NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 (CISA) – The Missionaries of Charity; Sisters, Brothers and Fathers in Kenya, on September 24 celebrated the canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta in a thanksgiving Mass held at the Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi. “St. Mother Teresa is not only a gift to her congregation but also to the universal […]
Day: 28 September 2016
GUINEA BISSAU: Slave Memorial Museum Opened for History and Tourism Benefit
CACHEU, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 (CISA) – A slave memorial museum has been opened to commemorate the slave trade history and boost tourism in the town of Cacheu on Guinea-Bissau’s coastal region. Cacheu was the capital of Portugal’s former colony from the 16th century on-wards, trading in people until the late 19th century. It is where […]
KENYA: Tangaza University Holds Entrepreneurship Challenge
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 27, 2016(CISA)-Strauss Energy, a local firm that comprises of innovators in the fields of engineering, energy and construction won the E4Impact Innovation Challenge that took place at Tangaza University College in Nairobi, September 22. The group also won the Green Economy & Renewable Energy Cluster for Entrepreneurship Challenge 2016. Jacob Rugano of Africartrack […]
VATICAN: Pope Meets President Kabila, Holds Discussion on Clashes in DRC
VATICAN CITY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 (CISA) – Pope Francis received President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace on September 26, 2016. A statement from the Holy See’s Press Office said the pair held “cordial discussions,” which focused on recent clashes between security forces and anti-Kabila […]
S SUDAN: Government Urges Neighbor Countries not to let Machar Launch Rebellion
JUBA SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan’s government has urged Sudan and regional states not to let opposition leader Riek Machar launch a new rebellion following his threats to return to the battlefield unless his demands were met. “We are appealing to all IGAD member state not to allow Riek Machar and his group […]