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.

Food donation after Mass at a settlement in Chalbi Desert that is served by Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Marsabit. Credit: Fr. Aurelian Herciu

Fruits of Evangelization Trickling in at Kenyan Diocese Decades After First Missionaries

In one of his numerous writings, Fr. Paolo Tablino, one of the founding Missionary Priests of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Marsabit...

Nigerian pilgrims presenting a gift to the Bishop of Fatima-Leirai. Credit: Fr. Hillary Basil/ African Synodal Digital Faith Influencers

Pomp, Colour Marks African Pilgrims Entry, Participation in WYD Celebrations

Most of them landed in Portugal dressed in colorful attire, a characteristic festive look of Africa.

A recent mass burial of victims of Fulani attacks in Riyom, local government area served by St. Laurence Parish of Nigeria's Catholic Archdiocese of Jos. Credit: Fr. George Barde

“We are on our own”: Christians in Nigeria Convinced Soldiers Working with Islamists

An incident that happened recently in Riyom Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Plateau State where Fr. George Barde had gone...

Fr. George Barde, the parish priest of St. Laurence Parish Riyom of Nigeria's Catholic Archdiocese of Jos celebrates Mass at St. Augustine Catholic Church Rim. The church in Rim no longer has male participants in services as many of them have been killed by armed Fulani herdsmen. Credit: Fr. George Barde

Priest in Nigeria Pained by Killing of Last Man at Catholic Outstation

Pam Babos was the last man standing at St. Augustine Catholic Church Rim, one of the seven outstations of St....

WYD 2023: African Digital Faith Influencers Urged to Be Faith Pilgrims, “not tourists”

A section of the African Digital Youth Faith Influencers (ADYFI) who are to participate in the World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal,...

Religious Leaders in Sierra Leone Appeal for Calm amid Post-Election Grievances

Members of the Interreligious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL) are appealing to the citizens of the West African country to maintain calm...

Poster announcing the commissioning Mass for members of the African Digital Faith Influencers participating in the World Youth Day in Lisbon.
Credit: African Digital Faith Influencers

Last Minute Preparation Tips for Africans Participating in World Youth Day in Portugal

Angela Azuma from Ghana has participated in two World Youth Day (WYD) events and is gearing up for the third...

An IDP camp in Nigeria's Benue state. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Makurdi Justice and Peace Commission

Jihadists Posing as State Actors to Grab Land from Christians in Nigeria: Report

Some Nigerian State officials are working in cahoots with jihadist mercenaries to grab land from Christians in the West African...

Alarm as Over 50 Militia Groups Rise against Christians in Nigeria

Over 50 armed groups, most of them jihadist movements, have sprung up in Nigeria since 2015 targeting Christians, a new...

Participants in the EWTN Summer Academy pose for a photo after a tour of the St. Peter's basilica in Rome. Credit: EWTN

Pioneer EWTN Summer Academy: Participants Urged to Brave Challenging Times

Catholic journalism is facing turbulent times in the era of propaganda and “planted lies”, participants in the Summer Academy of...

Push for Laws that will Protect Christians, Faith Leaders in Nigeria Told

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have decried the ongoing unprovoked attacks against Christians in the West African country...

Members of the African Synod Digital Youth Faith Influencers (ASDYFI). Credit: PACTPAN

Meet Young Catholic Influencers from 50 African Countries Evangelizing Digital Peripheries

Sergent Gomez yearns to see his parish grow. The member of Blessed Sacrament parish of the Catholic Diocese of Banjul...

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

Bill Seeking to Regulate Nigeria’s Seminary Programs “unnecessary, impracticable”: Bishops

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have expressed their reservations about a bill that seeks to regulate Christian education...

Researchers Foresee “mass exodus” of Young Nigerian Christians: This is Why

The passivity of Nigerian authorities amid systematic religious-based attacks have left many young Christians in Nigeria disillusioned and many may...

Caritas Official in Sierra Leone Calls for Calm amid Chaos, “confusion”, after Tense Polls

The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has urged voters in the just concluded...

Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five year. Credit: ACN

“Spiritually transformative”: Catholic Nun on Years Spent in Jihadist Captivity in Mali

Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five years has...

Top Officials that Nigerian Activists Want Tried for Christian Persecution

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) is petitioning for the prosecution of over 30 top current and...

Young people to respresent Burkina Faso during the 2023 World Youth Day (WYD) in person in Lisbon, Portugal. Credit: Fr. Valéry Sakougri

Youth Attending 2023 World Youth Day from Burkina Faso Urged to Return Fearless

Burkina Faso needs fearless Christians, those who are ready to bear witness to their faith without fear of intimidation, young...

Religious freedom index in Africa. Credit: Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need-US

New Report on Christian Persecution Paints Grim Picture of Africa

Out of the 28 countries where Christians are most persecuted in the world, 13 are African, the Religious Freedom Report 2023 shows,...

Caritas Freetown Executive Director Fr. Peter Konteh makes a presentation during the training organized for violence incidence monitors and reporters ahead of Sierra Leone's Saturday, June 24vGeneral elections. Credit: Caritas Freetown Media team

Sierra Leonean Caritas, Regional Peace Entity Partner to Train Violence Incidence Monitors

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas Freetown have completed a training aimed at enhancing capacity to monitor and report violence before,...