JUBA FEBRUARY 5, 2016(CISA)-South Sudan parliament have passed a bill restricting numbers of foreign aid workers working in the country. The Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) bill, passed on February 3 says that no more than a fifth of aid workers can be from abroad. “Aid agencies must ensure that not less than 80 percent of the […]
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EGYPT: Coptic Patriarch Speaks Against Domestic Violence
CAIRO FEBRUARY 5, 2016 (CISA) – Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II has said that domestic violence, whose victims are mainly women and children, represent a devastating social phenomenon that has severe effects on people’s lives and also on civil society. Patriarch Tawadros was speaking at a prayer meeting during the beginning of his visit to […]
ZIMBABWE: Country Declares State of Disaster in areas hit by Drought
HARARE FEBRUARY 5, 2016 (CISA) – President Robert Mugabe has declared a state of disaster in several areas of the country hit by drought. According to the Minister of Local Government, Saviour Kasukuwere the El Nino-induced drought has severely affected some areas across the country. According to a statement from the Social Welfare Minister Prisca […]
KENYA: President Bows to Pressure, Rejects Proposed Religious Societies Rules
NAIROBI JANUARY 29, 2016(CISA)-President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday January 28 ordered the immediate withdrawal of the proposed Religious Societies Rules 2015. “This will pave way for a process driven by the religious stakeholders with the participation of the government and the general public in structured consultation,” a statement from State House said. President Kenyatta reached […]
ETHIOPIA: Hunger Looms as Drought Hits Country
ADDIS ABABA January 29, 2016(CISA)- Millions of people in Ethiopia are facing intense food shortage after UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a warning on January 14, 2016 of a break in food aid deliveries. “Without additional resources the food sector projects a full-pipeline break in a couple of months,” said […]
MORROCO: Muslim Leaders Adopt Report Supporting Minority Rights
MARRAKESH, JANUARY 29, 2016(CISA)-Muslim leaders from around the world have adopted a declaration to defend the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries. Hundreds of both Sunni and Shiite scholars from 120 countries gathered in Marrakesh to consider the plight of non-Muslim minorities in largely Muslim nations. Speaking during the conference, King Mohammed VI […]
VATICAN: Pope Meets Togo President, Calls for Peace and Security
VATICAN CITY JANUARY 29, 2016(CISA)-Pope Francis on January 28 met the president of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé During the meeting, reported Vatican Information Service, Pope Francis acknowledged the good existing relations between the Holy See and Togo, and the prospects for their further consolidation and stressed on “the need for joint commitment […]
PHILIPINES: It is wrong to spiritualize Poverty, says Cardinal Onaiyekan
CEBU JANUARY 29, 2016(CISA) – Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said that it is wrong “to spiritualize poverty.” In his address to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), currently taking place in Cebu, Philippines, on the theme “The Eucharist and the Dialogue with the Poor and Suffering,” Cardinal Onaiyekan […]
KENYA: Stakeholders want Government Crackdown on Schools Commercializing Education
NAIROBI JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-Education stakeholders are calling on the government to crack down on schools commercializing education rather than bringing in quality in the sector. In a joint statement by Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Transparency International (TI) and […]
ZAMBIA: Bishops Denounce Political Intolerance, Urge Church Leaders to be Non-Partisan
LUSAKA JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-The Catholic Bishops of Zambia have called upon fellow church leaders to remain non-partisan, yet vigilant in the forthcoming elections. The country will be holding tripartite elections in August 11, 2016 and the church has urged all Christians to promote unity in the country. The August 2016 tripartite elections will be the […]