Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 24 March 2023
Ten years on from coup in the Central African Republic; armed alliances shift but civilians continue suffering
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Brazil: CMC celebrates African roots and candomblé nations (Portuguese)
(João Cândido Martins, Câmara Municipal de Curitiba)
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
VIRTUAL EVENT, 22 March 2023 (11AM ET): Tackling Human Trafficking in Africa: Catholic Sisters Share Successful Advocacy Strategies
(The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN))
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Kenya: “Spearhead solution-oriented politics and administration,” religious leaders tell Ruto
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
South Africa: Parliament’s first House approves hate speech bill
(Daniela Ellerbeck, Freedom of Religion South Africa)
South Africa: Update on recent or current religious freedom issues and cases
(Freedom of Religion South Africa)
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
HYBRID EVENT, 7 March 2023 (11:15 CET): Africa-EU partnership of equals: how can we get there? Is the Global Gateway fit for purpose? (Brussels)
(COMECE, ACT Alliance EU, AEFJN, Baha’i Community International, Caritas Europa, CIDSE, Don Bosco International, EU-CORD and World Vision EUREP)
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Africa’s sahel needs a coordinated plan on extremist violence
(Kris Inman, The United States Institute of Peace)
Monday, 27 February 2023
Congo bishops warn against ‘balkanization’ of central African nation
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Saturday, 25 February 2023
Burkina Faso: Bishops decry spate of insecurity, disarray of population in ‘unjust war imposed on country’
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 17 February 2023
Inside the Revelatiion Spiritual Home. 3. Walking on two legs, African indigenous spirituality and economic empowerment
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
South Africa: Upcoming IGE Conference (interview)
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa)
Ethiopia: Joint security, intelligence task force cautions against unauthorized rallies, threatens to take actions as Orthodox Church schism takes toll
(Addis Standard, All Africa)
Friday, 10 February 2023
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom concerns in Central Africa
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom concerns in the Horn of Africa
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Kenya: In new interview, Archbishop Muheria berates persistent political bickering, calls on government, opposition to deliver
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 6 February 2023
Photos of the week: Pope Francis in Africa; Candlemas
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Friday, 3 February 2023
Bishop Kizito: May February be dedicated to Human Trafficking Awareness
(Phuti Makgabo, The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference)
Friday, 27 January 2023
Zimbabwe Christian Leaders Lament “surge in systematic political violence, repression”
(Magdalene Kahiu, ACI Africa)
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Kenya: President Ruto appeals for prayers for South Sudan
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
South Africa: ‘Apartheid’ of church and state
(Simon Jooste, Evangelical Focus)
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Highlights from the keynote address of Ambassador at Large Rashad Hussain Africa Peace Conference January 17, 2023
(U.S. Embassy in Mauritania)
Christian persecution rising in Africa, North Korea, advocacy group says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Benin: In the small West African nation of Benin the government is calling on voodoo to attract tourism
(ABC News Australia)
Tuesday, 3 January 2023
Kenya: Odinga hits out at Anglican church leadership for abetting political injustice
(All Africa)
Kenya: SUPKEM defends Duale's stance on hijabs in public spaces, denounces 'biased' media report
(All Africa)
Friday, 30 December 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 December 2022 (12PM EST): Congo Peace Vigil: A Global Call for Peace in the Congo
(The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN))
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Kenya: Duale blames 'religious hypocrisy' for rising extremism
(Bruhan Makong, All Africa)
Monday, 19 December 2022
On the Historic Conference of African Ulama
(Twitter, Muslim World League)
Friday, 16 December 2022
Africa’s leaders gather in DC as religious persecution in Nigeria is still being ignored
(Peter Pinedo, ACI Africa)
Friday, 9 December 2022
Banning Black Gods: Law and Religions of the African Diaspora
(Danielle N. Boaz, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
African church leaders, scholars highlight urgency in reserving nature loss, as nations meet for UN Biodiversity Conference in Canada
(World Council of Churches)
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Justice at last in the Central African Republic, but the government’s work is not finished yet
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Monday, 28 November 2022
Kenya: Police barred from storming places of worship to effect arrests - Rigathi
(Njoki Kihiu, All Africa)
Gambia: 'Over 34 countries' to participate in African religious ministers & ullamas confab
(Adama Jallow, All Africa)
Monday, 21 November 2022
Zambia: Catholic church appeals for legal reforms for a foolproof constitution
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 18 November 2022
Christian nationalism poses a threat to human rights in Ghana
(Jeffrey Haynes, All Africa)
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Ghana: Bishops chastise government, politicians for socio-economic hardships and corruption
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Nigeria: Flawed elections will deprive leaders’ credibility in office, church warns
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Saturday, 12 November 2022
Kenya: “Be faithful to the views collected from stakeholders,” bishops appeal to Presidential Working Party on Educational Reforms
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Thursday, 10 November 2022
African bishops: No climate justice without land justice
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 31 October 2022
Africa: Religious leaders demand a Non-Proliferation Treaty on fossil fuels now
(My Joy Online)
Friday, 28 October 2022
Kenya: Religious leaders condemn EACOP, call for an end to fossil fuel financed projects
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
African church-backed torch marches toward COP27
(World Council of Churches)
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Eswatini: Bishop Jośe Luis decries spate of killings and violence in the kingdom
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 24 October 2022
WCC reflects on women’s transformative leadership at international conference on innovation in Africa
(World Council of Churches)
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Nigeria: Church calls for withdrawal of controversial water bill, says it violates principle of common good
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 17 October 2022
Malawi: Catholic bishops express concern on high cost of living and corruption cases in country
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Recent survey provides insight on scope and scale of Christian healthcare in Africa
(Religion News Service)
Monday, 10 October 2022
African leaders at forefront of global symposium on peacebuilding
(Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Friday, 7 October 2022
CAR: Cardinal denounces "poisonous" climate in Central African Republic
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Nigeria: Bishop warn leaders against ignoring plight of citizens at campaigns kick-off
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 30 September 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS, submissions due 30 September 2022: 2023 Ivory Coast Conference
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS))
Anglican Church of Southern Africa asks parishes to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people
(Anglican Ink)
Friday, 23 September 2022
Islamic banking in Africa to gain foothold over next decade despite regulatory challenges: Moody’s
(Zawya)
Friday, 16 September 2022
African nations stand alone against abortion rights, gender ideology at the UN
(Edie Heipel, Catholic News Agency)
Chad: Bishops in Chad say African country’s national dialogue is a ‘monologue’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Thursday, 15 September 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 September 2022: Religion, Dialogue, and Democracy in Africa
(Dialogue Institute)
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Nigerian President says government “will continue to support Church in freedom of worship”
(Jude Atemanke, ACI Africa)
Nigeria: Bishops call for good governance, assert Nigeria going through its darkest history
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 12 September 2022
Southern Africa Regional Forum on Religion and Covid-19
(Eve de la Mothe Karoubi, Sustainable Development Solutions Network)
Friday, 9 September 2022
Kenya: Mombasa governor-elect extends olive hand to the church
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Kenya: Show leadership to our divided nation, religious leaders to president-elect Ruto
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Israel’s African outpost: Inside Nairobi's Jewish community
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)
New book: African Perspectives on Religion and Climate Change
(Edited by Ezra Chitando, Ernst M. Conradie, Susan M. Kilonzo, Routledge)
Friday, 2 September 2022
South Sudan: Clerics urge state to recognize plight of families of missing persons
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
End it now: Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis
(Jacques Bahati, The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN))
Kenya: Clerics call for justice as court begins hearing of presidential petitions
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 29 August 2022
Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamic Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East (forthcoming)
(Marcus D. King, Lynne Rienner Publishers)
Photos from the Church’s All Africa Service Day
(Mary Richards, Church News)
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Angola: Archbishop Imbamba appeals to MPLA to involve church and civil societies should they win Wednesday elections
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Ghana: Appoint Catholics as heads of Catholic owned institutions, church appeals to state
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Cameroon: Bishops oppose medically assisted reproduction as “morally illicit”
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 22 August 2022
Muslims of Middle Eastern or North African descent most likely to report police harassment, study shows
(Amy McCaig, Rice University)
Sex abuse in Africa: Church still being protected over victims
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
South Africa’s faith groups counter rising xenophobic attacks on migrants
(Kim Lawton, Religion Unplugged)
Friday, 19 August 2022
Liberia: President Weah leads nation in mourning Archbishop Zeigler
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Somalia: Catholic bishop hopes meeting with Somalia authorities will yield to religious freedom
(Agnes Aineah, ACI Africa)
South African Catholic bishops take a stand against inequality
(La Croix International)
Egypt: Ethiopian Catholic Church mourns with Coptic Orthodox after blaze kills 41 people including 15 children
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 12 August 2022
Zambia: Bishop Phiri Admonishes the use of churches as political platforms
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 8 August 2022
Nigeria Catholic Archbishop decries country’s “subtle persecution” sidelining Christians
(Agnes Aineah, ACI Africa)
Friday, 5 August 2022
Pope Francis’ delayed African visit muddies hope for peace-building in DRC, South Sudan
(Tawanda Karombo, Religion Unplugged)
Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Religions for Peace-South Africa hosts interfaith youth climate program
(Facebook, Religions for Peace)
Monday, 1 August 2022
Ghana: Harmonious religious diversity is a force for good – Dr Bawumia, as he Launches to Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana’s 175th Anniversary
(African Business)
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Kenya: Clerics condemn culture of secrecy in election, urge IEBC to communicate regularly
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Ghana: SECAM plenary to focus on security and migration in Africa, bishop explains
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 22 July 2022
Brazil: Documentary ‘Respect Our Sacred’ exposes struggle to decriminalize African religions in Brazil
(Camila Da Silva, Religion Unplugged)
Uganda: LGBTQI+, religion, diversity, and inclusion dialogue with Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda
(Natalie E. Brown, U.S. Embassy in Uganda)
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Children across Africa and Asia celebrate Nelson Mandela Day
(Vicky Abraham, Religion Unplugged)
South Africa: Religion and state need to be in balance to protect democracy in South Africa
(Dion Forster, The Conversation)
Monday, 18 July 2022
Bishops renew peace calls for Africa's Great Lakes Region
(Prisca Materanya, La Croix International)
Friday, 15 July 2022
Despite reiterating support for freedom of religion or belief the UK Africa Minister declines to raise the demolition of a church in Kaduna with the Nigerian Government.
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
DRC: Church troubled by instability causing mass immigration in Central Africa
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 11 July 2022
Guinea-Bissau: President issues controversial remarks on Gabu church attack
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Kenya: “Is the Judiciary ready for its role in the forthcoming General Elections?” Catholic bishops query
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Monday, 4 July 2022
Church leaders push to expand their peacekeeping role in Africa
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Churches in Africa, disability organizations condemn smuggling of disabled children for begging
(World Council of Churches)
Tanzania: Government commits to cooperate with church in service delivery
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
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