Politics
Ghana: Please, Live in Peace
The President, John Dramani Mahama on Saturday urged Ghanaians to continue co-existing peacefully, irrespective of their religious differences to engender national unity. He noted that peace is the fundamental requirement
Ghana: I’m neither NDC nor NPP – Duncan-Williams
(Radioxyzonline.com) The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Christian Action Faith Ministries (CAFM), Nicholas Duncan-Williams says he neither belongs to the governing National Democratic Congress nor the main opposition
Jamaican Churchgoers Hold Anti-Sodomy Revival Meeting
By BCNN6 – Several church pastors in Jamaica led a revival meeting Sunday to oppose efforts to overturn the Caribbean country’s anti-sodomy law and turn back what they see as
Moroccan courts ‘use contested evidence’
(BBC News) Morocco’s courts are convicting people using evidence that defendants claim is obtained through torture or falsified, a report from Human Rights Watch says. Failure to investigate allegations of
Kampala mayor Erias Lukwago ‘beaten by Uganda police’
The mayor of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, says he has been beaten by police, who fired rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of his supporters. Mayor Erias Lukwago said he
Nigeria: Protecting Religious Rights At Rivers State University
(THE DAILY TRUST) This paper last week featured an in-depth report of it said was the denial of a place of worship for Muslim students of the Rivers State University
Uganda: Bishop Zziwa Calls for Teaching of Religion in Schools
By Juliet Lukwago (THE NEW VISION) The Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese and Vice Chairman of Episcopal Conference, Joseph Anthony Zziwa, has said that in order to regain morals among the
Texas Gov. Perry signs ‘Merry Christmas’ bill into law
AUSTIN, Texas (Fox News) – Surrounded by sleigh bell-ringing Santa Claus impersonators, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas public schools
Nigerians Urged to Shun Religious Bigotry
By Abdullateef Aliyu (THE DAILY TRUST) Ilorin — Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Chief Bayo Ojo yesterday charged Nigerians to eschew religious bigotry and rededicate themselves to the project
Tunisia: People Reject Both Religious State and State At War Against Religion
(Tunis Afrique Presse ) Tunis — Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said the Tunisian government “is advocating neither for a religious State nor a State at war against religion.” “Tunisian
