DAKAR MAY 13, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar has urged the faithful of Senegal and The Gambia “to pray for reconciliation between the two countries” who’ve been locked in a trade and border dispute. The Archbishop was speaking last week during the celebration of the 50th World Day […]
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S SUDAN: Food Crisis May Affect 5.3 Million People, UN Warns
JUBA MAY 13, 2016 (CISA) – Up to 5.3 million people in South Sudan may face a severe food shortages during this year’s lean season, nearly double the number in the first three months of the year, the UN World Food Programme has said. “Internal food security analysis shows that South Sudan will face the […]
RWANDA: Landslides Claim Lives as Heavy Rains Wreck Havoc
KIGALI MAY 10, 2016 (CISA) – At least 49 people are believed to have been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in Northern Rwanda according to Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs. Another 26 people were injured, with more than 500 houses destroyed and several roads damaged between May 7 to 8 May. […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Bishops Criticize Government for Spending Billions on Weapons
PRETORIA MAY 10, 2016 CISA- The Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has criticized the government for spending excessively on weapons given the country’s major social problems. “We insist that, in the absence of discernible external military threat to our country, and in a country which is struggling to recover from high levels of unemployment […]
KENYA: Opposition holds Demo against Electoral Body
NAIROBI MAY 10, 2016 (CISA) – Members of the opposition Coalition of Reform and Democracy (CORD), on Monday May 9, staged a street protest against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The opposition has accused IEBC of bias in favor of the government, demanding it be disbanded. The IEBC has however dismissed the charges […]
KENYA: UN Urges Kenya Not to Close Refugee Camps
NAIROBI, MAY 10, 2016(CISA)-United Nations has called on Kenya not to close Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps citing devastating consequences for hundreds of thousands of families living in the camps. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said the closure of the camps risked worsening the current global refugee crisis. “The safety of hundreds […]
VATICAN: Papa Wemba’s Musical Message will last forever, says Fr Lombardi
VATICAN MAY 6, 2016 (CISA) – The Holy See, through its spokesperson, Fr Federico Lombardi has paid tribute to Papa Wemba, a Catholic, for rendering his voice to promote the message of reconciliation through his songs composed for the Church. “… The news of his death touches us deeply. But we are happy to have […]
KENYA: Prof Mbae appointed First Lay Vice Chancellor of Catholic University
NAIROBI MAY 6, 2016(CISA)-Prof Justus Gitari Mbae, Kenyan has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor(VC) of Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) based in Nairobi. He takes over, in an acting capacity, from Msgr Dr Pius Rutechura, a clergy from the Catholic diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania. His appointment was announced by the chair of […]
KENYA: Parliament Rejects Bill on two Third- Gender Rule
NAIROBI MAY 6, 2016(CISA) – A bill seeking to entrench the two-thirds gender rule as provided by the constitution has been rejected by parliament. The bill, meant to balance the composition of elective offices in Kenya to ensure there is equity in the government by not allowing one gender to hold more than two-thirds of […]
TANZANIA: Pope Appoints Fr Kassala New Bishop of Geita
GEITA, APRIL 29 2016(CISA)-Pope Francis has appointed Fr Flavian Kassala, director of the Stella Maris Mtwara College as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Geita in Tanzania. The diocese of Geita fell vacant when Archbishop Damian Denis Dallu was appointed Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Songea March 14, 2014. Archbishop Dallu was […]