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Pushed by politicians, polygamy enjoys a heyday among Christians in Kenya

by Tonny Onyulo
January 4, 2019

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Despite opposition from local Catholic church leaders, young and old men have taken advantage of a 4-year-old law liberalizing the practice.

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LGBT people flee Tanzania amid police crackdown

by Doreen Ajiambo
December 5, 2018

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.'

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In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care

by Doreen Ajiambo
November 28, 2018

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.

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African clergy press pharmaceutical companies to close gap on child-HIV drugs

by Fredrick Nzwili
November 21, 2018

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The call came on Universal Children’s Day, established by the United Nations in 1954 to promote international awareness of children's issues worldwide and improve their welfare.

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In Kenya, a pastor's refusal to marry an HIV-positive bride stirs debate over AIDS stigma

by Paul O'Donnell
November 13, 2018

(RNS) — Pastor Jesse Karanja, the leader of Mizpah House of Prayer Church, insisted a couple take tests for HIV and pregnancy as guests waited in the church.

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Cameroon clergy condemn killing of American missionary

by Paul O'Donnell
November 1, 2018

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Charles Wesco, a clergyman from Indiana, died barely two weeks after arriving in the country, allegedly caught in crossfire between rebels and government soldiers.

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Urging peace, faith leaders risk being caught up in Zimbabwe's electoral dispute

by Doreen Ajiambo
October 22, 2018

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.

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Congolese Pentecostals see Denis Mukwege, Nobel Prize-winning doctor, as a ‘blessing’

by Bob Smietana
October 18, 2018

(RNS) — The doctor has dedicated his award to women all over the world harmed by conflict and suffering violence every day.

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Tired of war, South Sudanese pray for latest peace deal

by Doreen Ajiambo
October 17, 2018

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.

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'Acknowledging reality,' a splinter church in Kenya ordains married Catholic priests

by Tonny Onyulo
October 16, 2018

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Attracted by the prospect of serving God while raising a family, Catholic priests have left the mainstream faith for the Renewed Universal Catholic Church.

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Uganda's faith leaders wade into country's alarming drug crisis

by Doreen Ajiambo
October 1, 2018

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.

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Deaf Tanzanians are left to forge their own worship

by Doreen Ajiambo
September 27, 2018

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.

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In Nigeria, fears that a crackdown on Muslim group will court another Boko Haram

by Ali Abare Abubakar
September 24, 2018

ABUJA, Nigeria (RNS) — Muslims on the ground and experts in Washington worry that the detention of a Shiite cleric and the killings of his followers will provoke the Islamic Movement of Nigeria into waging war.

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Fear of Ebola keeps the faithful at home in Congo

by Doreen Ajiambo
September 17, 2018

KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — In a bid to contain the virus, thousands of churches remain closed in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Kenyan religious leaders fight to rescue young girls from child marriage

by Tonny Onyulo
September 11, 2018

SAMBURU, Kenya (RNS) — Beading is a form of sexual enslavement that lets older men engage in intercourse with young girls, even when they do not intend to marry them.

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