NAIROBI MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA)-John Cardinal Njue on March 17 flagged off food donations from the Archdiocese of Nairobi to drought-stricken Isiolo and Marsabit Dioceses. “The decision to mobilise food from our parishes came about from the realisation that nearly half of the counties in Kenya are adversely affected by drought with millions of people facing starvation […]
Day: 20 March 2017
GHANA: Pope Appoints New Bishop for Keta-Akatsi Diocese
AKATSI MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Fr Gabriel Kumordji as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Keta-Akatsi situated in the Volta Region. Until his appointment March 16, Fr Kumordji of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), was serving as Apostolic Vicar of Ghana’s Donkorkrom Vicariate. He succeeds Bishop Anthony Adanuty, who […]
KENYA: President Deploys Military to Flush out Raiders in Clash-Torn Counties
NAIROBI MARCH 17, 2017(CISA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to beef up security in parts of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Pokot and Laikipia counties. “Today we held a session as the National Security Council and agreed to authorise the Kenya Defence Forces to immediately get in and lend support […]
DRC: Bishops-led Peace Talks Resume
KINSHASA MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA) – Peace talks aimed at establishing a government of national unity that would lead up to presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), resumed March 16. The Bishops Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENCO) is mediating the talks between the government and the opposition. According to Archbishop Fridolin […]