Africa
Algeria doctor jailed for child-trafficking to France
An Algerian doctor has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for abducting children born to single mothers and selling them in France for adoption. An Algiers court found Khelifa
Uganda: Churches Send Relief to Kasese Flood Victims
By Benon Tugumisirize (The New Vision) – Churches in Uganda under the umbrella of Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and Act-Alliance have donated items worth US$60,000 (about sh160m) to victims
Kenyan MPs vote to increase their pay despite protests
(BBC NEWS) Kenyan MPs have voted to raise their salaries in defiance of proposals to cut pay. The vote suggests a monthly salary of about $10,000 (£6,540). The average annual
Tanzania: Church Bombing – Muslims Appeal for Peace
BY YASINTA AMOS – Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) Arusha — THE Platform of Mosque Imams in Arusha Region have released a statement regarding the recent church bombing in
Somalia: Kenyan Police Kill Muslim Cleric With Ties to Somali Militants
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) A Muslim cleric accused of possessing explosives and radicalizing Kenyan youths into joining the Somali Islamist rebel group al Shabaab was killed in a shootout with
Guinea replaces interior minister after protest deaths
CONAKRY (Reuters) – President Alpha Conde has replaced his security minister with a career policeman, Guinea state television said, to tackle sustained unrest over the preparation of a legislative election
Tanzania: No Favouritism in Subsidising Religious Hospitals, Minister Says
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) Dodoma — THE government has distanced itself from claims of any favouritism of religious sects in supporting social services, saying that religious hospitals are
Nigeria: Court Adjourns Foursquare, Catholic Churches’ Suit to Sept. 26
(VANGUARD) A Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday adjourned a suit filed by the Foursquare Gospel Church against the Catholic Pastoral Council of Nigeria for report of settlement. Justice Saliu
Zimbabwe: Indigenous Churches Predict Zanu-PF Victory
MUGA(THE HERALD) Over 150 bishops and their followers from various indigenous churches from all over Zimbabwe have predicted President Mugabe and Zanu-PF victory in the forthcoming harmonised elections. The bishops
Brazil ‘to write off’ almost $900m of African debt
(BBC NEWS) Brazil has announced that it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt with Africa. Oil- and gas-rich Congo-Brazzaville, Tanzania and Zambia are among the 12
