Kenya
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African floods ‘wiped out entire villages’ after cyclone, says Jesuit
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published March 26, 2019NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS)—More than 2 million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been affected by a cyclone that has killed more than 700 people, with hundreds still missing in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The scale of devastation is enormous, said Father Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, president of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar, noting that the […] Full Story
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Pope ends Kenya visit defending rights of poor, denouncing tribalism
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published December 10, 2015NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS)—The wealth of residents of the poorest neighborhoods ringing big cities around the world will never be quoted on the stock exchange, even though their wealth gives life and joy to millions of people, Pope Francis said. The pope began his day Nov. 27 in Nairobi’s Kangemi neighborhood, usually referred to as a […] Full Story
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Catholic Relief Responds To Ethiopian Food Crisis
By FRANCIS NJUGUNA, CNS
Published September 25, 2008The U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services has been working with aid agencies to respond to the Ethiopian food crisis brought on by drought. Lane Bunkers, CRS country representative in Ethiopia, told Catholic News Service in an e-mail Sept. 16 that CRS signed a $53.4 million agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide […] Full Story