Africa
LRA’s Dominic Ongwen ‘capture’: Seleka rebels want $5m reward
Seleka rebels in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) say they should get a reward for capturing a Ugandan militia leader wanted for war crimes. Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander in
Nigeria: ‘Girl bomber’ kills 19 people in Maiduguri market
BBC News – At least 19 people have been killed and several injured by a bomb strapped to a girl reported to be aged about 10 in north-eastern Nigeria, police
Ghana: To Lead Is to Serve – Rev. Father Tells Traditional Leaders
Government of Ghana (Accra) – The Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church Mamponteng in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region, Rev.Fr. Dr. Paul Atta-Nsiah has urged traditional rulers
Buhari to run again for Nigerian presidency
www.dw.de – When Nigerians go to the polls in February 2015 to elect a president, they will again be asked to choose between incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and former military
Cardinal Turkson extols religious tolerance in Ghana
The President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, His Eminence Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, says the celebration of Christmas is the greatest test of inter-religious
Nigeria: PFN Urges Okorocha to Pay Compensation for Demolished Churches in Imo
By Anolu Vincent, Daily Independent (Lagos) Owerri — The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Imo State branch, has pleaded with Governor Rochas Okorocha to commence the compensation for churches that were
American arrested in Uganda over $2m ‘currency fraud’
BBC News – US authorities have arrested an American in Uganda for allegedly leading a large international counterfeiting ring. Ryan Gustafson, 27, was charged with conspiracy and counterfeiting outside the
Liberia: Ellen Thanks Religious Leaders for Their Continuous Prayers for Liberia
Heritge, Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has thanked the religious leaders and their various congregations for the continuous prayer for Liberia and its people. She urged them to continue to
Nigeria: 54 soldiers Sentence to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants.
BBC News – A Nigerian court martial has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants. The soldiers, who were found guilty of mutiny, were
Nigeria: Redeemed Family Week Marked
The annual family weekend celebration in The Redeemed Christian Church of God was marked recently with several activities including a night vigil, a walkathon and a prize-giving and thanksgiving service.
