NAIROBI, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA)-Bishop Alfred Rotich, Vice Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Family Life National Office (NFP), has said that there is the need to restore sexual sanity and morality to give marriage and family their rightful place and dignity. He was speaking September 24 to Vatican Radio during […]
Day: 3 October 2016
NIGERIA: 75,000 Children Face Starvation, UNICEF Warns
BORNO STATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA) – United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF has said that famine-like conditions in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid. “The 75,000 is from the three states – Borno, Yobe and Adamawa,” UNICEF spokesman Patrick Rose, said in a statement referring to […]
SENEGAL: Country to Hold Regional Meeting on Migration in Africa
DAKAR, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016(CISA): A regional meeting on intra and inter-regional migration in Africa is set to be held in Dakar on October 3 and 4. According to Fides, the main point of discussion will be; the role of civil society in the protection of migrants’ rights. The Migration et Développement de la Société Civile […]
VATICAN: Pope Honours Vatican Radio’s Tanzanian Journalist
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA) – Pope Francis has honoured journalist Janeth Mhella of Vatican Radio’s Africa Service with the “Cross of Honour,” medal and certificate for serving the Pope and the Church diligently in her work at the radio on Thursday September 29. According to the Vatican radio news, this is Pope Francis’ highest awards […]
SUDAN: Rights Body Accuses Government of Using Chemical Weapons
DARFUR SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA) – Sudan’s government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January, Amnesty International said yesterday. “The evidence we have gathered is credible and portrays a regime that is intent on directing attacks against the civilian population in Darfur without […]