Day: 23 March 2016

ABIDJAN MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – Over 2000 Ivoirians gathered to pay tribute to victims of last week terror attack that claimed 19 lives in Grand Bassam,March 20. “As Ivorians we should not be reduced to fear…fear among ourselves or even fear of the terrorists. We must remain strong and have faith,” said Hamed Bakayoko […]

BRAZZAVILLE MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) -The first round of presidential elections took place in the Republic of Congo, on March 20 amidst a communication blackout imposed by the government. Telephone connections, SMS and the Internet were blocked for 48 hours to “prevent the opposition from publishing illegal results”, the authorities said. The government had also […]

JOHANNESBURG MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference have asked for clarity in appointments of Ministers in the country. “It is vital that high offices of State should not be compromised by the involvement of parties with commercial or personal interests,” the bishops said in a statement sent to Fides. The […]

NAIROBI MARCH 22, 2016(CISA) – The Family Life National Office of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Saturday March 19 held a walk in Nairobi to campaign against Abortion. The walk that was done in collaboration with the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPF) was officially flagged off by Bishop Salesius Mugambi, Chairman, Kenya […]

THE HAGUE, MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – Former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba was on March 21 convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for cases of rape and murder in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR). ICC’s presiding judge, Sylvia Steiner said Bemba who served as vice president from […]