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Lawmakers, Students in London Join Christian Entity’s Protest against Nigeria's Abductions
Parliamentarians, religious leaders, and students are among protesters who have joined the call by UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), to end school abductions in Nigeria.
Put Human Rights Agenda at Centre of COP 26, Civil Societies Urge African Nations
Representatives of Africa-based civil society groups have called on governments and climate negotiators who have planned to attend the upcoming 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) to make human rights the centre of their deliberations.
Catholic Peace Entity Raises Alarm Over New IDP Influx in Mozambican City
The leadership of the Catholic peace and charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), is concerned that more Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are arriving in Nampula, a city in Northeastern Mozambique amid reports that peace is returning in the embattled Cabo Delgado Province in the North.
Lift “all sanctions on Zimbabwe”, Christian Leaders Say, Urge “citizen-centered process”
There is need to lift “all sanctions on Zimbabwe” and to adopt a process that is “citizen-centered”, Christian leaders under the auspices of Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) have said in a statement.
Engage “renowned negotiators, mediators” to End Instability in Eswatini: Catholic Bishop
If any planned dialogue toward an end to the growing instability in Eswatini is to result in “an acceptable agreement,” there is need for the parties in conflict to engage notable “negotiators and mediators”, a Catholic Bishop in South Africa has said.
Foster Honesty, Truth to Overcome Life's Challenges: Kenyan Catholic Priest to Graduands
Graduands at a Kenya-based Catholic University have been encouraged to foster honesty and truthfulness to be able to overcome challenges they might encounter in their lives.
Peace in Anglophone Regions a Prayer Intention of Year of St. Joseph: Religious Brother
The Year of St. Joseph offered an opportunity for the people of God in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon to pray for peace, a Religious Brother in the country told ACI Africa in an interview.
Deadline for Rome-Based Best African Storytellers Contest “Communicating Africa”, Extended
Young African storytellers who missed the deadline for the ninth Harambee International Award have been given an opportunity to make their submissions for the coveted prize.
Eswatini Civil Societies Reject Proposal to Discuss Country’s Unrest at Annual Meeting
Representatives of Civil Society Organizations, political parties and citizens in Eswatini have rejected King Mswati III’s invitation to discuss the ongoing political crisis in the country at an annual national general meeting known as Sibaya.
Longing Fulfilled on Election of First African Superior General of 318-year-old Order
The election of Fr. Alain Mayama from Congo Brazzaville as the new Superior General for the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) not only testifies that Africa is becoming the axis of Catholicism. It also fulfils a deep desire that one of the Congregation’s founders harbored to have a black man become the first Superior General of the Missionary Religious Order.
Pope Appoints Archbishop for Kenya’s Nairobi Archdiocese, Two Auxiliary Bishops in Angola
Pope Francis has appointed an Archbishop for the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya and two Auxiliary Bishops for Angola’s Luanda Archdiocese.
“Let dove of peace return to Sudan”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop in Solidarity Message
There is need for peace in Sudan, a South Sudanese Catholic Bishop has said in a solidarity message in which he implores that “the dove of peace” returns to the Northeast African nation following a coup by the military earlier this week.
Catholic Religious Brother Behind Kenya’s Most Successful Athletes Feted
Kenya’s admirable position in world athletics has been curved by the likes of David Rudisha, Rose Cheruiyot, Lydia Cheromei and other top athletes. But the man who has, for years, shaped these athletes into the crème of the crop that they are today has mostly worked in silence.
Christian Foundation Calls on International Community to Support Sudan following Coup
UK-based human rights foundation Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is appealing to the international community to intervene in the Sudanese instability and to support the country that is struggling to build a transitional government.
Seek to Understand Factors Behind Low COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Africa: Catholic Agency
There is need to understand the factors and circumstances behind low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Africa, the leadership of the Rome-based Catholic lay Religious Sovereign Order of Malta, Malteser International (MI), has said.
Cameroonian Government Using Fulani Community in Armed Conflict: Catholic Peace Entity
The Cameroonian government is using armed members of the Fulani community in the Northwest part of the Central African country to harass and kill innocent civilians, Catholic charity and peace foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has reported.
Nigeria’s Christian Leaders Join Governor in Call “to declare bandits as terrorists”
Christian leaders in Nigeria under the auspices of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have joined the Governor of the country’s Kaduna State in calling on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government “to declare bandits as terrorists.”
Salesians in Nigeria Train, Equip Multiple Farmers with “better” Crop Production methods
At least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode have been equipped with better skills in animal and crop production at the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) run St. Joseph’s Farm in Sagamu.
Catholic Entity in Africa Makes “very urgent appeal” to Ban Kenyan Gay Film on Continent
The African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo Africa, is making a “very urgent appeal” to ban a gay documentary film produced in Kenya from being broadcast in other African countries.
Faith Leaders in Africa Decry “impunity of corporate, elite capture of African land”
Representatives of various Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and Civil Societies Organizations (CSOs) in Africa have, in a joint statement, decried the “capture of African land and natural resources” by what they have called “private actors” and condemned the “impunity” enjoyed by those involved.
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