Category: ARCHIVES

KINSHASA NOVEMBER 17, 2015 (CISA) – The Catholic Church in Democratic Republic of Congo has urged politicians to show “absolute respect” for the constitution in talks ahead of presidential elections in 2016. The bishops reaffirmed their ‘No’ to any constitutional ammendments that could open the path for a third term for President Kabila, whose term […]

KAMPALA NOVEMBER 17, 2015(CISA)-Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has lauded Catholic Diocese of Kabale for continuous contribution in offering quality education in Uganda. “To achieve our national development goal of attaining a lower middle income country status, Uganda must achieve a critical mass of a highly educated and skilled population to boost the country’s productivity […]

JOHANNESBURG NOVEMBER 17, 2015 (CISA) – A prolonged drought that is causing water supply shortage and claiming thousands of livestock is prompting fears of famine in the country. The hardest hit are people living in rural areas, where residents have to collect water in buckets once a day. “Water will definitely be at a premium […]

NIAMEY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 (CISA) – Niger’s election committee on November 15 admitted to errors in its electoral lists three months before a presidential election. “There are failings in the voter lists,” said Sabiou Gaya, deputy coordinator for the election committee, adding some of the errors included enrolment mistakes and missing polling booths, reported Reuters. […]

LUANDA NOVEMBER 13, 2015(CISA)-Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has urged Angolans to continue with the peace and national unification process for a better nation. In a pastoral letter published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of national independence from Portugal, the bishops recalled that, “they have gone from war against the […]

MAIDUGURI NOVEMBER 13, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Oliver Dash Doeme, of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, has called for assistance for displaced people affected by Boko Haram. “We need concrete help from the international community, so that the Nigerian youth do not grow up in ignorance and illiteracy,” said the bishop whose diocese in the […]

BUJUMBURA NOVEMBER 13, 2015( CISA) – The United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to pull Burundi back from the brink of “possible genocide,” that called for urgent talks and laid the groundwork for peacekeepers to be sent to stop the killings on November 12. “We know that in the worst case what […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 10, 2015 (CISA) – The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examinations (KCPE) began today with the over 900,000 candidates sitting for the national exams. The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Kivilu on Monday November 9 said the exams will take place in 24,278 examination centers and the examination papers had […]

KIGALI NOVEMBER 10, 2015 (CISA) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has implored neighboring Burundi to avoid the ethnic violence that ended his country in genocide in 1994, Vatican Radio reported. Regional and world powers have grown increasingly concerned that the security situation in Burundi could lead to civil war or mass atrocities, and that a […]

NAIROBI  NOVEMBER 6, 2015 (CISA)-The Holy See and the Palestine flags were raised at the United Nations (UN)  headquarters  in Nairobi  for the first time on November 5, 2015. The two flags were raised at the flag walkway located at the entrance of the main gate at UN Office in Nairobi at the empty flagpoles […]