The Congolese bishops voiced their concern over rising tension in Congo after President Joseph Kabila unilaterally nominated Bruno Tshibala as prime minister over the objection of opposition parties.
Africa
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
South Sudanese fleeing war are finding refuge in Catholic cathedral
Last June, fighting broke out between soldiers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and a mixture of local opposition groups and members of other ethnic communities.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope will travel to Egypt as a ‘messenger of peace’
“I hope that this visit will be an embrace of consolation and of encouragement to all Christians in the Middle East,” the pope said.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
We can, and must, defeat famine in Africa
Famine has already been declared in parts of South Sudan; Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia are on the brink of it.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In South Africa the faulty logic of xenophobia drives hostility to immigrants
Are Nigerian, Zimbabwean, Pakistani and other immigrants “stealing” jobs from South Africans?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Why Catholic bishops are giving up on peace accords in Congo
Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned attempts to arrange a government-opposition power-sharing agreement, amid rising violence.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
As Trump cuts foreign aid, three African countries are on the brink of famine
The world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As elections approach, will Liberia be able to keep its peace?
Some of the tensions still troubling Liberian life have deep social and historical roots.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Master of wars: U.S. arms sales lead a world of conflict
The United States dominates an annual global weapons export market that has topped $100 billion.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope asks for forgiveness for Catholic Church’s role in Rwanda genocide
Pope Francis asked God’s forgiveness for the failures of the Catholic Church during the 1994 Rwanda genocide and for the hatred and violence perpetrated by some priests and religious.