Observers say the pope’s visit comes at a sensitive moment in Equatorial Guinea, as growing economic pressures and long-standing governance concerns continue to shape daily life for many citizens.
Tonny Onyulo - USA Today (RNS)
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Catholic clergy in Uganda accuse the West of a new colonialism through LGBTQ activism
Many Ugandan Catholics oppose Pope Francis’ approval of same-sex blessings. LGBTQ Ugandans have fled to neighboring countries to escape homophobia.
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Pushed by politicians, polygamy abounds among Christians in Kenya
The Catholic Church has condemned the practice and questioned whether the new law is constitutional.
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Kenyan religious leaders fight to rescue young girls from child marriage
As she sat outside her hut making jewelry to sell to tourists, 9-year-old Sajon Lengupayi pleaded with passers-by to rescue her from an early marriage that she said her parents arranged without her consent.
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‘I Wish I Could Have Also Died’: Boko Haram Haunts Child Victims
Memories of Boko Haram’s murderous spree in his Nigerian hometown haunt Tom Gowon, 9, as he sits on a patch of grass at a refugee camp, sipping steaming porridge from a plastic mug.“I was lucky because I was not killed,” said Gowon, recalling the assault on Baga, Nigeria, in early