Daily Archives: December 1, 2015

Congo

DRC police fire teargas at protesting students

Reuters
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KINSHASA – Police in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse stone-throwing students whose protest against a feared increase in school fees is the latest sign of unrest ahead of a tense election season.
Witnesses said the protest outside the Superior Institute for Architecture and Urbanism was the second by students in Kinshasa this week. It comes ahead of an election set for November 2016, when President Joseph Kabila is due to step down. Continue reading DRC police fire teargas at protesting students →

Church, Migration, Peace

Bishop disturbed by calls to end resettlement of Syrian refugees in U.S.

Catholic News Service

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Syrian refugees wait on the Syrian side of the border near Sanliurfa, Turkey, June 10. Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, says the United States should welcome Syrian refugees and work for peace. (CNS photo/Sedat/Suna, EPA) See ELIZONDO-REFUGEES Nov. 17, 2015.

BALTIMORE (CNS) — The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said he was disturbed by calls from federal and state officials for an end to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.

“These refugees are fleeing terror themselves — violence like we have witnessed in Paris,” said Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, chairman of the migration committee. “They are extremely vulnerable families, women, and children who are fleeing for their lives. We cannot and should not blame them for the actions of a terrorist organization.” Continue reading Bishop disturbed by calls to end resettlement of Syrian refugees in U.S. →

Nigeria

Analysis: ‘Nigeria’s new cabinet a blend of experience’

Deutche Wella

DW spoke to Garba Kare, a lecturer of political science at the University of Abuja, to hear what he makes of the new cabinet.

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After more than five months, Nigeria finally got a new government. A total of 36 ministers and junior ministers swore the oath of allegiance and were assigned formal roles.

DW: Were there any surprises in the composition of the new cabinet?

Garba Kare: There are a number of surprises, maybe pleasant surprises. When the cabinet list was announced, it did not conform entirely to what had earlier been predicted. Pundits had attempted to guess that particular persons were going to be posted to particular ministries; I think they largely failed. It was only two or three ministries that the pundits predicted correctly like agriculture, information and finance. That is not to say that personalities posted to those ministries can’t handle the portfolios. Continue reading Analysis: ‘Nigeria’s new cabinet a blend of experience’ →