Missionaries Helping South Sudanese Women Venture into ‘Men’s Careers’

Esbella Paul Modi faced harsh criticism from her family and her friends when she announced that she had decided to...

A poster of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius from September 4-10, 2019.

One Year after Pope Francis’ Second Visit, Church in Africa Renews Commitment to Peace

The leadership of the Catholic Church in Africa has, in a statement shared with ACI Africa, announced a week-long commemoration...

Bishops in Nigeria lead protest march against violence and extremism.

Nigerian Prelate Says Government’s Best Attempt in Fighting Crisis “not good enough”

Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has criticized the government’s tactics in fighting religious extremism, toxic politics, corruption...

A Catholic Church destroyed by Jihadist attacks in Cabo Delgado within the Diocese of Pemba in Mozambique.

Whereabouts of Two Brazilian Nuns Unknown Weeks after Jihadist Attack in Mozambique

The leadership of the Catholic Church in Mozambique is searching for two nuns belonging to Saint Joseph of Chambéry in...

Bishops in South Africa Pen Gratitude for Lenten Collection Despite 60 Percent Plunge

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) have sent a message of gratitude to the people of God...

Sr. Pasqua Binen Anena, a member of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS) based in Uganda / Sr. Pasqua Binen Anena

Ugandan Nun’s Orphanage Impacting Thousands of Congolese Refugees amid COVID-19 Lockdown

For months, Sr. Pasqua Binen Anena, a member of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS) based in...