Editorial
- Renato Kizito Sesana
Waiting for the Second Synod for Africa
Is Africa the future of the global Church? Numbers are in its favour. In 1900 Sub-Saharan Africa’s catholic people were less than two million, but in 2000 they increased up to 130 million: an amazing growth that never happened before in the Church’s history. - Kenya
Kenya: The Hague or Local Tribunal
Africa’s first female Nobel laureate ponders on whether the masterminds of Kenya’s 2008 post-election violence should be tried locally or extradited to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Kibera: The Correct Numbers
Fr Renato Kizito Sesana examines a newly conducted mapping exercise, which disputes common estimates of the population in one of Africa’s largest slums, Kibera.- Renato Kizito Sesana
I Need the Others
In the early months of this year, young people I knew and had previously taught the basic principles of Christianity were going around in the Riruta neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, brandishing slashers and chanting hate slogans against certain people they perceived as belonging to a different community.27 October 2008 - News From Africa - By Renato Kizito Sesana
The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace
The best thing about the next African Synod is the aptness of the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI, “The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace”. The theme hits the nail on the head.13 September 2008 - News From Africa - By Renato Kizito Sesana
And the Dialogue?
Is Christian-Muslim dialogue still not considered a priority more than 40 years after the promulgation of the Vatican Council II document, Nostra Aetate? The Christian-Islamic encounter is potentially easier and more fruitful right in Africa, where the Islamic community often has absorbed a spirit of tolerance and the capacity to live in harmony with neighbors, which is typical of traditional African cultures.8 September 2008 - News From Africa - TOWARD THE AFRICAN SYNOD
THE FLOOR TO THE OPPRESSED
The African Synod in 2009 will bear the title: “The church in Africa at the service of reconciliation, justice and peace.” The victims and the experts of peace are the groups to be heard. The church should overcome the infertile overview of Africa contained in the Lineamenta and should face the question of tribalism without fear.
16 August 2008 - Fr Kizito Renato Sesana - Marking the Africa Day May 25
Africa Must Produce or Perish
Tuesday, 13 May 200813 May 2008 - Philip Emeagwali - Kenya
AN EARNEST APPEAL FOR PEACE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
7 January 2008 - Koinonia Community and Africa Peace Point Who will turn the tide in Darfur?
16 February 2007 - Zachary OchiengSomalia in dire need of a stable government
10 January 2007 - Zachary Ochieng- NEPAD/APRM
APRM: Time to address Government and Civil Society concerns
For peer review to be conducted effectively, government and civil society concerns must be addressed.6 November 2006 - Zachary Ochieng Technology in Africa comes of age
25 September 2006 - Zachary Ochieng