Tanzania: Catholic Church Weighs in On Famine Scare

Dar es Salaam — The prevailing drought in parts of the country has jolted the Catholic Church to issue a special pastoral letter to the faithful, asking them to pray for rain.

The move came as calls by a cross section of leaders mounted on the government to accept the reality and take action to forestall a crisis over the unpredictability of the situation.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.