Politics
Kenyan: Bishop says “give President Kenyatta time”
ANGLICAN Church Katakwa Diocese Bishop Zakayo Epus has challenged critics to give President Uhuru Kenyatta time to govern the country. “God gave the President wisdom to rule the country, thus
Zambia Minority Lawmakers Demand New Constitution
Peter Clottey, VOA News – Opposition and independent parliamentarians in Lusaka say they will launch a protest in parliament on Thursday to pressure President Michael Sata’s government to outline its
Nigeria: Pastor Bakare Denies Labelling APC ‘Satanic’ As News Website Withdraws Report
Premium Times – A former vice presidential candidate and convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Tunde Bakare, has denied ever labelling the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, “satanic”, compelling a
Nigeria: All International Airports to Get Pilgrims Camps – Jonathan
Leadership, Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday directed that henceforth, pilgrims camps should be built inside all international airports across the country. Speaking when he received the report of
Women on the Rise in African Politics
Anne Look, VOA NEWS DAKAR — Africa now has three female heads of state, after Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic took office in January. Though women leaders remain
Nigeria: Mark to Nigerians – Stop Using Politics, Religion to Promote Violence
Senate President David Mark Sunday warned some individuals he described as desperate against hiding under the cloak of politics and religion to destroy the unity and peace of Nigeria. Mark,
Ghana: Return All Mission Schools to Religious Bodies – MPs Urged Gov’t
Members of Parliament have called on government to hand over all mission schools to their original owners for proper supervision and management to help restore academic discipline. The legislators who
Ghana: ‘Don’t force students to abandon their religion’
Graphic Online – The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has asked authorities of public educational institutions not to force students to abandon their faith in favour of another religion. He
Nigeria: Same-Sex Marriage Law – Xtian Leaders Commend Jonathan
Vanguard – Some Religious Leaders in OmuAran, Kwara, have commended President Goodluck Jonathan, for signing into law the same-sex marriage prohibition bill recently passed by the National Assembly. The religious
Liberia: “Corruption Is My Worst Memory in 2013 – Says Catholic Archbishop Ziegler
The Inquirer, Monrovia – The Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Liberia Rev. Lewis Jerome Ziegler has identified corruption as his worst memory for 2013 which he believes undermined progress
