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March 16, 2018
Political parties, religious and civil society groups in Tanzania are protesting insecurity, human-rights abuses and curtailing of freedoms by the government. The Tanzania...
Freedom, Interfaith Relations & Civil Society in Nigeria Poster
March 8, 2018
Freedom, Interfaith Relations, and Civil Society in Nigeria A  Memorandum Lamin Sanneh The politics of nationalism and nation building in Africa have been complicated by...
Roman Catholic Priests being arrested
February 23, 2018
Protests against the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo have resulted in the arrest of 10 Catholic priests — a sign of the government’s willingness to defy church...
Muslims site before bottles of water
February 23, 2018
Cape Town - The Islamic community in Cape Town has been urged to save water by using as little as possible when performing mandatory ablutions before prayer. The Muslim...
Woman marching on 2018 World Hijab Day
February 23, 2018
Every year February 1 is marked as ‘World Hijab Day.’ Its mission is to fight discrimination against Muslim women through awareness and education. It is a day on which women...
Buhari, Motailatu Church
February 23, 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Christians in Nigeria on the solemn occasion of the commencement of this year’s Lenten season. The President urged Christian...
Mass Wedding in Nasarawa state
February 23, 2018
Reverend Fr. Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu, Parish Priest in charge of St Sylvester Catholic Church, New Nyanya, Nasarawa state, has sponsored the marriage of 136 couples within...