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.

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“Act or resign”: Human Rights Group to Nigeria’s Security Agents after Priest’s Kidnapping

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has condemned the September 16-17 kidnapping of over 30 people across...

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Scores Executed as Islamist Jihadists Reportedly Target Christians at Mozambican Village

At least 11 people were killed on September 15 after members of the Islamic State attacked a village in Mozambique...

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria. Credit: Sokoto Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Feted for “contribution to a better world”

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria and Founder of The Kukah Centre is the winner of this Year’s...

Harambee Africa International (HAI) is supporting eye screening and treatment in Nigeria's Enugu State. Credit: HAI

Hundreds in Nigeria Benefit from Catholic Entity’s Initiative for Visually Impaired

Over 500 people with varying eye complications have benefitted from the support of Harambee Africa International (HAI), a Catholic Development foundation that...

Catholic Peace Entity Allays Fears of “a possible coup” in Cameroon

The Cameroonian government has put in place the system of “divide and rule”, which makes attempts by the country’s military...

Seminarian Na'aman Danlami died when the Fulanis attacked St. Raphael Fadan Kamantan Parish on the night of Thursday, September 7. Credit: ACN

Seminarian in Nigeria Burnt Alive in Botched Kidnapping at Catholic Parish

Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has confirmed the killing of a Seminarian in the Diocese after a Parish rectory he...

Screengrab of the parish house of St. Raphael Fadan Kamantan Catholic Church of Kafanchan Diocese set ablaze in a suspected kidnapping incident. Credit: Fr. Emmanuel Okolo

Seminarian's Whereabouts Unknown as “bandits” Set Nigerian Parish House Ablaze

A Seminarian in Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan is missing after the Parish house he was in was set ablaze...

Fr. Justine Dyikuk. Credit: Fr. Justine Dyikuk/Facebook

Catholic Priest’s Research Recommends Change of Tact in Fighting Nigeria’s Insurgency

A Catholic Priest in Nigeria is urging authorities in the West African nation to be more strategic in addressing insurgency...

Priest in Nigeria Urges Church Leaders to be “articulate enough” on Christian Persecution

The Church in Nigeria has distinguished herself as the voice of the people, a Catholic Priest in the West African...

“Profound”: Catholic Priest in Kenya Recalls Cardinal Otunga’s Life of Ceaseless Prayers

Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga spent his final days, old and frail, committed to prayer in a home for the elderly people...

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo during Holy Mass commemorating the 20th anniversary of Servant of God Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga at Queen of the Apostles Parish of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya
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Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood Journey a Call to Holiness: Kenyan Archbishop

The sainthood course of the Servant of God Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga was started by the Cardinal himself, and is now an invitation for...

How Cardinal Otunga Warmed Hearts as Kenya’s First Native Catholic Bishop

The people of God in Kenya are marking two decades since the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, who is...

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

Catholic Bishop Blames Rise of Paganism in Nigeria on Selfish Religious Leaders

Paganism in Nigeria is reportedly on the rise, a vice that the Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka blames on...

Fr. Paul Sanogo (left) and Seminarian Melchior Maharini (right) who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr.) in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Minna. Credit: Vatican Media

“We came back stronger”: Priest, Seminarian Abducted in Nigeria Recall Three-week Ordeal

Fr. Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melchior Maharini who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr.) in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese...

Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda in an undated photo with members of the Our Lady of Visitation (OLV), congregation he founded that continues to thrive in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

How Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop Promoted Country’s Growth of Local Vocations

Tributes to Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda, Sierra Leone’s first native Catholic Bishop who died on August 9 are still pouring in, with some...

Blessed Ghebre-Mikael. Credit: Daughters of Charity

Ordained in Secrecy, Other Things to Know about Blessed Ghebre-Mikael of Ethiopia

The Church, on Wednesday, August 30, marked the feast day of Blessed Ghebre-Mikael, a native of Ethiopia whose conversion to...

A well drilling project at Don Bosco parish of Malawi's Archdiocese of Lilongwe. Credit: Fr. Joseph Czerwinski

Inside Self-Sustaining Program Supporting Poor Families at Malawian Catholic Parish

Malawi’s Atumiki Achifundo, a lay movement working with the poor people across Catholic Parishes in the Southern African country offers...

Mass at Don Bosco Parish of Malawi's Archdiocese of Lilongwe. Credit: Fr. Joseph Czerwinski

Church in Malawi Thriving Above Harmful Culture, Challenging Christian-Muslim Marriages

Baptisms at Don Bosco Parish of Malawi’s Archdiocese of Lilongwe are held every second month. Fr. Joseph Czerwinski, the Priest in Charge...

Children Seized from Nigerian Orphanage Forced to Study Qur’an, Attend a Mosque

Children aged between three and eight who were seized from the embattled Du Merci Orphanages in Nigeria’s Kano and Kaduna States are...

Church in AMECEA Seeking to Grow Small Christian Communities in Yearlong Celebrations

The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has launched the Golden Jubilee Year of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) to assess the...