The National Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has shown its refusal of all attempts to amendment Article 220 of the Constitution of 2006 that currently provides for repeated rotation in the presidency after two terms of office. The Church has gone further to eliminate its participation in a religious committee to follow up arrangements of elections called on priests to transmit the message of the conference to all Christians for them to stand up against all attempts to amend the Constitution.

The leader of the Mai Mai Kifuafua rebel movement said he needs guarantees from the DRC's government that it will protect unarmed civilians. Members took up arms to defend citizens in the Walekale territory and nearby towns after growing attacks by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and other rival enemies.

This article looks at a senior opposition lawmaker who was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for insulting the country's president and government. Ewanga had been charged with stimulating hatred, tribalism, and disregard of the supreme court.

Zimbabwe, which used to be a net exporter of food, has been depending on food hand-outs from aid agencies after President Robert Mugabe commenced on a disorganized land reform program in 2000. In order to eradicate hunger, it has to be the center of attention in the political agenda.

This article is about the alleged assaults of Oliver Nyagondo from police officers with a baton stick under his feet and all over his body several times after suspecting he had broken into officer Mumpande's house in Mvuma. Mupande allegedly stated Nyagondo was dying but he said he refused to take a criminal to the hospital.

The National Railway of Zimbabwe's entire railway system has been ruined to a point where enginemen have to fall back on using cellphones to communicate. This system is becoming a hazard for travelers because there are no available signals for trains.

This article examines the famine that is stalking Somalia after a year of poor rains and heavy fighting. In previous years, food shortages have caused over 250,000 deaths. If another famine strikes, it will be hard for the rehabilitation of Somalia.

On September 9, Somali refugees in Kenya are facing threats to their security and rights. Refugees International has called upon the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) to enlarge its efforts to protect the Somali refugees. The UNHCR was called to increase its staff in Kenya in order to uphold its urban refugee policy, and on Kenya to sustain its obligations under the agreement between Kenya and Somali governments.

On September 18, an international conference directed at renovating Somali National army and improving security in Somalia is being held in London. Prime Minister Abdiweli is supplying details of security expansions including the successes of government forces in seizing areas from Al-Shabaab and the need to build strong Somali forces capable of taking over security from the more than 20,000 military forces. Somalia's government will outline its vision for the development of the national army and the pathways for alliance of regional militias, adherence with the arms embargo, economic planning and human rights agreement.

Sixteen undocumented immigrants have escaped from the Rustenburg police station where they were imprisoned. The immigrants from Mozambique and Zimbabwe, escaped between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning after cutting a hole in the roof. An investigation has been taken place and police say serious steps will be taken if it can be found that there was negligence on the part of some officers.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in Lesotho to mediate in the mountain Kingdom's political and security problems. An emergency meeting was held this week after union leaders disagree on a date to reopen Parliament in Maseru. Ramaphosa will himself meet with members of the fragile alliance government and other political role players to try and restore stability to the mountain Kingdom.

French volunteer working for Medicines Sans Frontieres in Liberia has caught Ebola. She was put in quarantine and sent to France in a special medical plane as soon as the early symptoms of disease appeared. President Obama has called Ebola a major threat to global security and announced a major expansion of our country's role in annihilating its spread.