NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 20, 2016(CISA)- Kenya conference of Catholic Bishops(KCCB) has selected Bernadette Musundi, to a nine-member team that will select a new electoral commission. The Catholic Church was among religious leaders who met at Ufungamano House in Nairobi on September 19 to select the representatives. Other leaders appointed by the religious leaders include the National […]
Month: September 2016
DRC: Exercise Maximum Restraint in Dealing with Protestors, Ki-moon Urges Police
KINSHASA, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016(CISA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Congolese national security forces to exercise maximum restraint in their response to protests. “(Ban) condemns the violence that has already led to the death of at least 17 people, including three police officers in the capital,” Reuters quoted his spokesman as saying Monday, […]
S SUDAN: Refugees fleeing Country Pass One million Mark
JUBA SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 (CISA) – The number of South Sudanese refugees fleeing the country has passed the 1 million mark, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported. With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees, UNHCR spokesperson Leo Dobbs told […]
S SUDAN: UN Condemns Violation of Media Freedom
JUBA SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 (CISA) – The UN Commission on Human Rights has expressed concern over the harassment of journalists, intimidation of civil society activists, sexual violence and other rights abuses in the country. “The continued intimidation and harassment of journalists,” alongside concerns about restrictions on the UN mission UNMISS and aid organizations that prevent […]
KENYA: New Radio Stations for Maralal and Mombasa Diocese
MARALAL SEPTEMBER 16, 2016(CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has established two more Catholic Radio stations: Radio Mchungaji for Maralal, Radio Tumaini for Mombasa diocese. These Catholic Community Radio Stations are envisioned in the 2016-2020 KCCB’S strategic plans, which is to foresee Kenya having 20 Catholic radio stations across the country. Radio Mchungaji, […]
ZIMBABWE: Activists challenge New Protest Ban
HARARE SEPTEMBER 16, 2016(CISA)-Zimbabwe anti-government activists have vowed to challenge a new police order barring protests in Harare. This comes on the eve of mass demonstrations planned across the country against President Robert Mugabe. The month-long protest ban imposed on Friday, over a week after an earlier order was overruled by the courts. A coalition […]
KENYA: Rights Group Condemn ‘Voluntary’ Refugee Returns to Somalia
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 (CISA) – Kenya’s repatriation program for Somali refugees, fueled by fear and misinformation, does not meet international standards for voluntary refugee return, Human Rights Watch has said. According to the rights group, many refugees living in Kenya’s Dadaab camp, home to at least 263,000 Somalis, “have agreed to return home because […]
NIGERIA: Immigration to Europe not Solution for Youth Unemployment, Says Cardinal Onaiyekan
ABUJA SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 (CISA) – Cardinal John Onaiyekan of the Catholic diocese of Abuja has warned youth against immigrating to Europe noting that it is not the answer to unemployed youth. “Human trafficking is likely to increase the number of frustrated people who cannot make ends meet,” said the cardinal September 6 at a […]
TANZANIA: Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 17
DAR ES SALAAM SEPTEMBER 13, 2016(CISA) – The number of people killed following Saturday’s earthquake in Bukoba has risen to 17, Tanzania’s Minister of State in the Office of the President, George Simbachawene told the National Assembly September 13. According to Simbachawene the 5.7-magnitude earthquake left 252 people injured and 840 families homeless. Over 1,200 […]
GHANA: Christians and Muslims should Lead Against Destruction of Environment, Bishop says
GOASO, SEPTEEMBER 13 2016(CISA) – Bishop Peter Kwaku Atuahene of the Catholic Diocese of Goaso has urged Christians and Muslims to lead the crusade against deliberate destruction of the environment. He explained that with the large number of Christians and Muslims in the country, leading the crusade would surely ensure that the nation would be […]