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Emmanuel Nwachukwu

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Covers:  My work covers religion, science, and human rights as they affect development and influence culture.
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Emmanuel Nwachukwu’s Biography

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I hold an MSc in Biochemistry, and an MA in Communications and Media Studies. My primary beats are science, religion and worldviews, and human rights.

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Nigerians Churches Are Fighting Soccer-Fueled Gambling Addictions - Christianity Today

Nigerians Churches Are Fighting Soccer-Fueled Gambling Addictions - Christianity Today

As the World Cup intensifies the country's sports betting obsession, pastors try to offer a way out.

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Sudanese Civil War Fractures Refugee Families - Christianity Today

Sudanese Civil War Fractures Refugee Families - Christianity Today

One Christian man stayed behind to work. He hasn't seen his family in three years.

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In Sudan's Brutal War, Churches Can't Provide Sanctuary - Christianity Today

In Sudan's Brutal War, Churches Can't Provide Sanctuary - Christianity Today

As the fighting drags into its fourth year, Christians confront loss and trauma.

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Displaced Sudanese Lack Food, Latrines, Health care - Christianity Today

Displaced Sudanese Lack Food, Latrines, Health care - Christianity Today

Sudan civil war forces millions from their homes, basic needs are dwindling in IDP camps

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Sudan's Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches - Christianity Today

Sudan's Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches - Christianity Today

Local doctors and Christian are trying to rebuild lives in the capital city

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How a Kidnapping Changed a Theologian's Mind - Christianity Today

How a Kidnapping Changed a Theologian's Mind - Christianity Today

A Q&A with Sunday Agang about the lessons he learned from his abduction last month.

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Nigerians Churches Are Fighting Soccer-Fueled Gambling Addictions

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By Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Julie Smyth
| Christianity Today Verified
After Victor Adedeji’s father died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 2011, Adedeji, then 14 years old, spent seven months living at his grandmother’s home in Ilesa, a remote town in Osun state, southwest Nigeria. In the mornings, Adedeji woke up to the smell of the fish his grandmother had purchased from local fishermen. He arranged the catch in a basin, placed it on his head, and walked the streets all day to sell the fish for 70–150 naira each (then about 50 cents to $1 USD).
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Sudanese Civil War Fractures Refugee Families

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By Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Julie Smyth
| Christianity Today Verified
Last week, Emmanuel Nwachukwu showed how Christians are coping after the loss of their church communities in Omdurman. Today, he describes the war’s impact on Christian families split apart by violence. In April 2023, Kilani Rahama heard gunshots crack through the air as he walked to church in Port Sudan, the country’s main seaport for international trade.
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In Sudan’s Brutal War, Churches Can’t Provide Sanctuary

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By Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Julie Smyth
| Christianity Today Verified
Last week, Emmanuel Nwachukwu showed how families stuck in Sudanese displacement camps are fighting for survival. Today, Nwachukwu describes how Christians press on after the war’s destruction of church communities in Omdurman. When fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023, Sefain Nagy took shelter at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in the Masalma area of Omdurman, a city in east central Sudan.
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Zenger Prize

2026 - Journalism

Zenger Prize for ground-level reporting consistent with a biblical ethic.

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