Author: Fredrick Nzwili
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‘Black Panther’ inspires Kenyan church leaders’ march for Pan-African unity – Religion News Service
More than 100 Kenyan clergy prepare to march in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 27, 2018, in support of Pan-African peace, power and prosperity. RNS photo by Fredrick Nzwili More than 100 Kenyan clergy prepare to march in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 27, 2018, in support of Pan-African peace, power and prosperity. RNS photo by Fredrick…
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Lightning kills 15 worshippers in Rwanda, as government cracks down on unsafe churches – Religion News Service
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Rihanna defies religious group’s warning to stay away from Senegal
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Rihanna, right, during a meeting in Dakar, Senegal, on Feb. 2, 2018. Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron have headlined a conference in Senegal raising hundreds of millions of dollars for education in poor countries. Cheers and whistles rang out as Rihanna was announced in the audience that included…
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In Kenya, debt-ridden Christian universities struggle to stay open
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Facing overwhelming debt, one Christian university in Kenya has been ordered to shut its doors as students and professors at two others are wondering whether they could be next. The nation’s acting education secretary directed the Presbyterian University of East Africa on Thursday (Jan. 25) to start dismantling, revealing for many…
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Kenyan nuns take over hospitals after protracted battle with American priest
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – A dispute between an order of nuns and an American priest over control of two major hospitals for the poor has ended with the nuns — backed by a court order and the police — storming one of the hospitals. The battle for the St. Mary’s Mission Hospitals has pitted the…
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In Kenya, an HIV-positive pastor and his wife model new thinking about AIDS
Pastor Samson Mulinge Mutuse pose for a photograph after his wedding to Evelyn Mueni at the deliverance church in Nthange, Kibwezi area on November 25. RNS photo by Fredrick Nzwili
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A Catholic priest is mediating Mugabe’s departure
FILE – In this Saturday, Dec, 17, 2016 file photo, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses people at an event before the closure of his party’s 16th Annual Peoples Conference in Masvingo, south of the capital Harare. Mugabe celebrates his 93 birthday Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, with celebrations set for Saturday. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File) Tsvangirayi…
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Kenya’s presidential race takes pages from the Bible
An unidentified man prays on Nairobi streets on Monday, October 6, 2017, during a demonstration over a presidential re-run. The protesters are demanding review of the electoral commission. They say such a review will facilitate their journey to Canaan. Photo by Fredrick Nzwili An unidentified man prays on Nairobi streets on Monday, October 6, 2017,…