KINSHASA DECEMBER 1, 2015(CISA)- The Catholic Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s have called on citizens to defy any attempts by President Joseph Kabila to hold on to power beyond the end of his term next year. “We ask the Congolese people to prove their vigilance in the spirit of article 64 (of the […]
Category: ARCHIVES
CAR: Pope Francis Opens Holy Door at Cathedral
BANGUI DECEMBER 1, 2015 (CISA) – “Bangui is today the spiritual capital of the world,” said Pope Francis as he opened the Holy Door of Bangui’s cathedral on Sunday 29 before beginning of Mass. This is the first time a Pope has opened a Holy Door outside Rome. The Jubilee of Mercy does not begin […]
BURKINA FASO: Roch Marc Christian Kabore Elected President
OUAGADOUGOU DECEMBER 1 2015 (CISA) – The former Prime Minister Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been elected president. He becomes the second president since the country got independence in 1960. About three million people participated in the November 29 presidential and legislative elections. According to The Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Kaboere secured 53.5% followed […]
S AFRICA: Adolescent Deaths from HIV/AIDS Tripled since 2000, Report Shows
JOHANNESBURG DECEMBER 1, 2015 (CISA) – The number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled over the last 15 years, even as the world marks World Aids day, according to new data released November 27, by UNICEF. According to the report, AIDS is the number one cause of death among adolescents in Africa and the […]
CAR: Pope Francis Calls for an End to Religious Violence
BANGUI DECEMBER 1, 2015 (CISA) – Pope Francis on Monday November 31 called for an end to religious violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) saying that Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters. “Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters. Those who claim to believe in God must also be men and women of […]
KENYA: Bishops Applaud Government’s Attempts to End Corruption
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 24, 2015(CISA)-The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has applauded the government’s renewed efforts in fighting corruption. “‘It’s never too late to kill a snake in the house, the moment you get opportunity kill it. We applaud every effort and not just the government, any institution, any person, Kenyans, all of us to […]
TANZANIA: President Cancels Independence Day Fete, Orders Cleanup
DAR ES SALAAM NOVEMBER 24, 2015(CISA)-Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has cancelled Independence Day celebrations, and has ordered a clean-up campaign instead. “It would be shameful to spend huge sums of money on the celebrations when our people are dying of cholera” BBC News quoted President Magufuli as saying. According to reports, cholera has killed about […]
KENYA: Massive Traffic Jam Stalls Travel on Nairobi- Mombasa Highway
TARU NOVEMBER 20, 2015 (CISA) – Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho has said the massive traffic jam that has been going on for more than 48 hours along Mombasa highway not only harmed business in the Coast region but Kenya at large. “It has become extremely difficult to get in and out of Coast Region; […]
MALI: Gunmen Attack Bamako Hotel
BAMAKO, NOVEMBER 20, 2015(CISA) – Two Mali nationals and a French national were killed on November 20 following a gun attack at Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali’s capital, Bamako, a U.N official told Reuters. “Two to three attackers with AK-47s arrived at the hotel in a vehicle or vehicles with diplomatic plates around 7 am,” […]
KENYA: Priest In-charge of Resurrection Garden Dies
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 20, 2015(CISA)-Fr Octavius Santoro IMC, priest in-charge of the Resurrection Gardens Nairobi died of heart attack November 18 at Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi. He was aged 82, with 63 years of religious profession and 57 years of priesthood. Fr Santoro was born July 1, 1933 in Martina Franca in the Province of Taranto […]