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Jesse Masai

Jesse Masai is TLC’s East Africa correspondent, a longtime journalist and communications professional who has worked in South East Asia and the U.S., as well as in his native Kenya.

Africa’s Women Bishops Vow to Fight Triple Threat

The six women who serve as bishops in Africa met January 8-14 to discuss three threats: gender-based violence, teenage pregnancies, and HIV/AIDS.

Former Lost Boys Rebuild ‘Through a Gospel of Forgiveness’

When the Archbishop of Canterbury addressed an estimated 50,000 people at an ecumenical prayer vigil in Juba on February 4, two former lost boys listened attentively.

East African Leaders Back Abp. Badi’s Peace Call

Two presidents have backed a call by Archbishop Justin Badi’s call for peace in South Sudan. Civil strife and a steady flow of refugees have...

Kenya’s Anglicans Remember Queen Elizabeth II’s Witness

A service of prayer and reflection honored Queen Elizabeth II on September 17 at St. Phillip’s Church, in Naromoru, Kenya.

Kenya’s New President Strikes Interfaith Note

“The nation has been anxious, but we want to urge all Kenyans: let now us put our anxieties aside," said Archbishop of Kenya Jackson Ole Sapit.

Primate Calls for Repentance, Fearing Election Violence

Anglicans are returning to their historic watchdog roles in Kenya’s fluid public square after what observers considered an unnecessary retreat of the church from public affairs

Kenyan Diocese: ‘Disability Is Not Inability’

Helping thousands of people live fuller lives since 1997.

COVID Leaves a Ugandan School in Crisis

Millions of students may not return to classes after the shutdown, because of spikes in teen pregnancies and children entering the workforce.

The Peacemakers of Bunia

The Rev. Bernard Bisoke, the Anglican Church of Congo’s provincial youth coordinator, runs a peace center in the regional capital of Bunia. Bunia is part...

From Imperial Symbol to Haven for Justice in Nairobi

Cornerstones All Saints’ Cathedral, Nairobi I first encountered Nairobi’s All Saints’ Cathedral while working at my first job, running errands for an Anglican priest who led...