Africa: Love, Grace and World Peace - How an African Saint Has Shaped Pope Leo's Worldview

Pope Leo XIV's first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff's visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers is an attempt to strengthen… Read more »

Africa: Pope Leo's Visit to Africa - Theology Scholar Outlines 3 Realities the Catholic Church Must Face

Pope Leo's decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent's importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both… Read more »

Africa: Pope Leo XIV's Africa Journey - How Each Stop Reflects His Message of Peace

Pope Leo XIV will begin his journey to four African countries - Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea - on April 13, 2026. Read more »

Southern Africa: Pentecostal Churches Are a Place of Everyday Care, Not Just Bizarre Spectacle - Southern African Study

A growing brand of new Pentecostal churches in southern Africa is known to emphasise the prosperity gospel, deliverance, miracles and healing. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Faith Leaders Joined the Fight Against Woman Abuse in the DR Congo. Did It Help?

Can pastors, imams and rabbis be allies to women and children and help stop gender-based violence? Read more »

Malawi: Prophets and Profits - the Art of the Sell in Shepherd Bushiri's YouTube Sermons

In a widely viewed YouTube sermon called 3 Types of Keys, a preacher, dressed in a sky blue Italian suit, holds a microphone and speaks with great assurance about spiritual… Read more »

Nigeria: Trump's Framing of Nigeria Insurgency As a War On Christians Risks Undermining Interfaith Peacebuilding

Nigeria "must do more to protect Christians," a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation's… Read more »

Nigeria: God in Nigeria - the Country's Novelists Help Us Understand the Complexity of Christianity

In African literature, Christianity has usually been shown as a foreign religion brought to the continent by European missionaries and colonisers. But in the past few decades,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Violent Conflicts Are About More Than Just Religion - Despite What Trump Says

The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the Nigerian government of not… Read more »

Mali: Bamako Is Under Pressure, Not Under Siege - the Difference and Why It Matters

Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat "jihadists" around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's New Terror Threat - JNIM Is Spreading but It's Not Too Late to Act

The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region has accounted for more… Read more »

Nigeria: Is There a Christian Genocide in Nigeria? Evidence Shows All Faiths Are Under Attack By Terrorists

Terrorism and insurgency have ravaged parts of Nigeria since 2009, especially in the northern regions. Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been killed and millions have been… Read more »

South Africa: The Jew in King Shaka's Court - How a 19th-Century Castaway Shaped a Zulu Leader's Legacy

Gales tore at the Mary's sails, and surf crashed across the brig's deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary's… Read more »

Nigeria: Ansaru Terror Leaders' Arrest Is a Strategic Change for Nigeria - What Could Happen Next

Attacks by non-state armed groups are a security challenge in the Sahel, including Nigeria. Read more »

Kenya: Muslim Ritual Meets Swahili Culture At Kenya's Unique Annual Maulidi Festival

Lamu is a historic Swahili port town on an island off the northern coast of Kenya. Each year it hosts the famous Lamu Maulidi Festival, a sacred Muslim celebration, planned this… Read more »

Nigeria: God and Nollywood - How Pentecostal Churches Have Shaped Nigerian Film

In Nigeria today, one doesn't have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved - onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube. Read more »

Kenya: Christians and the British Empire - How a Church NGO Got Entangled in Colonial Violence in Kenya

In the 1950s, Kenyans fought against colonial control in what came to be known as the Mau Mau rebellion. In response, the British government announced a state of emergency in 1952… Read more »

Africa: War, Politics and Religion Shape Wildlife Evolution in Cities

People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings. In fact, human cultural… Read more »