NAIROBI JULY 14, 2017(CISA)-Religious leaders from different faiths in Kenya have urged security agencies to enforce security coverage for all Kenyans noting that the strongest threat to credible, peaceful, free and fair elections is the compromise of peace and security. Expressing worries at the rising number of violent attacks on citizens in different parts of […]
Day: 17 July 2017
SOMALIA: Hunger on the Rise in East Africa, UN says
MOGADISHU JULY 14, 2017 (CISA) – About 16 million people are in need of humanitarian aid across areas of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – 30 percent more than in late 2016 and their number expected to increase in the coming months, the UN has warned. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, […]
CAR: Pope Appoints Fr Jesus Ruiz Molina Auxiliary Bishop of Bangassou
BANGUI JULY 14, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis on July 11, appointed Fr Jesus Ruiz Molina as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bangassou in Central African Republic. Before his appointment Fr Molina served as diocesan coordinator of the Commission for Catechesis in the Catholic Diocese of M’Baiki and a parish priest at Moungoumba parish. […]
EGYPT: Churches Suspend Pilgrimages, Trips Due to Fear of Attacks
CAIRO JULY 14, 2017(CISA) – Egyptian Coptic, Catholic and Anglican Churches have suspended pilgrimages, holidays and conferences due to fear of terror attacks, Fr Hani Bakhoum Kiroulos, Secretary General of the Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria has said. Fr Hani said that the decision to suspend activities was taken following government security agencies warning on possible attacks […]