Religion

A court in Kenya has acquitted Gilbert Deya, a controversial self-styled preacher who was accused of abducting five children, the BBC reported. Prosecutors had accused Gilbert Deya of using the children to back up his claim that he could help infertile couples conceive babies through prayer. The magistrate said the …

Pope Francis said he was outraged by the burning of a copy of the Koran in Sweden, adding that the use of freedom of expression as an excuse for disregarding others must be rejected and condemned. “Any book considered sacred by its authors must be respected out of respect for …

South Sudan’s Catholic bishops are calling for urgent intervention by the international community to help resolve the conflict in neighbouring Sudan and to provide humanitarian assistance to the needy people, local media reported. A letter signed by eight bishops addressed to the government of South Sudan, the international community and …

The Swedish government on Sunday condemned the burning of a Koran outside the main mosque in Stockholm, calling it an “Islamophobic” act, after the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called for such an incident to be avoided. The government fully understands that Islamophobic acts committed by individuals during protests in …

Authorities in Morocco have recalled the country’s ambassador to Sweden following the burning of a Koran at a demonstration in Stockholm. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat called the action offensive and irresponsible at a time when Muslims were celebrating one of the holiest days in their calendar. The …

The General Overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry, Prophet Kofi Oduro said President Nana Akufo-Addo will go down in history as the worst president of Ghana in the 4th Republic. He said Nana Addo has only managed to bring untold hardship on ordinary Ghanaians since he came into office on January 7, …

The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has banned a TV station affiliated to the country’s Orthodox church after accusing it of broadcasting inciteful content, state-owned Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported. The media regulator said it temporarily banned the Mahibere Kidusan TV after it broadcast a message on Sunday that could trigger …

The leader of a Kenyan cult is expected back in court on Wednesday as police continue to investigate the deaths of more than 130 of his followers, local media reported. They want to continue to hold Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who was arrested last month and is accused of ordering followers …

Autopsies on at least 112 bodies of cult victims exhumed from shallow graves in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county have ruled out organ harvesting. Government pathologists said some of the victims died of starvation, strangulation and suffocation. Kenyan police are expected dig up more graves in search of victims of the …

Ezekiel Odero, one of Kenya’s most influential pastors, was arrested on Thursday after being accused of the ‘mass murder of his followers’ The pastor, all dressed in white, Bible in hand, was transferred to the regional police headquarters in Mombasa, local media report. The arrest comes as authorities announced measures …