After Reaching a Military Agreement With Somalia, Cairo Warns Ethiopia About the Filling of the Nile Dam

[Agenzia Fides] Cairo — “We are ready to exercise our right to defend and protect the rights and interests of the Egyptian people, in accordance with the UN Charter.” This is the warning issued by the Egyptian government to the Ethiopian government, in an official letter addressed to the President of the UN Security Council, … Devamını oku

Appointment of Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro

[Agenzia Fides] Vatican City — The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.J., until now provincial of the Comboni Missionaries in Central Africa, as bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic. Source

Congo-Kinshasa: What Do Deaths in Makala Prison Reveal About DR Congo's Justice System?

[New Times] Prison Centrale de Makala in DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, built for 1,500 prisoners but currently holding almost 15,000 inmates, was the scene of an unprecedented tragedy at 2am on Monday, September 2, when 24 prisoners initially died in an escape attempt after they were shot by guards. The death toll had climbed to … Devamını oku