TIMBUKTU JULY 1, 2016 (CISA) – The United Nations Security Council has agreed to add 2,500 peacekeepers to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The resolution, which was approved unanimously by the 15-nation council on June 29, stated that the Mali peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) should “take all necessary means to carry out its mandate … […]
Month: July 2016
DRC: Bishops Call for Resolution of Election Concerns to Avert Chaos
KINSHASA JULY 1, 2016 (CISA) – Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised election concerns that threaten to plunge the country into chaos. According to the Constitution, presidential and parliamentary elections should be held by the end of the year but so far, a date has not been established, reported Fides “This […]