ACCRA AUGUST 23, 2016(CISA) – National stakeholders’ forum on land grabbing begun August 23. The theme of the forum is Unmasking land grabbing in Ghana; restoring livelihoods; paving the way for Sustainable Development Goals. The forum is being organized by Caritas Ghana under the auspices of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference. The forum will, among others, […]
Day: 24 August 2016
KENYA: Implement Peace deal or Face Sanctions, Kerry warns South Sudan
NAIROBI AUGUST 23, 2016 (CISA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged South Sudan’s leaders to fully implement a previously signed peace deal or face a UN arms embargo and sanctions. “It’s really up to the people, the leadership of South Sudan to lead and to do the things that they’ve promised to […]
BENIN: Preparations for Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust Underway
COTONOU AUGUST 23, 2016(CISA)-Preparations for the next stage of the Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust is underway in Cotonou. The pilgrimage is scheduled to take place from August 31 to September 4, 2016. Thousands of young adults (between the ages of 18 and 30 years) from Benin and other parts of West Africa are expected to […]
KENYA: 24,000 Refugees have Voluntarily left Dadaab Camp for Somalia, says UN
DADAAB AUGUST 23, 2016(CISA)-At least 24,000 refugees from Dadaab camp have so far been assisted to voluntarily return to Somalia since a tripartite agreement was signed in 2014, a senior UN official has said. Speaking during the commissioning of the Dadaab power station in Dadaab today, Wella Kouyou, the deputy representative of the United Nations […]