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NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 (CISA) – The Missionaries of Charity; Sisters, Brothers and Fathers in Kenya, on September 24 celebrated the canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta in a thanksgiving Mass held at the Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi. “St. Mother Teresa is not only a gift to her congregation but also to the universal […]

CACHEU, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 (CISA) – A slave memorial museum has been opened to commemorate the slave trade history and boost tourism in the town of Cacheu on Guinea-Bissau’s coastal region. Cacheu was the capital of Portugal’s former colony from the 16th century on-wards, trading in people until the late 19th century. It is where […]

JUBA SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 (CISA) – The number of South Sudanese refugees fleeing the country has passed the 1 million mark, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported. With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees, UNHCR spokesperson Leo Dobbs told […]

JUBA SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 (CISA) – The UN Commission on Human Rights has expressed concern over the harassment of journalists, intimidation of civil society activists, sexual violence and other rights abuses in the country. “The continued intimidation and harassment of journalists,” alongside concerns about restrictions on the UN mission UNMISS and aid organizations that prevent […]

MARALAL SEPTEMBER 16, 2016(CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has established two more Catholic Radio stations: Radio Mchungaji for Maralal, Radio Tumaini for Mombasa diocese. These Catholic Community Radio Stations are envisioned in the 2016-2020 KCCB’S strategic plans, which is to foresee Kenya having 20 Catholic radio stations across the country. Radio Mchungaji, […]

HARARE SEPTEMBER 16, 2016(CISA)-Zimbabwe anti-government activists have vowed to challenge a new police order barring protests in Harare. This comes on the eve of mass demonstrations planned across the country against President Robert Mugabe. The month-long protest ban imposed on Friday, over a week after an earlier order was overruled by the courts. A coalition […]

NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 (CISA) – Kenya’s repatriation program for Somali refugees, fueled by fear and misinformation, does not meet international standards for voluntary refugee return, Human Rights Watch has said. According to the rights group, many refugees living in Kenya’s Dadaab camp, home to at least 263,000 Somalis, “have agreed to return home because […]

KINSHASA SEPTEMBER 13, 2016(CISA)-The Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has (DRC) have appealed for peace and democracy, amid fears that political violence could escalate with the postponement of elections. “Blocking the electoral process creates a worrying situation which risks plunging the country into chaos,” Fr Léonard Santedi, Secretary General of the […]

LIBREVILLE SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 (CISA) – Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping lodged a constitutional court challenge September 8 against a presidential election he narrowly lost. Jean Ping a former foreign minister lost the August 27 election to President Ali Bongo by less than 6,000 votes, an outcome whose validity has been questioned at home and […]

ABUJA, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016(CISA)-Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, President of Caritas Internationalis has called for international community and people of good will to join hands in order to end human trafficking. “The continuing reality of slavery and human trafficking despite the lessons of the past and so many advances in technology and human knowledge is uncalled […]