Benin:   Pope Heads to Voodoo Heartland On Africa Visit

RNW Africa, 18 November 2011

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Benin on Friday, marking his second visit to Africa in a nation considered the heartland of voodoo and after his 2009 trip to the continent led to an… Read more »

Benin:   Voodoo Faithful Ready to Welcome Pope

RNW Africa, 17 November 2011

The old man in a worn tunic stands in the voodoo temple across from the Roman Catholic basilica that will welcome the pope this week and caresses the python draped over his… Read more »

Africa:   Catholic Church Tested By Scandals and Rivals

RNW Africa, 17 November 2011

When he arrives in Africa on Friday, Pope Benedict XVI will be welcomed by a fast-growing Church struggling with sex and corruption scandals and rivalry from evangelical Christians… Read more »

Africa:   Pope Heads for Continent, Where Debate Over Condoms Rages

RNW Africa, 16 November 2011

Pope Benedict XVI heads for Africa this week, where he is likely to face questions over the Catholic Church's stance on condoms on the continent hardest hit by HIV and AIDS. Read more »

Africa:   African Music Stars Sing for New Vatican CD

RNW Africa, 14 November 2011

Three popular African singers have released a CD in collaboration with Vatican Radio to spread the message of the African Synod and mark the pope's upcoming trip to Benin, the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Edo 2012 - ACN, PDP Trade Words Over Royal Endorsement

Daily Champion, 12 July 2011

It is no longer news that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) overwhelmingly in Edo state at the just concluded April Polls general… Read more »