Religion

The military confirmed this Tuesday, Might 11, {that a} dozen devoted had been kidnapped within the Katsina area, northwest of the nation. In northeastern Nigeria, town of Maiduguri was focused for a Boko Haram assault on Tuesday night time. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianExcessive explosions and gunfire erupted Tuesday…

This Sunday in Ethiopia we celebrated Dagmay Tensae, a form of second Easter for the Orthodox within the nation. In Tigray, within the north, when the struggle has continued since November, believers have tried to respect custom, however discover it troublesome to rejoice in such a context. With our particular correspondent in…

How can the appliance of barrier gestures in opposition to the coronavirus and the follow of Ramadan be reconciled? In Guinea, for well being causes, the authorities banned evening prayers organized through the final ten days of Lent, for concern of the epidemic. A measure that's controversial and has provoked demonstrations in Higher Guinea and Forest Guinea.…

This month of Ramadan also marks the period of Umrah, the "little pilgrimage" to Mecca. He was interrupted last year at the same time due to the health crisis. For this recovery, Saudi Arabia has taken drastic restrictive measures. Among other things, the obligation to be vaccinated. In Dakar, pilgrims and tour operators organize.…

Ramadan begins this Tuesday, April 13, in Nigeria and, as every year, religious authorities ask wholesalers not to raise food prices disproportionately. The month of Ramadan often corresponds to a sharp rise in food prices, while the most populous country in Africa is already facing 17% inflation on food products. After a year of recession and the economic and health crisis, many Nigerians have become poor. Jamila, a Muslim from Togo, notes that the prices of corn or beans in recent times have more than doubled in the…

Kenya, on this first day of Ramadan, is also hit by a third wave of Covid-19, more virulent than the previous ones, forcing the government to step up action. The curfew was introduced from 8 pm to 4 pm, as well as the closure of worship and the ban on gatherings for the next two months. as reported from Nairobi, Charlotte…

The beginning of the month of Ramadan is this Tuesday, April 13 in Uganda. Social distances and restrictions related to Covid-19 must be respected in mosques. Believers are preparing for the celebration without a large gathering especially at the Kibuli Mosque. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudInside the prayer room,…

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The archbishop's funeral of Lubumbashi is scheduled for Friday at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. Monsignor Jean Pierre Tafunga died on March 31 in South Africa of a heart attack, according to sources close to the Catholic Church. In Uvira, where he was bishop before 2011 as in Lubumbashi, this Catholic prelate fought for human values, democracy and human rights. He was a figure in the province.…

Five days after his death, the Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, was buried at 10 a.m. at Rubaga Cathedral in Uganda. Lwanga was found lifeless in his bed on Saturday, the day after a particularly virulent homily against the authorities. If the cause of his death is now known, it is still considered suspicious by part of the population.…