“We have nothing”: South Sudanese refugees, fleeing a second civil war in Sudan, return home to bleak prospects
TONNY ONYULO, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports…
Cardinal Parolin brings Pope Francis’ message for peace to South Sudan
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis’ number two official at the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, visited the African nation of South Sudan on Monday to promote the pontiff’s peace efforts in a country that has been embroiled in a bloody civil war. Parolin landed in the capital of Juba, where he met with President Salva Kiir and […]
Uganda to reopen century-old rail link after China fails to fund new line
Kampala. UgandaReuters Uganda has begun restoring a branch of a century-old, British-built railway line that is expected to cut the cost of shipping goods to the country’s north, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, a railway spokesperson said. The line, which has been out of use for roughly 40 years, is part of the […]
Sudan conflict: Churches in neighbouring countries offer aid to those fleeing war
TONNY ONYULO reports on humanitarian efforts…
Catholic bishops in South Sudan call for re-examination of “flawed” peace pact
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Catholic bishops in South Sudan are calling for reexamination of the peace deal the country has implemented with international support for five years, warning that the pact is based on a flawed model that may never bring peace to the world’s newest nation. The bishops claim the pact, which ended the 2013-2018 […]
South Sudan churches launch campaign against child marriage, violence
Nairobi, Kenya Church leaders in South Sudan have started a campaign against childhood marriages and violence, and now rampant among teenagers in the East African country. The country of more than 10.75 million people has the world’s fifth-highest prevalence of child marriage, according to the report by the UN. The report shows that 52 per cent of […]
Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week
Khartoum, SudanReuters Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan’s capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified after the expiry late […]
Agnes Abuom, global ecumenist, peacemaker and African church leader, dies at 73
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Agnes Abuom, a global ecumenical leader and peacemaker, died on Wednesday at the age of 73 while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Nairobi. Sources close to her said she had succumbed after a short illness. Church leaders, ecumenical groups and ordinary Christians in Kenya, Africa and the rest of the world, […]
Sudan’s increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum
Nairobi, KenyaRNS An attack on a Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum is drawing attention to the plight of Christians in the north-eastern African country, where a raging civil war is forcing out Christian clerics. The attack on the Coptic Mar Girgis (St George) Church in Omdurman, across […]
Africa aid: Sudan deepens crisis as UN sees five million more needing aid
MAHAMAT RAMADANE, JOE BAVIER and EMMA FARGE, of Reuters, report on Africa’s growing humanitarian crisis…