African and European bishops say European leaders are prioritizing their own countries’ benefits from African land deals, ahead of creating a system that is equitable and positive for African communities.
Fredrick Nzwili - Religion News Service
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In central Africa, Islamist militias complicate church efforts to battle Ebola
The presence of militant Islamist groups in the Congo such as ISIS is complicating the work of medical personnel in combating the Ebola virus epidemic, which has been rampant for the last 40 months.
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Religious leaders hope C.A.R. peace deal will end church and mosque attacks
Religious leaders hope the latest peace deal will bring an end to attacks on churches and mosques.
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Kenyan priests say terror attacks threaten Catholic churches
The assailants blasted a roadside bomb at a house occupied by four nonlocal teachers in Arabia Boys Secondary School, killing two.
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Killings of Catholic priests in Africa raise fears that peacemakers are targets
Following the recent killings of priests in the Central African Republic, Catholic officials worry that clergy are being targeted by armed groups for their peacemaking efforts.
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Rwanda closes hundreds of churches and arrests pastors
On Tuesday (March 6), police detained six pastors, accusing them of conspiring to rally other clergy in defiance of the government’s shutdown orders.
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ISIS sees Somalia as a suitable base due to lawlessness, bishop says
“I think they have chosen Somalia because there is no central authority,” Bishop Giorgio Bertin said.
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10 Catholic priests arrested in protests in Congo
“The church deplores the excessive use of force on demonstrators who were only armed with Bibles, rosaries and branches.”
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Clergy preach peace during Kenyan national elections
In the weeks before Kenya’s election on Aug. 8, ethnic tensions ran high, prompting religious leaders—Christian and Muslim—to preach for peace.
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Nigerian cardinal escapes injury as attacks on clergy mount
Last week, gunmen shot at a car carrying Roman Catholic Cardinal John Onaiyekan in the country’s southern Edo state.