God, Geopolitics, and the Long Game: Why is Russia Building Churches Across Africa?
December 2021, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) made a quiet but consequential move. Following the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria’s recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine — a decision Moscow viewed as a direct provocation — Russia’s Holy Synod broke communion with Alexandria and announced the creation of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, a […]
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