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Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura, in Burundi. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Fire and explosions cause panic near military camp in Burundi

  • Apr 2
  • Associated Press
U.N peacekeepers guard a house hit by a drone strike in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

DR Congo bishops warn president’s power grab could ignite further violence

  • Mar 31
  • Ngala Killian Chimtom
In a file photo, razed homes are seen a day after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Credit: Pelumi Salako/AP.)

Gunmen kill at least 20 in nighttime attack in Nigeria

  • Mar 30
  • Dyepkazah Shibayan, 
    Associated Press
Displaced people who fled the war between FARDC and M23 rebels return to their homes in Luvungi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Bishop in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says violence giving ‘temptation to give up’

  • Mar 26
  • Ngala Killian Chimtom
A man inspects a burned military vehicle following a late Tuesday ambush by armed militants in Shanga, Kebbi, northern Nigeria, on March 25, 2026. (Credit: Kebbi State Government via AP.)

Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say

  • Mar 26
  • Dyepkazah Shibayan
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Catholic Church notes problems caused by polygamy in Africa

  • Mar 25
  • Crux Now Staff
A soldier inspects an area attacked in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training

  • Mar 24
  • Monika Pronczuk
Soldiers stand guard prior to a visit for government officials following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community in north-central Nigeria, June 16, 2025. (Credit: AP.)

Remapping for peace: Exposing the true crisis in the Benue state of Nigeria

  • Mar 20
  • Ngala Killian Chimtom
Victims of Monday’s bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria

  • Mar 18
  • Haruna Umar
Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, center, greets the crowd during a military-backed tribes’ rally in the Nile River State of Sudan, July 13, 2019. (Credit: Mahmoud Hjaj/AP.)

US labels Sudanese militia a terror group, but will it protect civilians? A bishop’s view

  • Mar 18
  • Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

  • Apr 2
  • Dylan Lovan, 
    Associated Press

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country

  • Apr 2
  • María Teresa Hernández, 
    Nayara Batschke, Associated Press

Want to renew healthy eating habits? Greek monks have a spring playbook

  • Apr 2
  • Derek Gatopoulos, 
    Theodora Tongas, Associated Press

Lebanese displaced by war fill Beirut’s streets, upending city life

  • Apr 2
  • Isabel Debre, 
    Associated Press