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Friday, January 25, 2008 was designated as a special day of prayer for peace and reconciliation in Kenya. To mark this day, the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a special prayer included below. You are invited to join in solidarity with...
In the midst of rallies in Iowa and café stops in New Hampshire, Senator Barack Obama has been on the phone, attempting to resolve the political crisis in Kenya that has claimed approximately 500 lives and displaced nearly 200,000. He spoke with both the incumbent,...
The 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections held in Sierra Leone this year worked. It was the second election since end of the hostilities that tore the country apart and the third multiparty election since the mid 1990’s. This bodes well for...
According to the UNAIDS 2006 Report, 2.3 million children under the age of 15 live with HIV/AIDS around the world. Of those children, 2.1 million live in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2005 alone, an estimated 700,000 children were newly infected, mainly through mother-to-...
In responding to crimes it is natural to desire justice, but have you ever asked yourself what kind of justice? Our justice system uses criminal justice because it is part of the democratic form of government and is consequently what our law schools teach....
One of the goals of the United States’ new military command for Africa, AFRICOM, as defined by the Department of Defense (DOD) is to promote security and stability on the continent by increasing the security capability of African countries. This includes...
The issue of security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C) seems to be a tough puzzle to solve. Violence has resumed since late August 2007 and many people are dying, women are being raped, and children are forcefully enrolled in rebel groups. The...
As violence erupts across Kenya following the Dec. 27 general elections, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding with assistance to a growing number of people displaced by armed mobs, looters and other violent groups. The agency immediately committed $50,000 for...
The issue of security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C) seems to be a tough puzzle to solve. Violence has resumed since late August 2007 and many people are dying, women are being raped, and children are forcefully enrolled in rebel groups. The...