ABUJA SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 (CISA) – Caritas Internationalis has organized an International Conference in Abuja, Nigeria to raise awareness about the problem, give hope and combat human trafficking in Africa. The Conference to be held September 5 – 7, intends to create stronger links between concerned parties, promote joint actions and share best practices of […]

CAIRO, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016(CISA) – Egyptian parliament has passed a law governing the construction of new churches. The new law empowers provincial governors to approve church building and renovation permits, previously the domain of security services. Church officials see it as a step in the right direction, but human rights advocates and some Christian members […]

KINSHASA SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 (CISA) – A national dialogue on the delayed presidential election started in Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, despite the absence of many opposition figures. The talks which will last for two weeks between the government, opposition and civic leaders are aimed at averting a crisis when President Joseph Kabila’s term […]

LAGOS, AUGUST 30, 2016(CISA)-Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to hurry with the changes he promised before his election last year. “Today, cries of hunger can be heard across the length and breadth of our vast country. Nigerians hunger not only for food, but also for good leadership, for peace, security […]

HARARE AUGUST 30, 2016 (CISA) – Zimbabwe’s Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has accused police of brutality and violating the rights of protesters during anti-government demonstrations in the last two months. In a statement on the protests the commission said its investigations had revealed “unbecoming and violent conduct” by police officers and urged victims to make […]

KAMPALA, AUGUST 30, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has urged Ugandans to make wills “to avoid leaving misunderstandings among potential beneficiaries of their property when they die.” Speaking at the burial ceremony of the late Fr Joseph Kijjambu at Sacred Heart of Mary Cathedral, Lubaga, August 27, Archbishop Lwanga […]

CAIRO AUGUST 26, 2016(CISA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church has reached an agreement with the government on the articulation of the church building and renovation draft law. The church stated that the phrasing of the draft law was agreed upon through discussion between the representatives of the church and state officials, including President Abdel Fattah […]

NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA AUGUST 26, 2016 (CISA) – Nearly half a million children around Lake Chad face “severe acute malnutrition” due to drought and a seven-year insurgency by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, UNICEF said yesterday. According to the United Nations’ child agency, which is appealing for $308 million to cope with the crisis, of the […]

ACCRA AUGUST 23, 2016(CISA) – National stakeholders’ forum on land grabbing begun August 23. The theme of the forum is Unmasking land grabbing in Ghana; restoring livelihoods; paving the way for Sustainable Development Goals. The forum is being organized by Caritas Ghana under the auspices of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference.   The forum will, among others, […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 23, 2016 (CISA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged South Sudan’s leaders to fully implement a previously signed peace deal or face a UN arms embargo and sanctions. “It’s really up to the people, the leadership of South Sudan to lead and to do the things that they’ve promised to […]