NAIROBI, JULY 10 2015(CISA) – Despite the successes that have been made on the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) targets, the poorest and most vulnerable people are being left behind. “Big gaps exist between the poorest and the richest households,” said Eduardo Lopez Moreno, Head of Research and Capacity Building, UN-Habitat. He was speaking in Nairobi on […]
Day: 13 July 2015
BURUNDI: General Seeks to Oust President
BUJUMBURA JULY 10, 2015 (CISA) – General Leonard Ngendakumana who was part of a failed coup attempt in May has said his group was still working to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza. “At that time (in May), we just failed to remove Nkurunziza from power. The aim is still there,” General Leonard Ngendakumana told Reuters July 9. […]
S AFRICA: Make Medicine Available for the Poor, Bishops Urge State
PRETORIA JULY 10, 2015(CISA) – Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) through the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has appealed to the government to ensure that the poor can access medicine in the country. The bishops said that some effective drugs for cancer and TB are priced beyond the reach of the government hospitals and […]
MAURITANIA: Malian Refugees Face Starvation due to Food Aid cut
NOUAKCHOTT JULY 10, 2015 (CISA) – 50,000 Malian refugees are at risk following the suspension of food aid to their camp in south-eastern Mauritania the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. “We have literally been without rations for two months now,” Amsaleh Ould Mohamed, president of the management team at the M’Berra camp, told IRIN. WFP […]
S SUDAN: Archbishop Urges Citizens to Put Hope in God as Country Marks Independence Day
JUBA, JULY 10 2015(CISA) – Catholic Archbishop Paulino Lukudu of Juba Archdiocese has urged the people of South Sudan to put their hope for a better life in God and not in military leaders, reported Catholic Radio Network on July 10. The Archbishop was speaking during an opening prayer session for South Sudan fourth independence anniversary […]