Africa

How to Spread Abortion Without Getting Your Hands Dirty

by Obianuju Ekeocha on April 29, 2013 · 5 comments

As I searched online for resources  and initiatives  dedicated to development in Africa , it dawned on me that in this difficult and dry global economic climate , many humanitarian aid projects have been inevitably defunded and there are fewer…

Obama’s Legacy of Death in Kenya

by Obianuju Ekeocha on April 10, 2013 · 7 comments

It was exactly 3 years ago to this month that the Kenyan Parliament, with the solid support of the Obama Administration, approved a draft of their new Constitution that was to overturn Kenya’s historic prohibition on abortions.
Although the draft…

Latex Lies: Why HIV Won’t Go Away

by Obianuju Ekeocha on March 20, 2013 · 9 comments

A few months ago I had a series of email correspondences with a South African man over the reality and trajectory of humanitarian aid and interventions in Africa. And one of his emails to me was about the tragic failure…

Benedict’s Legacy: Did He Fail Africa?

by Obianuju Ekeocha on February 19, 2013 · 10 comments

In the last week, Pope Benedict XVI’s abdication has elicited a lot of reflection and commentary on the legacy of his pontificate in the Church as well as the world. Amidst all these, we have heard some of the unfortunate…

In Defense of Dignity: An African Explains How to Save Africa

by Obianuju Ekeocha December 10, 2012

It is indeed heart-breaking to see the tears of the child in the pangs of hunger. Just as it is soul-wrenching to hear the anguished cry of the child in the pains of disease. To contemplate the day-to-day reality of…

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HOLY HORRORS FOR HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL: THE BELIEVERS

by David November 2, 2012

“A police psychologist and his school-age son become embroiled in the machinations of a mysterious cult religion in this thriller from director John Schlesinger. After his wife is electrocuted in a freak accident, Dr. Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) and his…

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HOLY HORRORS FOR HALLOWEEN FILM FERSTIVAL: THE BELIEVERS

by David November 2, 2012

“A police psychologist and his school-age son become embroiled in the machinations of a mysterious cult religion in this thriller from director John Schlesinger. After his wife is electrocuted in a freak accident, Dr. Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) and his…

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Nigerian Woman Responds to Gates’ Contraception Campaign

by Wendy Wright August 14, 2012

Zainab Usman wrote a thoughtful article on the Gates’ contraception campaign for ThinkAfricaPress.com that got picked up by AllAfrica.com.
Zainab is a Nigerian freelance writer currently working in Brussels and “a budding political economist and political scientist with a keen…

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The Gates of Hell Temporarily Prevail

by Lisa Correnti and Wendy Wright July 12, 2012

Editor’s Note: The Bill and Melinda Gates’ Family Planning Summit in the UK concluded yesterday, with staggering high-dollar commitments from nations and agencies all over the globe. C-FAM Director of Operations Lisa Correnti and activist Wendy Wright, working with pro-life…

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Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions-November 2011

by Apostleship of Prayer November 1, 2011

GENERAL INTENTION-Eastern Catholic Churches
That the Eastern Catholic Churches and their venerable traditions may be known and esteemed as a spiritual treasure for the whole Church.
In a 1995 Apostolic Letter entitled “The Light of the East,” Blessed John Paul…

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