À l’occasion du centenaire du Séminaire de Pabré, l’archidiocèse de Ouagadougou a organisé un jubilé en hommage aux prêtres. Cette célébration voulait exprimer la reconnaissance de l’Église pour leur engagement au service de la foi et de la formation des chrétiens catholiques au Burkina Faso. Fondé en 1925, le Séminaire de Pabré demeure depuis cent ans un creuset de formation…
On October 3, 2025, Boko Haram fighters overran the Nigerian border town of Kirawa. They set fire to homes, a military barracks, and the palace of the district head. Over 5,000 residents fled into neighbouring Cameroon, some in trucks and others on foot. The local chief, Abdulrahman Abubakar, told Reuters, “I was left with no option but to flee to…
ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE – AUGUST 2025 – The PACTPAN Assembly has unanimously voted to implement the final statement from the Congress. At its assembly held on 19th September, the Assembly unanimously welcomed the plan for this implementation presented by a team of scholars led by Sr Agnes Sory and Fr Vitalis Anehobi. The Congress’s concluding statement, approved by participants, expresses…
Stan Chu Ilo’s recent contribution to African theology is a masterpiece and a must-read for both African theologians and ministers. His tone, as he invites fellow Africans to commit anew to the urgent task of theology, is persuasive. His call for African theologians to embrace a “hermeneutic of multiplicity” to more adequately attend to Africa’s vast and vibrant Christian life,…
On October 3, 2025, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina took to Facebook Live with an extraordinary claim. After a week of protests led mostly by Gen Z activists filling the streets of Antananarivo and other cities, Rajoelina dismissed the movement as a coup attempt orchestrated by shadowy forces. He accused “a fringe of the opposition” and unnamed “foreign agencies” of paying…
My journey to the Republic of Niger started in silence. When I told my family I was leaving for a mission, the room grew cold, as if a funeral had begun. The next Sunday, when I shared the news with my parishioners, their reaction was even sharper: the congregation burst into tears. Their fear stemmed from the dominant media narrative:…
At PACTPAN, empowering young Catholics to be leaders in their communities is a crucial priority. PACTPAN Academy’s “African Digital Faith Influencers Faith Formation Program” began to strengthen the faith, spirituality, and digital knowledge of emerging lay faith leaders within Africa. Under the theme of “Empowering Digital Disciples: Building Bridges of Faith and Social Justice across Africa,” Youth Leaders were trained and…
Nigeria’s Independence Day has come and gone, and once again, we are back to business as usual. Around a confused president, politicians and their allies gathered to sing praises and pretend that the nation is thriving, when in truth, we are only shadows of our early glories. On the same day, many Nigerians gathered in their churches and mosques to…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Sept. 7, 2025) – In a powerful declaration from the Africa Climate Summit, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has framed the escalating climate crisis as a dual “moral and ecological emergency,” demanding that the world’s wealthiest nations honor their climate finance obligations to a continent suffering disproportionately from a problem it did…
On September 19, 2025, Fr. Matthew Eya, a young priest of the Diocese of Nsukka in Enugu State, was ambushed while returning from a pastoral assignment. Gunmen on motorcycles forced his car to stop by shooting its tyres and then shot him at close range. The Enugu State police later announced arrests and promised investigations. However, the grim reality is…