Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi)

April 27

Africa: Bishops "Regret" Approval of the Protection of State Information Bill

The South African Bishops "regret" the approval of the Protection of State Information Bill and have ask President Jacob Zuma to refer it to the judgment of the Constitutional... Read more »
Sudan: "Our Leadership Is Intact" Says Archbishop of Juba

Christian leaders in Southern Sudan have asked for clarification on the apparent tension between the leaders of the State when a month ago, President Salva Kiir withdrew the... Read more »
Sudan: Churches Are an Important Voice in Rebuilding Nation

In his meeting with the Sudanese minister Alfatih T Abdallah, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit stressed the important role of Sudanese... Read more »
Madagascar: Pope Receives President of Madagascar

This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience Mr Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar. President... Read more »
Kenya: Catholic University Opens City Campus

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) on April 23 opened its City Campus in Nairobi down town as part of efforts to widen its educational services. Read more »

Central African Republic: UN Official Calls for End to Abuses, Disorder

During a visit to the Central African Republic today, the United Nations' top political official appealed for urgent efforts to establish security and end abuses against civilians,... Read more »
Egypt: Police Accused of Siding With Cathedral Attackers

A media representative for Egypt's Catholic bishops echoed concerns that police sided with Islamic extremists who attacked a funeral service en masse at St Mark's Coptic Orthodox... Read more »
South Sudan: Kiir Forms New Committee for National Reconciliation

South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir , has announced the formation of a new national reconciliation committee in a move seen as a response to public concerns, a week after... Read more »

Nigeria: Government Should Be Wary of Amnesty for Boko Haram, Bishops

Several Catholic bishops warned the Nigerian government to be wary of the consequences of granting amnesty to Boko Haram, a sect that wants to impose strict Islamic law, and at... Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Migrants Face Harrowing Conditions

A delegation of humanitarian agencies, including International Organization for Migration (IOM), led by the top UN official in Yemen Resident Coordinator Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed,... Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandan Genocide Survivor Becomes American Citizen

At the end of a process that has taken her 15 years to complete, world-renowned Rwandan genocide survivor and peace advocate Immaculee Ilibagiza became an American citizen the... Read more »
Sudan: Bishops Celebrate Strength of Togetherness

The bishops and heads on diocese in South Sudan are celebrating the power and strength of togetherness through a two-day meeting that started on Friday April 19 in Juba. Read more »
Sudan: No More Licenses for Building Churches

Sudanese ministry of guidance and endowments announced it will no longer grant licenses for the building of churches in the country, claiming the existing ones are enough to... Read more »

Somalia: "Symbolic Targets Have Been Hit," Says Bishop Bertin

Right Rev Giorgio Bertin, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, has said that "symbolic places were hit" after the Sunday, April 14 attack where at least 34... Read more »
Africa: Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network Celebrates 25th Anniversary

"Love for the people of Africa has inspired the Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network", reflected Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald at Saturday's Jubilee Mass in London to celebrate... Read more »
Sudan: Administrative Reasons Behind Expulsion of Priest

There are administrative reasons and not the intention to strike out at the Catholic Church that are behind the expulsion of the secretary general of the Sudan Bishops Conference,... Read more »

Mozambique: Pope Receives Prime Minister of Mozambique

Pope Francis received in audience Prime Minister Alberto Clementino Vaquina of the Mozambique. Read more »
Kenya: New Apostolic Nuncio Jets in

The long awaited Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo who was appointed by the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI in January has arrived in the country. Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Bishops Demand Free and Transparent Elections

A delegation of IMBISA (Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa) to Emilio Guebuza, President of Mozambique and President of SADC (Southern Africa Development... Read more »
Africa: UN Launches Program for African Child

Through its two organs, WHO and UNICEF, the UN has launched a massive program, aimed to save the African children from some of the world's killer diseases. Read more »
Sudan: Senior Catholic Priest Expelled As Bashir Visits Juba

Sudan's security services expelled a South Sudanese senior catholic priest together with other expatriate religious personnel the same day the Sudanese president made his first... Read more »
Somalia: "I Found Signs of Hope in Somalia", Says Bishop Bertin

On return from a pastoral visit to Mogadishu, Somalia recently, Bishop Giorgio Bertin of the Diocese of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, Somalia, says that he... Read more »

Mozambique: Four Dead As Police Clash With Renamo

Four people have died and sixteen more injured in an early morning clash between the police and the supporters of RENAMO, the main opposition party in Mozambique, in... Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Withdraws Its Troops

South African President Jacob Zuma has announced the withdrawal of his nation's military contingent from the Central African Republic saying that they were there on the basis of an... Read more »
Africa: Archbishop Tutu Wins £1.1 Million Templeton Prize

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won the £1.1m ($1.6m) Templeton Prize for "affirming life's spiritual dimension". Read more »

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