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Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Important milestone for KAICIID: Launch of multi-religious collaboration for the survival and wellbeing of children in Uganda, Africa
(Sonja Reingrabner, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Diolague)

Pope Francis makes inaugural appeal for peace after coup in Central African Republic
(Associated Press, Fox News)

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Catholic church committed to recovering of infrastructures
(Angola Press via All Africa)

Swaziland: Riot police force halt prayer meeting
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Namibia: National framework on gender equality for churches
(Selma Shipanga, The Namibian via All Africa)

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Ghana cautioned against homosexuality
(Sebastian R. Freiku, The Chronicle via All Africa)

Ghana: Archbishop Palmer Buckle blasts police
(Issah Alhassan, The Chronicle via All Africa)

Kenya: Kitui bishop tells media to help in war on graft
(Musembi Nzengu, The Star via AllAfrica)

Kenya: Muslim cleric says new president will protect rights of all Kenyans
(Brian Otieno, The Star via AllAfrica)

Monday, 11 March 2013

Conservative brand of Catholicism thrives in Africa
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)

Nigeria: Jibwis to establish Islamic varsity in Jos
(Ahmed Mohammed, Daily Trust via All Africa)

Liberia: Christians to petition lawmakers- want Liberia constitutionalized constitutionalism a Christian nation
(The New Republic Liberia via All Africa)

Zimbabwe: Govt probes Satanism claims in schools
(The Standard via All Africa)

Nigeria: Sultan under fire over Islamists amnesty call
(Sam Eyoboka, Vanguard via All Africa)

Friday, 8 March 2013

Voices from Catholic Africa: Church modernization is a mistake
(Elias Biryabarema, Reuters)

Madagascar: Nun killed in Mandritsara
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Nigeria: Bishops call for the defense of human dignity
(Catholic Information Service for Africa via All Africa)

Kenya holds peaceful elections despite anxiety
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Zambia: Ndola church defies council's eviction order
(Xavier Manchishi, Times of Zambia via All Africa)

Kenya: Clergy asks presidential losers to accept defeat
(Francis Mureithi, The Star via All Africa)

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Eritrea jails 125 Christians in campaign against ‘illegal’ worship
(Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife Africa Service)

Religious leaders attend capacity building seminar
(Angola Press via All Africa)

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

South Africa: To all those calling for religion in schools...
(MerryMartin, News24)

Uganda: Mormons in media drive
(Polly Kamukama, The Observer via All Africa)

Zambia: Kabwe church wanted blood- witness
(Sylvia Mweetwa, Times of Zambia via All Africa)

Tanzania: Fifty Ponda followers released on bail
(Faustine Kapama, Tanzania Daily News via All Africa)

Uganda: Mukono school closed for teaching one subject
(Henry Nsubuga, The New Vision via All Africa)

The influence of Latin America, Africa and Asia on religion
(Bill McKenzie, Dallas News)

Campaign launched to help witchcraft suspects in Malawi
(Lameck Massina, Voice of America Africa)

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Religious intolerance; a bane to Africa's development
(Moses Kangah, Ghana Web)

Ethiopia: Church faces court set back in property reacquisition
(Melkeam Aschalew, Addis Fortune via All Africa)

Zambia: Christian leaders saddened by electoral violence
(Catholic Information Service for Africa via All Africa)

Kenya: Amecea to observe Kenyan elections
(Catholic Information Service for Africa via All Africa)

Uganda: Bishop wants church consulted on marriage bill
(John Semakula, The New Vision via All Africa)

Monday, 4 March 2013

Libya arrests Egyptian Christians in Benghazi
(All Africa)

Tanzania: Anonymous leaflets threaten Christian retaliation in Zanzibar
(Sabahi via All Africa)

Nigeria: Allow banks to sell Hajj Steats, NAHCON urged
(Abdulkadir Badsha Muktar, Daily Trust via All Africa)

Rwanda: Christian aid welcomes government's steps on aid to Rwanda
(Christian Aid via All Africa)

Friday, 1 March 2013

Nigeria: Muslim students protest ban of Hijab in Lagos schools
(George Okogie, Leadership via AllAfrica)

Kenya: Arsonists burn Keroka church in land dispute
(Angwenyi Gichana, The Star via AllAfrica)

Nigeria: MSSN protest paralyses activities at Alausa
(Monsur Olowoopejo, Vanguard via All Africa)

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Christian convert in Sudan reveals struggles, restrictions on religious freedom in African nation
(Morning Star News)

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Egypt: Christians ask govnt. to reconsider election date
(CISA News Africa)

Kenya: Kikuyu TNA aspirant confronts pastor over debate
(Njenga Gichea, The Star via AllAfrica)

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Liberia: Bishop ties Liberia's 'Wahala' to 'crabs mentality politics'
(The Informer via All Africa)

Monday, 25 February 2013

Kenya: Drive for peaceful poll
(Reuben Olita, The Star via AllAfrica)

Kenya: Muslim clerics rally behind Ralia
(Justus Ochieng, The Star via AllAfrica)

Saturday, 23 February 2013

2013 APSA Africa Workshop: "Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective"
(Call for Applications, American Political Science Association)

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Nigeria: Sultan congratulates Nigerian Christians on Lent
(All Africa)

Somalia: Somali Sheikhs vow to combat extremism after cleric assassinated while praying
(Hassan Muse Hussein, All Africa)

Tanzania forms inter-faith committee to review slaughtering rules
(Deodatus Balile, All Africa)

Tanzania: Demonstrators renounce Sheikh Ponda
(Faustine Kapama, All Africa)

Liberia: Catholic schools shut down
(A. Wehdoe Sloh, All Africa)

Nigeria: Mark warns against abuse of religion
(Chibuzo Ukaibe and Bidon Mibzar, All Africa)

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Tanzania: Foreign experts to fortify probe on priest murder
(Issa Yussuf, All Africa)

Egyptian Churches' Council detaches itself from politics
(All Africa)

Monday, 18 February 2013

Kenya: Kibaki, Raila attend burial of Kiambu church leader
(Njenga Gicheha, All Africa)

Kenya: Lobbies warn Muslims against backing politicians
(Wesonga Ochieng and Elias Yaa, All Africa)

Swaziland: Police say prayers were 'political'
(All Africa)

Swaziland: Raid on prayers unconstitutional
(All Africa)

Tanzania: Three held for murder of priest in Zanzibar
(All Africa)

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Why the next pope should be African
(Stan Chu Ilo, CNN Belief Blog)

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Egypt: El-Tayyeb - Religious difference not obstacle before social peace
(All Africa)

Ghana: Mahama death prophesy is false - Agyin Asare
(All Africa)

Tanzania: Geita violence saddens Kikwete
(Pius Rugonzibwa, All Africa)

Uganda: Politicians told to emulate pope
(Aloysious Kasoma, All Africa)

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Nigeria: Hajj 2013 - Civil society wants unified registration of pilgrims
(Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar, All Africa)

Tanzania: Tag pastor beheaded in religious skirmishes
(Meddy Mulisa, All Africa)

Gambia bids to host OIC Summit in 2019
(All Africa)

Mali: Christian or Muslim - 'We are all victims of those terrorists'
(Marc-Andre Boisvert, All Africa)

Saturday, 9 February 2013

Egypt: A Muslim cleric issues fatwa on the necessity of killing in the name of religion
(All Africa)

Nigeria: Religious tension mounts in Oyo community
(Ola Ajayi, All Africa)

Rwanda: First Lady attends U.S. prayer breakfast
(Maria Kaitesi, All Africa)

Uganda: Use religion as instrument of peace - Mubajje
(Gloria Nakajubi, All Africa)

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Zimbabwe: Central Bank governor blasted for 'sanitising' Makandiwa and Angel
(Violet Gonda, All Africa)

Russian sect leader jailed for 11 years
(Valery Titievsky, StarAfrica.com)

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Nigeria: Appeal court upholds death sentence on Reverend King
(Akinwale Akintunde, All Africa)

Rwanda: Fighting deadly hate speech requires 'multi-layered approach,' UN official says
(All Africa)

Friday, 1 February 2013

Liberia: Churches concerned about dismissed GAC workers
(All Africa)

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Kenya: Clerics applaud Mutula's call
(Brian Otieno, All Africa)

Nigeria: Sultan, CAN president differ on licensing of preachers
(Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Sam Eyoboka and Abdallah El-Kurebe, All Africa)

Zimbabwe: Prove you're a true prophet, Makandiwa told
(Daniel Nemukuyu, All Africa)

Egypt: Preparations finalized for hosting OIC Summit
(All Africa)

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Nigeria: CAN passes confidence vote on Oritsejafor
(Caleb Ayansina, AllAfrica)

Uganda: Muslims want prophet Muhammad's birthday declared public holiday
(Sadab Kitata Kaaya, AllAfrica)

Nigeria: We remain indivisible, says CAN
(Yemi Akinsuyi, AllAfrica)

Burundi: Central market in Bujumbura destroyed by fire
(AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Caught in the web of politics
(AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Presidential pilgrimage committee wants BASA with Israel
(Francis Okeke, AllAfrica)

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Gambia: Is the attempt to make Friday a non working day in favour of Islam or not?
(Ousman Njie, AllAfrica)

Tanzania: Seek redress in court, victims of police brutality urged
(Issa Yussuf, AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Islamic cleric shot dead in Ogun during masquerade festival
(Sheriff Balogun, AllAfrica)

Monday, 28 January 2013

Nigeria: Tambuwal tasks religious leaders on peaceful co-existence
(allAfrica.com)

Friday, 25 January 2013

Clashes Erupt across Egypt
(allafrica.com)

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

U.S., Africa say Mali action counters growing Islamist threat
(Joe Penney and Richard Valdmanis, Reuters)

Monday, 21 January 2013

Northern Nigeria - The conflict within
(Zainab Sandah, All Africa)

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Kenya: Bishops call govt's neglect of IDPs 'a disgrace'
(Mathew Ndanyi, All Africa)

Egypt: Shura committee rejects quota for Copts in Parliament
(Aswat Masriya, All Africa)

Monday, 14 January 2013

Algeria to redefine role of mosques
(Fidet Mansour, All Africa)

Thursday, 10 January 2013

Africa rises, China falls on Christian persecution list
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

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