Politics
Nigeria: Inciting Statement – Clerics Call for Buhari’s Arrest
(VANGUARD) The Bishops, speaking through their Chairman, Archbishop GoddoWell Avwomakpa, who is also the Chairman of CAN, South South zone noted that only recently the posters of Buhari flooded stategic
Zambia: Priest to Launch Political Party
(VOA NEWS) A Roman Catholic priest says his newly registered opposition party, the Alliance for Better Zambia, will be launched this month, as part of an effort to defeat President
Nigeria: Catholic Archbishop Laments Politicians’ Thirst for Blood
By Uju MbanusiAbuja(VANGUARD) — The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has lamented the blood thirsty inclination of many Nigerian politicians, saying that their
Uganda: VP Tells African Churches On Poverty
By Andrew Ssenyonga & Cynthia AberKampala (THE VISION TIMES) — Vice President Kiwanuka Ssekandi has told African churches to work with governments to ensure socio-economic transformation of Africa by placing
Zambia’s Former President to Petition High Court over Passport
Attorneys for former Zambian President Rupiah Banda plan to ask the High Court Tuesday to release his passport so he can travel to a conference in South Africa. “Today, hopefully,
Opposition Protest Could Mark Change in Ethiopian Policy
Peter Heinlein (VOA NEWS) A peaceful protest rally in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, has sparked speculation the government may be relaxing its tight restrictions on political demonstrations. The
Zambia: Minister Appeals to Church On Subsidies
By Chusa Sichone (TIMES OF ZAMBIA) DEFENCE Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has urged the Church to supplement Government’s efforts in sensitising people on the benefits to be derived from the removal
Uganda: Museveni Asks Church to Continue AIDS Fight
(THE NEW VISTION) President Yoweri Museveni has urged the Church to engage in an aggressive preventive healthcare campaign through educating people on the importance of basic hygiene, proper sanitation and
Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Most Learned
(THE HERALD) Ghanaian prophet Victor Kusi Boateng has described President Robert Mugabe as the most learned African leader who makes decisions based on knowledge rather than mere sentiment. Prophet Boateng,
Kenya: Church Urges MPs to Respect the Constitution
By Lydia Matata, THE STAR The Anglican Church of Kenya has termed the pay demands by Members of Parliaments as “selfish, inconsiderate and uncalled for.” In a statement released today
