In February of 2011, religious leaders from across Africa met in Accra, Ghana, to discuss their dual roles as people of faith and members of civil society. They sought to reconcile their beliefs with ...

Governments throughout Africa employ religious slogans, symbols, and doctrine to advance their political interests and to undermine religiously inspired sources of violence. Different contexts and ...

Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, will host Africa’s first International Religious Freedom Summit on Jun. 16. Kenya’s Chief Justice Martha Koome announced that the inaugural meeting will gather judicial ...

Martha Karambu Koome, the chief justice in Kenya, called upon delegates at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Nairobi this week to have a “united stance” in fostering religious ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The importance of religion to Africans is well known among those who study and ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As the International Religious Freedom Summit takes place in Nairobi, Kenya, one priest says “Africa is becoming increasingly fragmented.” “Africa needs to be reconciled to herself ...

Addis Ababa, May 15, 2025 (ENA) -- African religious institutions and leaders should advocate for positive and peaceful ideals to foster broader social cohesion in the continent and beyond, African ...