BORNO STATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA) – United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF has said that famine-like conditions in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid. “The 75,000 is from the three states – Borno, Yobe and Adamawa,” UNICEF spokesman Patrick Rose, said in a statement referring to […]

DAKAR, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016(CISA): A regional meeting on intra and inter-regional migration in Africa is set to be held in Dakar on October 3 and 4. According to Fides, the main point of discussion will be; the role of civil society in the protection of migrants’ rights. The Migration et Développement de la Société Civile […]

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA) – Pope Francis has honoured journalist Janeth Mhella of Vatican Radio’s Africa Service   with the “Cross of Honour,” medal and certificate for serving the Pope and the Church diligently in her work at the radio on Thursday September 29. According to the Vatican radio news, this is Pope Francis’ highest awards […]

DARFUR SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (CISA) – Sudan’s government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January, Amnesty International said yesterday. “The evidence we have gathered is credible and portrays a regime that is intent on directing attacks against the civilian population in Darfur without […]

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 […]