Fredrick Nzwili

• Kenyan Faith Leaders Urge Better Treatment for Children with HIV Monday, June 19, 2017
• Ugandan Pastor Torches Bibles as the Work of ‘Devil Worshippers' Thursday, April 27, 2017
  A Pentecostal pastor in Uganda’s capital has reportedly torched thousands of Bibles because they were “fake” and “demonic.”
• On World Water Day, African Church Leaders Highlight Shortages Wednesday, March 22, 2017
  The World Health Organization has designated March 22 as World Water Day.
• Kenyan Bus Ambush in Which Muslims Shielded Christians is Now a Movie Monday, March 20, 2017
  A bus attack in northern Kenya during which Muslims shielded Christians from al-Shabab militants is the subject of a fictional film adaptation that focuses on religious integration and coexistence.
• In Kenya, a Pastor Fights Female Genital Mutilation with the Gospel Monday, February 6, 2017
  Clutching a Bible in one hand and a walking stick in the other, Pastor Stephen Lenku Tipatet traverses the plains of Kajiado County, fighting female circumcision and propounding on the Christian...
• Severe Drought Brings Starving Kenyans to Church Doorsteps Tuesday, January 31, 2017
  At the Thatha Roman Catholic Mission, part of the Machakos Diocese, the Rev. Gerard Matolo increasingly sees more people seeking help.
• Retired Ugandan Bishop Seeks Restorative Justice for Former Child Soldiers Wednesday, January 4, 2017
  A retired Anglican bishop in northern Uganda is agitating for restorative justice in a region where the wounds of a brutal war unleashed by the Lord’s Resistance Army persist.
• Anglican Priest in Rural Kenya Works to Change Perceptions about HIV/AIDS Friday, December 2, 2016
  In a community where AIDS is still viewed as a death sentence, an Anglican priest is working to build an HIV-aware church.
• Olympic Marathon Runner Celebrated in Kenya for Her Faith and Endurance Tuesday, August 16, 2016
  After striking gold at the Rio Olympics, marathon runner Jemima Sumgong underlined how her faith had helped her win the 26.2-mile run.
• Closure of Kenyan Refugee Camp Worries Religious Leaders Wednesday, June 22, 2016
  Religious leaders and humanitarian activists are urging the government to treat the mostly Muslim Somali migrants who are facing expulsion from the Dadaab refugee camp with dignity.
• Nigerian Cardinal Escapes Injury as Attacks on Clergy Mount Thursday, May 5, 2016
  The lives of clergy are known to be difficult, but in Nigeria they are often dangerous, too.
• Hope and Frustration Mark Anniversary of Chibok Kidnappings Wednesday, April 13, 2016
  Two years after the abduction of nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, some parents are still hoping their daughters will one day be rescued.
• Drought in Africa Adds Pressure to Religious Groups, Relief Organizations Monday, March 21, 2016
  Churches in eastern and southern Africa are appealing for humanitarian aid in the region, as 36 million people grapple with the worst drought in decades.
• Human Rights Group Calls for the Release of Detained Sudanese Pastors Monday, February 29, 2016
  Sudanese Christians and human rights groups are urging the government to produce two clerics, whose location has been unknown since their arrest in December.
• African Countries Clamp Down on Churches Tied to ‘Miracle Cures’ Wednesday, February 17, 2016
  Led by charismatic preachers and self-proclaimed prophets, African churches are swelling with promises of miracle healings, signs and wonders. But in recent months, governments across the continent...
• Bishop Warns: Lord’s Resistance Army Re-emerging in Central African Republic Thursday, January 28, 2016
  A senior Roman Catholic bishop in the Central African Republic is warning that the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel force that killed more than 100,000 people in northern Uganda in the 1980s and...
• Kenya’s Garissa University Reopens Nine Months after Massacre Wednesday, January 6, 2016
  Faculty and administrators at Garissa University College returned to work Monday (Jan. 4), nine months after a bloody massacre of mainly Christian students by Somalia’s al-Shabab militants forced...
• Meet the Nobel-nominated Priest Who Rescues African Refugees from Mediterranean Wednesday, October 14, 2015
  The Rev. Mussie Zerai, a 40-year-old Roman Catholic priest from tiny Eritrea, north of Ethiopia, has moved to help migrants trapped in the North African deserts and rickety wooden boats drifting...