(RNS) KAMPALA, Uganda — Muslims and Christians in Nigeria have started small-scale attempts at reconciliation after years of ethnic and religious conflict.

KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — The digital library has done much to replace the reference books many Sudanese churches lost to their country’s decade of civil war.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Kenyan church leader recently turned down the gift of a $40,000 car after allegations the church was accepting donations from corrupt politicians.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — With sermons and through local media, Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan has made it his mission to convince parents and girls in his country that FGM is a cultural practice, not a religious one.

(RNS) — As elections approach, Nigeria’s Muslims and Christians disagree over which presidential candidate to support, while both faiths pray for peace.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Citing an acute shortage of priests as a reason to obey the Vatican’s longstanding ban on artificial forms of family planning, a bishop ignited a larger debate about family size and poverty.

WAJIR, Kenya (RNS) — Non-Muslim teachers have long suffered discrimination by the ethnic Somalis in the region, who are accused of helping militants to target Christians.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In a season of merrymaking, the bishop reminds Kenyans, ‘Let us share the joy and whatever we have with the poor, orphans and widows.’

ISEBANIA, Tanzania (RNS) — ‘I’m fearing for my life,’ said one man before crossing the border to Kenya. ‘Police are breaking into homes of suspected homosexuals and arresting them.’

KATAKWI, Uganda (RNS) — Earlier this month, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor was arrested after interceding to stop the medical care of a severely ill 9-year-old girl.

KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — ‘What our leaders are doing is extortion and is not based on the word of God,’ one parishioner said.

KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) – Many residents in this southern African nation are accusing religious leaders of continuing to fuel violence and failing to address what they say was an improper vote.

JUBA, South Sudan (RNS) — Thousands of Southern Sudanese are gathering in churches and mosques in cities and refugee camps to pray for the end of a civil war that has raged since 2013.

KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — In a nation plagued by alcohol and drug abuse, faith leaders urge the government to partner with the church to raise awareness and treat young addicts.

BAGAMOYO, Tanzania (RNS) — For hearing-impaired worshippers here, Sunday mornings are often filled with disappointment, as worship services that accommodate them with sign language are few.