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Agnes Aineah

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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Over 7,000 Christians Massacred in Nigeria by Jihadists in Seven Months: Report

In the first seven months of 2025, jihadist groups killed 7,087 Christians in various parts of Nigeria, a new report...

Missionaries from Africa Not “agents of rescue” to the West: Vatican Official

The contribution of African Clergy and women and men Religious to the West is not a sign of Western deficiency...

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African Religious Orders Challenged to Meet Local Needs Before Sending Priests Abroad

“A Church that fails to care for its own cannot credibly claim to care for others.” This is what the...

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu. Credit: ACI Africa

Vatican Official Proposes Creation of “missionary welcome centres” in the West for Incoming African Priests

The Secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has weighed in on the possibility of the Church in the West establishing places...

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Delegates at III Pan African Congress Call for Support of African Missionaries Frustrated by Immigration Challenges

Delegates of the III Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life who gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from...

Pope Leo XIV Calls on Participants in III Pan African Congress to Strengthen “family of local Churches”

Pope Leo XIV has sent out a strong message of solidarity with participants in the ongoing III Pan-African Catholic Congress...

Third Pan African Congress Kicks off in Ivory Coast with Calls for Continent’s “spiritual, structural reawakening”

African theologians, including Clergy, women and men Religious and Laity, who have gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan for...

Jubilee of Youth 2025: Pilgrims from Africa Share Testimonies of Conversion from Experience in Rome

Organizers of the Jubilee of Youth that ended on Sunday, August 3 were right when they promised participants an unforgettable experience in Rome. Participants...

Fr. Carol Tchinda Nguito. Credit: Mamfe Diocese

Cameroonian Diocese Sends Out Prayer Appeal for Rescue of Parish Priest Swept away in a River

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mamfe in Cameroon is appealing for prayers for the rescue of one of the Priests...

Members of Clergy of Sierra Leone's Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown pose for a photo with Archbishop Edwards Tamba Charles during their workshop on the theme "The Emotional Toll of being a Priest". Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown

Diocesan Priests in Sierra Leone Urged to Pay Attention to Emotional Wellbeing amid Unavoidable Distress

Members of the Clergy at Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown have been encouraged to seek regular medical checkups to keep their...

The South Sudanese pilgrims denied visas for the Youth Jubilee in Rome. Credit: Sr. Orla Treacy/Loreto Sisters/Rumbek

“May be another day”: Gloom as Attempts by South Sudanese Youths Seeking Visas for Jubilee in Rome Thwarted

The group of young people from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, who travelled to Ethiopia in search of visas...

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Excitement in Tanzania as Over 200 Youths Prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome

Tanzania is set to see off over 200 young people to Rome as pilgrims in the Jubilee of Youth that...

Fr. Stephen Syambi (left) in South Africa and Fr. Jude Thaddeus (right) during pastoral work. Credit: Fr. Jude Thaddeus/Fr. Stephen Syambi (

“I felt unwanted”: Moving Tales of Catholic Priests Forced Out of South Africa as Foreigners’ Woes Escalate

Fr. Stephen Syambi arrived home in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, July 16 feeling dejected and confused. He felt even more...

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito, the Liaison Bishop for the SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishop Links Woes of Migrants in South Africa’s Public Hospitals to U.S. President’s Aid Suspension

The liaison Bishop for the Migrants and Refugees Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has denounced the...

Former Nigeria President Buhari “opened doors” for Church to Denounce Rise in Christian Persecution: Catholic Official

The immediate former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, always gave members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) a platform to air...

Pope Leo XIV “has a special place in his heart for Kenya”: Apostolic Nuncio on Holy Father’s Hoped for Visit

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has already invited Pope Leo XIV to the East African nation and believes that with...

Catholic Church in Southern Africa Denounces Attacks against Migrants Seeking Treatment in Public Hospitals

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have denounced xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in some parts of...

CARA Executive Director, Fr. Thomas Gaunt at the CERRA-Africa symposium in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Why Women Religious in Africa Must Pay Attention to Increasing Longevity in Care for Elderly Colleagues

The life expectancy of women Religious has increased over the past five decades, according to studies that the U.S.-based Centre...

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Sisters' Orders in Africa Sending “seniors” for Further Studies Challenged to Give Younger Nuns Education Opportunities

Sisters’  Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) in Africa are sending their members who are over 40...

Researchers Explore Ways to Sustain Catholic Nuns’ Monasteries in Africa amid Severe Scarcity

A study into the situation of Monasteries distributed across Africa has uncovered a severe shortage, with some Religious in these...