DURBAN JUNE 28, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Abel Gabuza of the Catholic diocese of Kimberly has expressed concern about rising levels of violence and political intolerance ahead of 2016 municipal elections and has warned South Africans not to take the country’s peace for granted. “The peace that we currently enjoy in our country should not […]
Day: 29 June 2016
S SUDAN: UN Mission offer Shelter to Civilians Fleeing Violence in Wau
WAU, JUNE 28 2016(CISA)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is currently accommodating thousands of civilians fleeing violence in Wau state. In a statement June 27, UNMISS said that it provided protection to approximately 10,000 civilians who fled the violence June 17-18 when fighting erupted in the town between unknown gunmen and the South […]
DRC: Bishops Call for Dialogue Ahead of Elections
KINSHASA, JUNE 28, 2016 (CISA) – The National Conference of Bishops (CENCO), has called for immediate national dialogue ahead of the forthcoming general elections to avert possibilities of violence. “A political dialogue is now the only way to avoid chaos, political leaders should make the needed concessions for a sincere national dialogue to take place,” […]
NIGERIA: Bishops Make Solidarity visit to Diocese Marked by Boko Haram Killings
ABUJA JUNE 28, 2016 (CISA) – A delegation of Nigerian bishops from Ibadan ecclesiastical province paid a solidarity visit to the Diocese of Maiduguri that has been devastated by Boko Haram. The delegation was led by Archbishop Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin of the catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, and Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, Bishop of the catholic […]