Jude Atemanke

2 weeks ago | aciafrica.org | Jude Atemanke

Jos, 06 June, 2025 / 4:03 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have denounced the reported killings in the country’s Benue State and the humanitarian crises in both Benue and Niger States as a moral and constitutional failure on the part of governments and a letdown on defenceless members of the affected communities. In a statement shared with ACI Africa on Friday, June 6, CBCN members call for an end to the atrocities.

2 weeks ago | aciafrica.org | Jude Atemanke

Kampala, 06 June, 2025 / 2:51 pm (ACI Africa). Officers of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) have thwarted a planned suicide bombing during this year’s celebrations of Uganda Martyrs thanks to intelligence from a couple of days before the annual event that brings together millions of pilgrims, who travel from different countries to Kampala, the capital city of the East African nation.

2 weeks ago | aciafrica.org | Jude Atemanke

Bangassou, 06 June, 2025 / 3:49 pm (ACI Africa). Catholic Bishops in the Diocese of Bangassou in the Central African Republic (CAR) have denounced the escalating violent conflicts in Haut-Mbomou in the Southeastern region of the country, describing the unfolding crisis as “a theatre of all kinds of violence.” In a statement issued on Thursday, June 5, the Local Ordinary of Bangassou, Bishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, and his Coadjutor, Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, call for immediate dialogue.

2 weeks ago | aciafrica.org | Jude Atemanke

Oyo, 06 June, 2025 / 11:50 pm (ACI Africa). Muslims and Christians in Nigeria have been urged to work together for peace, unity, justice, and national development. In his message for Eid ul-Adha, the annual Islamic celebration marked in the West African nation and other countries around the world this year on Friday, June 6, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria’s Oyo Catholic Diocese underscores the importance of religious harmony and mutual commitment for nation-building.

3 weeks ago | aciafrica.org | Jude Atemanke

Jos, 06 June, 2025 / 4:03 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have denounced the reported killings in the country’s Benue State and the humanitarian crises in both Benue and Niger States as a moral and constitutional failure on the part of governments and a letdown on defenceless members of the affected communities. In a statement shared with ACI Africa on Friday, June 6, CBCN members call for end to the atrocities.