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Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST). Credit: CEAST

Declare “state of emergency” on Drought in Southwest Angola: Catholic Entity to Government

Mar 6, 2022

The leadership of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) is calling on the Angolan government to declare a “state of emergency” on drought in the Southern African nation.

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria's Lagos Archdiocese/ Courtesy Photo

“Declare state of emergency to spare the country looming anarchy”: Nigerian Archbishop

May 30, 2021

The Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare a state of emergency in the country due to rising cases of insecurity.

The logo of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Liberia (CABICOL)

Bishops in Liberia Decry “gross violations” in Enforcing COVID-19 State of Emergency

May 7, 2020

Bishops in the West African nation of Liberia have decried brutality on the part of security agencies in the process of enforcing the three-week state of emergency, which the country’s President declared on April 10 as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19.