MASAKA MARCH 29, 2016(CISA) – Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka has called on the government to respect the rights of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leader Dr Kizza Besigye and set him free from detention. He said that since the time for elections had ended, there was no need […]

ABIDJAN MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – Over 2000 Ivoirians gathered to pay tribute to victims of last week terror attack that claimed 19 lives in Grand Bassam,March 20. “As Ivorians we should not be reduced to fear…fear among ourselves or even fear of the terrorists. We must remain strong and have faith,” said Hamed Bakayoko […]

BRAZZAVILLE MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) -The first round of presidential elections took place in the Republic of Congo, on March 20 amidst a communication blackout imposed by the government. Telephone connections, SMS and the Internet were blocked for 48 hours to “prevent the opposition from publishing illegal results”, the authorities said. The government had also […]

JOHANNESBURG MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference have asked for clarity in appointments of Ministers in the country. “It is vital that high offices of State should not be compromised by the involvement of parties with commercial or personal interests,” the bishops said in a statement sent to Fides. The […]

NAIROBI MARCH 22, 2016(CISA) – The Family Life National Office of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Saturday March 19 held a walk in Nairobi to campaign against Abortion. The walk that was done in collaboration with the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPF) was officially flagged off by Bishop Salesius Mugambi, Chairman, Kenya […]

THE HAGUE, MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – Former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba was on March 21 convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for cases of rape and murder in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR). ICC’s presiding judge, Sylvia Steiner said Bemba who served as vice president from […]

NAIROBI MARCH 22, 2016(CISA)- Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) displaced due to the  Post Election Violence (PEV) are more vulnerable to human trafficking than colleagues displaced as a result of ethnic or natural disasters, a study has shown. “76 people, a representation of 24.6 percent out of 308 randomly selected respondents from IDPs communities experienced or witnessed […]

NGAOUNDÉRÉ MARCH 18, 2016(CISA) – Pope Francis on March 15 appointed Fr Emmanuel Abbo as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ngaoundere, the regional capital of Adamawa. Fr Abbo has replaced the late Bishop Joseph Djida who died of cardiac arrest on January 6, 2015. The bishop-elect was born on July 17, 1969 in Mbe, […]

NAIROBI MARCH 18, 2016 (CISA) – Kenya has increased its surveillance after confirmation of a second case of yellow fever, the Ministry of Health has said. According to the ministry, laboratory investigations for two new cases conducted at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) tested positive for one, and negative for the other – bringing […]

KINSHASA MARCH 18, 2016(CISA) – Archbishop Henri Isingoma of the Anglican Primate of the Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo (Anglican Church of Congo) has resigned. Archbishop Henri, who is also Bishop of Kinshasa, has taken the decision to have a health improvement break and return to theological academia, Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) reported […]