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Articles by Fredrick Nzwili

About Fredrick Nzwili
Fredrick Nzwili is journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Dispatch

Concerns of calamity raised as locusts swarm eastern Africa

May 10, 2020 Fredrick Nzwili 3

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – Scenes like those in the book of Exodus are unfolding in Eastern Africa, as millions of desert locusts swarm the region, in the worst infestation in 70 years. The calamity is […]

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African Catholic bishops emphasize hope amid COVID-19

April 15, 2020 Fredrick Nzwili 2

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – Catholic bishops in Africa are emphasizing hope during the coronavirus outbreak, as they also issue guidelines to help Catholics cope with the pandemic. The pandemic was confirmed to have spread in […]

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As floods devastate dozens of African countries, churches and agencies deliver assistance

December 11, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 2

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – In eastern Africa, unusually heavy and sustained rainfall has led to massive flooding and numerous deaths as large tracks of land where thousands once lived are now under water. This, in […]

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Islamists insurgency threatens Africa’s Sahel region

November 29, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 1

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – African Catholic leaders are cautioning that an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region threatens to escalate in a manner similar to that in Syria. The cleric fears heightened early this month […]

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Catholic bishops see change in Sudan and South Sudan

November 13, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 3

A wind of change is blowing in South Sudan and Sudan, two African countries where, according to their bishops, ordinary people are wounded and suffering due to conflict. “We have seen the wounds and misery […]

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrates Meskel festival amid rising attacks

October 21, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 2

As the Orthodox Church in Ethiopia celebrated the feast of True Cross last month, its most senior bishop raised concerns over rising attacks on its churches and an emerging rift within the church itself. Abune […]

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Deadly violence linked to Fulani herdsmen take toll on Nigerian Christians

August 27, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 6

In Nigeria, deadly violence linked to Fulani herdsmen is increasingly taking toll on Christians and their leaders in a conflict seen largely as a struggle for land resources. The assailants have advanced on villages, homes, […]

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International conference on “Laudato Si'” focuses on youth’s role in addressing “global ecological crisis”

August 2, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 11

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) –Archbishop Bert Van Megen, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, urged world Catholic youth to use all means of communication to spread the message of Laudato Si’, at an event marking the fourth […]

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Tenuous agreement in Sudan offers hope for oppressed Christians

July 6, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 0

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – In Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa and a nation in which Christians have frequently faced persecution from extremists, the ruling military and civilian protest leaders reached an agreement to share […]

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Congolese bishops back new president after initial doubts about election results

February 27, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 0

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – In the Congo’s “new dawn”, Catholic bishops are taking steps to move the country forward, even as the presidential election result continues to stir controversy. Initially, the bishops had rejected the […]

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