KINSHASA, DECEMBER 6, 2016 ( CISA)- Sr Clara Agano Kahambu, a catholic religious sister of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the King was killed on November 29 at Mater Dei Parish in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu. Sr Clara who advocated for women’s rights was in her office with a student when […]
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S. SUDAN: Remind the Young Generation that We Once had Peace, Bishop Taban Urges Elders
JUBA, DECEMBER 6, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Paride Taban, emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Torit has urged the elders to remind the younger generation how they once had lived in peace and harmony regardless of tribe. “South Sudanese were never so much tribalistic during my youth. We are dying because we are not sincere […]
KENYA: First Lady Calls for Increased Efforts to End Spread of HIV/AIDS
NAIROBI DECEMBER 2, 2016(CISA)-First lady Margaret Kenyatta has called for increased efforts to end the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country. “We are needed on this war front. We must take our places and do our parts because over the years, all of us have been affected by this disease. All of us have lost […]
GAMBIA: Opposition Candidate Adama Barrow Wins Presidential Election
BANJUL DECEMBER 2, 2016 (CISA) – Gambia’s electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Adama Barrow as the winner of the 2016 presidential election. According to official results Adama Barrow won 263,515 votes 50,000 more than President Yahya Jammeh with 45.5 percent of the vote against Jammeh’s 36.7 percent during the elections held on December 1. “Having […]
KENYA: 2016 KCPE Candidates to Join Secondary School in January, says CS Matiang’i
NAIROBI DECEMBER 2, 2016 (CISA) –Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has said that the candidates who sat the 2016 KCPE exams will join secondary school in the first month of 2017, a change from the usual February entry. “Form one selection begins immediately and on December 9, we shall meet here at Kenya Institute of […]
TANZANIA: President Calls for Religious Unity in Nation
DAR ES SALAAM NOVEMBER 29, 2016 (CISA)-President John Magufuli has called on religious leaders to embrace love among one another to foster the nations’ development. “I am very grateful because you are continuing to pray for this nation. I thank you because you have always been kneeling down before God, praying for peace and love among […]
NIGERIA: Bishop Urges Priests to stay True to their Vocation
LAGOS, NOVEMBER 29, 2016-(CISA) – Bishop Albert Fasina of the Catholic diocese of Ijebu-Ode has called on priests to stay true to their vocations, since it is a calling from God. In his homily at a Mass held at the St Sebastian Catholic Cathedral, Ijebu-Ode, Bishop Fasina said “God has chosen us in spite of our […]
CAR: Conflict Leaves over 2 Million People in Need of Aid, says UN
BANGUI NOVEMBER 29, 2016 (CISA) – Nearly half of the population in Central African Republic – more than two million people – need humanitarian aid, a United Nations official said November 28. “Humanitarian efforts are critical to save lives of people who are among the poorest and most forgotten on this planet,” Fabrizio Hochschild, the UN […]
KENYA: Nairobi Launches Cardinal Otunga Road
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 25, 2016(CISA) – The Nairobi City County and the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi have launched a road named after Servant of God (SOG) Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga in Nairobi. “May this street always prompt us to emulate Cardinal Otunga exemplary life of prayerfulness and humility. May his intercession merit the city of Nairobi […]
SOUTH SUDAN: Additional Troops will not solve our Problems, Archbishop Warns
JUBA, NOVEMBER 25, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul of the Anglican Church of South Sudan and Sudan has warned against the proposed regional protection troops by the UN Security Council. “Peace would only come if South Sudanese correct themselves and tell the truth of the love of God and not through the regional […]