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Bishops from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia call for disarmament of herders

NAIROBI, Kenya 20190522T0921-26941-CNS-KENYA-HERDERS-BORDERS.jpg A Turkana warrior patrols with his gun to protect cattle from Dassenach warriors near Todonyang, Kenya, March 21, 2019. Kenyan, Ugandan...

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Citing inclusion of LGBT clerics, Anglican bishops in Africa to shun Lambeth...

NAIROBI, Kenya webRNS-WELBY-AFRICA1-013014.jpg Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, center, during a 2013 visit to Nairobi, Kenya. (RNS / Fredrick Nzwili) As disputes over homosexuality continue to...

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Catholic priest murdered in Kenya, latest in string of killings

NAIROBI, Kenya 20191018T0952-0065-CNS-KENYA-PRIESTS-MURDERS.jpg Father Gerald Matolo, the priest who first received Fr. Michael Maingi Kyengo at the Thatha Parish is seen in this 2017 file photo....

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Beat pans, blow whistles to fight locusts, Catholic leaders urge Kenyans

NAIROBI, Kenya 20200114T1018-0117-CNS-KENYA-LOCUSTS.jpg Peter Maganjo and Isaac Ndung'U, farmers in Kirinyaga County in central Kenya, look at a young locust swarm Jan. 13, 2020. Ndung'u said his...

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Alarmed African churches demand end to persistent xenophobic attacks in South...

NAIROBI, Kenya webRNS-SouthAfrica-Xenophobia1-092419.jpg Mobs of local hostels march with homemade weapons in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept. 8, 2019. South African police said there have been 12...

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East Africa fears prolonged locust invasion as eggs hatch from first wave

MASEKI, Kenya 20200225T0959-34330-CNS-EAST-AFRICA-LOCUSTS.jpg Desert locusts are seen on a farm in Kyuso, Kenya, Feb. 18, 2020. Local Catholic priests and villagers say the hatching insects mean new...

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Congolese archbishop highlights double challenge of Ebola, COVID-19

NAIROBI, Kenya This article appears in the Coronavirus feature series. View the full series. 20200416T1007-1743-CNS-COVID-CONGO-EBOLA.jpg Congolese police officers control civilians during a total...

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Kenya faces new health risk as floods, mudslide displace thousands

NAIROBI, Kenya Catholic leaders in Kenya are appealing for humanitarian support in regions where landslides and floods have displaced thousands, as the country battles increasing cases of the...

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Congo's new Ebola outbreak adds strain as agencies respond to COVID-19

NAIROBI, Kenya 20200611T1255-2674-CNS-CONGO-EBOLA-STRAIN.jpg Teachers take part in a training program in Goma, Congo, June 5, 2020, for the preventive measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19. As...

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With dam near completion, Catholic leaders urge equitable sharing of Nile

NAIROBI, Kenya 20200722T0824-1237-CNS-AFRICA-NILE-DAM-CONFLICT.jpg A bird flies over the convergence between the White Nile River and Blue Nile River in Khartoum, Sudan, Feb. 17, 2020. Catholic...

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Tanzania mourns Benjamin Mkapa, former president who worked for peace

NAIROBI, Kenya CNS-1306 mkapa cc.jpg Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa at a 2010 meeting in Khartoum, Sudan (CNS/Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah) Former Tanzanian President Benjamin William...

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African Catholic climate activists warn against proposed pipeline

NAIROBI, Kenya 20200911T1230-EAST-AFRICA-PIPELINE-1005036.JPG A truck travels over a bridge above a pipeline along the Athi River area near Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 10, 2020. A similar oil pipeline in...

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Predicted return of deadly locusts triggers fear in East Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya 20201014T1000-EAST-AFRICA-LOCUSTS-1007104.JPG A woman from the Turkana tribe walks through a swarm of desert locusts in early July in the village of Lorengippi, Kenya. Predictions of a...

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As fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray escalates, JRS urges humanitarian access

NAIROBI, Kenya 20201116T1145-ETHIOPIA-TIGRAY-JRS-1009381.JPG A volunteer donates blood for the injured members of Ethiopia's National Defense Forces in Addis Ababa Nov. 12, 2020. (CNS/Reuters/Tiksa...

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Faiths institute asks Gates Foundation to change tactics in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya 20210222T0930-AFRICA-ENVIRONMENT-GATES-1165226.JPG A farm worker walks between rows of vegetables on a farm near Johannesburg, South Africa, in this file photo. An African faiths...

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Ugandan Catholic archbishop found dead in his room on Holy Saturday

NAIROBI, Kenya Catholic bishops in Uganda are mourning Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of Kampala, who was found dead in his room April 3.His death shocked the East African nation, where the...

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Local priest: Atrocities still occurring in Ethiopia's Tigray region

NAIROBI, Kenya 20210514T1130-ETHIOPIA-TIGRAY-ATROCITIES-1247911.JPG Ethiopian people, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings near a camp in Kassala, Sudan, Dec. 16,...

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Congolese bishops sharpen focus on protecting Congo Basin

Kinshasa, Congo sized-20210629T1130-CONGO-BASIN-BISHOPS-1251068.JPG Mountains and the country of Rwanda are seen across the Ruzizi River near Bukavu, Congo, in 2014. The Congolese bishops have...

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Ethiopian church says emergency aid to Tigray is disrupted, not suspended

NAIROBI, Kenya 20210225T0800-ETHIOPIA-TIGRAY-AID-1165480.JPG Food aid is prepped for distribution near Mekele in Ethiopia's Tigray region Jan. 28, 2021. Amid increased international calls for...

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Laudato Si' Movement wants East African oil pipeline stopped

NAIROBI, Kenya dreamstime_m_165009099.jpg Two fishermen throw a net out on Lake Albert in Uganda. (Dreamstime/Mathias Sunke) The Laudato Si' Movement, the global community of Catholics tackling the...

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