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Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola has appealed to African leaders to tap into Africa’s traditional values in fostering religious freedom and peaceful coexistence on the continent.
The Chief Justice (CJ) in Kenya, Martha Karambu Koome, has called upon delegates at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit has gathered both regional and global experts and proponents of freedom of religion in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, to have a “united stance” in fostering religious liberty.
The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit that is gathering both regional and global experts and proponents of freedom of religion in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, is “a defining moment for Africa”, an official of the Tuesday, June 17 event has said.
The Tuesday, June 17 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit at Kenya’s Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, the first-ever regional conference to be realized in Africa, is to explore “the impact of government actions on religious freedom” on the continent.
In 2021, the Biden administration removed Nigeria, a nation notorious for extreme levels of religious persecution, from the Countries of Particular Concern list.
Religious women around the world suffer unique forms of violence and persecution because of their sex — and their ability to give birth to future generations.