KINSHASA OCTOBER 28, 2016 (CISA) – The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council to help resolve a stalemate between the Democratic Republic of Congo and UN peacekeepers over what to do with hundreds of South Sudanese rebel fighters. In a letter to the 15-member council on October 27, Ban said […]

KUMASI OCTOBER 28, 2016 (CISA) – The Catholic Church in Ghana will deploy 2,000 election observers across the country during the 2016 General Election. Mr Matthew Eghan, National president of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) said that the observers will be selected from all the 20 dioceses of the church and will be […]

NYERI OCTOBER 25, 2016 (CISA) – Preparations for Blessed Irene Stefani ‘Nyaatha’ feast day is underway at Gikondi Parish in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. The feast day will be celebrated on October 29 at Blessed Irene Stefani Girls High school, about one kilometer away from Gikondi parish. “After Sr Irene beatification on May 23 last […]

KINSHASA, OCTOBER 25, 2016 (CISA) –Democratic Republic of Congo Catholic Bishops (CENCO) have denounced increased insecurity in large parts of the country. “We are concerned about the massacres in North-Kivu, in particular, in the city and in the Territory of Beni,” said the bishops in their message after the meeting of the CENCO Committee in […]

MOGADISHU OCTOBER 25, 2016 (CISA) – Over 75,000 people have fled their homes and 18 have been killed during three weeks of clashes in Somalia, the United Nations has said. “The fear that the conflict may last longer than anticipated is driving more people out of their homes,” said the UN’s Office for the Coordination of […]

JUBA OCTOBER 25, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan Catholic priests have advised Christians to spread the words of peace instead of preaching war cautioning the youth to avoid hatred. Speaking on separate occasions, both Fr Henry Gidudu and Fr Erkolano Lodu Tombe used their preaching to encourage peaceful coexistence among the people of South Sudan. In his […]

EBOLOWA OCTOBER 25, 2016 (CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Fr Philippe Alain Mbarga, as the new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa. Fr Mbarga is currently the Rector of the Inter-diocesan Major Seminary of Theology in Nkolbisson (Yaoundé) was appointed in October 22 by Pope Francis, reported Fides. He was born on January 28, 1968 […]

NAIROBI OCTOBER 21, 2016(CISA) – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel has appointed Bernadette Musundi as its chairperson. The announcement which also confirmed Prof Abdul El-Busaidy as the deputy was made following the panel’s first meeting today after commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta last week. Musundi was selected by Kenya conference of […]

BRAZZAVILLE OCTOBER 21, 2016 (CISA) – The number of South Sudanese refugees registered in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo nearly doubled in September to reach about 54,000, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on October 20. South Sudan has now surpassed Burundi to become the third-largest source of refugees in Congo, after Rwanda and Central African Republic, […]

LUSAKA OCTOBER 21, 2016 (CISA) – Churches and civil society in Zambia have condemned attacks on citizens and media citing government’s attempt to diminish dissenting voices of citizens. In an October 19 press statement, the organisations under the banner Oasis Forum, through its chair, Fr Cleophas Lungu came out strongly against intimidation. “The Oasis Forum is […]