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Archbishop Antoine Kambanda (center), Fidèle NdayIsaba (right) at the press conference in Kigali, Rwanda on October 22, 2019 / Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Church in Rwanda Plans to Review Her Legacy toward Peace 25 Years after Genocide

Oct 25, 2019

As Rwanda continues to recover from memories of the 1994 genocide that was characterized with, among other issues, bitter memories of complacency from various quarters, the Catholic Church in this Central African nation is preparing to look back at her activities over the past 25 years in regard to witnessing to peaceful coexistence, a Rwandan Church leader has announced.

Bishop Andrew Nkea leads the Faithful in the Recitation of the Rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Mboka, Cameroon, on October 13, 2019 / Mamfe Diocese, Cameroon

Seeking Peace in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions, Mamfe Diocese Launched Marian Year

Oct 23, 2019

In the footsteps of Saint John Paul II who called for a year dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1987, Mamfe diocese in the southwest region of Cameroon recently launched a Marian Year for Peace to give Christians the opportunity to give special honor to Our Lady, seeking her maternal intercession for peace to return in the Anglophone regions faced with a three-year conflict.

South Sudan Peace Ambassadors reciting poem to Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya and South Sudan on Sunday, October 6: From left Rebjwok Karlo, Sophie Faith Juwa (with mic) and Nyenawut Akol Miyen / ACI Africa

Children Remind South Sudan Leaders of Pope Francis’ Kiss, Demand Peace

Oct 11, 2019

Some six months since Pope Francis showed a “dramatic gesture” of humility by kneeling and kissing the feet of South Sudan leaders, a section of South Sudanese Catholic children living in Kenya have used their encounter with the Apostolic Nuncio to their country in Nairobi to remind the political leaders back home of the Pope Francis’ April 11 act, demanding peace through service that demonstrates love.

Panelists at Conference on Peace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast / Sant'Edigio Ivory Coast

From Madrid to Abidjan, Sant'Egidio to Deliver Peace Message to Ivory Coast

Oct 5, 2019

In the spirit of the 33rd International Meeting for Peace held from September 15 to 17 in Madrid, Spain, the Community of Sant'Egidio in collaboration with the religious leaders of Ivory Coast, is organizing an inter-religious meeting for peace in the country’s economic capital, Abidjan, an official has told ACI Africa.

Logo of Radio Maria / World Family of Radio Maria

A Network of Catholic Radios Contributing to Peace in Africa: Practitioner Testifies

Sep 26, 2019

Celebrated as a key form of free expression globally and ranked by UNESCO as Africa’s most influential information outlet, radio stations in Africa have an impact on audiences and a network of Catholic radios is particularly contributing to peace on the continent, a media practitioner overseeing some 23 radio stations across Africa has testified to ACI Africa.