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

Congolese opposition leader wins presidency; bishops express doubts

January 11, 2019 Fredrick Nzwili 1

NAIROBI, Kenya (CWR) – Some observers have viewed the latest elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a new dawn for the troubled country that has never enjoyed a peaceful transfer of power […]

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New Islamist violence in Mozambique worries country’s Catholic bishops

November 29, 2018 Fredrick Nzwili 3

As another attack ends an uneasy calm in northern Mozambique, a growing Islamist insurgency in the region has continued to worry Catholic bishops in the southern African country. On November 14, the insurgents attacked Nagulue’, […]

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Ebola and militia attacks hit in Congo ahead of December general elections

October 17, 2018 Fredrick Nzwili 1

As an Ebola outbreak continues to advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the country’s bishops fear that responses to the epidemic are being complicated by increased rebel attacks. The deadly disease and militia […]

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Kenyan bishops urge dialogue in the name of reform and stability

October 11, 2018 Fredrick Nzwili 0

In Kenya, Catholic bishops have joined with leaders of other faiths in an effort to reform and stabilize the East African nation, amid concerns that public, social, and private institutions are facing a serious legitimacy […]

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South Sudan: Is it dawn at last?

September 14, 2018 Fredrick Nzwili 1

Analysts view the pact as the best chance to end permanently a deadly conflict which has been unfolding in the world’s youngest nation since 2013. […]

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Catholic groups aid South Sudan refugees

March 2, 2018 Fredrick Nzwili 4

By end of this year, the number of refugees from South Sudan is expected to reach three million, making this Africa’s largest refugee crisis since […]

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In troubled Burundi, Catholic bishops say parties should dialogue for peace

October 10, 2017 Fredrick Nzwili 1

In many ways, Burundi’s political crisis has been an overlooked one. […]

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Kenya bishops attempt to steady the ship, as the Supreme Court orders a new presidential election

September 12, 2017 Fredrick Nzwili 3

The decision marks the first time an African country has overturned the re-election of a sitting president. […]

Analysis

Churches founded by married ex-priests pose dangers to faithful, African Catholic leaders warn

July 25, 2017 Fredrick Nzwili 14

Catholic leaders in Africa are becoming increasingly concerned about the establishment of new churches by former Catholic priests who left the Catholic Church in order to marry. While most Catholics on the continent strongly uphold […]

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Weeks of prayer and pilgrimage before Ugandan martyrs’ feast day

June 14, 2017 Fredrick Nzwili 2

  Earlier this month, thousands of Catholic pilgrims trekked across East Africa to Uganda to be part of the massive celebration of the feast of the Ugandan Martyrs on June 3. The feast day is […]

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