Africa

A silent genocide is unfolding in Congo, church sources warn

Fredrick Nzwili · February 25, 2025

A "silent genocide"—mimicking the Rwandan one of 1994—is occurring eastern Congo, said some Catholic Church sources, as shock greeted the killing of 70 people in a Protestant church in the North Kivu Province.

US declares genocide in Sudan as country undergoes 'unimaginable' suffering

Fredrick Nzwili · January 16, 2025

Amid what a Catholic charity called "unimaginable" suffering of civilians trapped in civil war brutality in Sudan, the United States declared that one of the fighting factions is committing genocide in the country and slapped sanctions on its leader.

Kenya bishops plead for calm amid storming of parliament, deaths and injuries

Fredrick Nzwili · June 27, 2024

The Kenyan capital descended into chaos June 25 as protests over legislation dubbed a finance bill left several dead and dozens injured. The country's bishops called for peace and urged the president not to accede to the measure aimed at raising revenue by levying additional taxes.