WASHINGTON—Congress should continue to support laws that promote transparency among companies that mine in the Congo and to “resist watering down SEC regulations to half measures that may save money, but cost lives.” said Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola, president of … Continue reading
Cassava, a staple crop grown primarily by women, is the primary food staple of sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for more than half of all calories consumed. In recent years, it has been ravaged by two diseases — Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) … Continue reading
BALTIMORE, MD, May 7, 2012 — Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will mark the achievements of a 4.5-year, $23.8 million project to fight diseases that could have devastated the critical cassava crop in east and central Africa with an event on … Continue reading
Sean Callahan, CRS’ executive vice president for overseas operations, recently returned from a trip to South Sudan and shares his insights on the escalating conflict in the region in an interview with Currents, a news program on the Diocese of … Continue reading
The prestigious medical journal The Lancet features an article on the challenges facing the health care system in the new nation of South Sudan as it deals with hostilities with Sudan, the country that until recently it was a part … Continue reading
Recent clashes between the newly independent South Sudan and its northern neighbor, Sudan, have raised fears that the two countries are sliding back toward war. CRS’ Sudan advisor, Dan Griffin, is currently in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, and spoke with … Continue reading
Unrest and uncertainty are continuing in the West African state of Mali, as rebel separatist forces have taken control of the northern desert region. Interim civilian power has been restored in the capital, Bamako, after last month’s military coup, but … Continue reading
Buzz Killer: Nets Shield Against Malaria Bug Millions of West Africans fall asleep at night to the buzzing of mosquitoes. They mummy themselves in bedsheets trying to escape the killers of the continent. But the Anopheles mosquitoes, Africa’s most unwanted … Continue reading
On the Huffington Post By Carolyn Woo As anyone who has tried to hold a cookout in the summer knows, mosquitoes are inventive and resilient pests, requiring significant resourcefulness if you are going to keep them from spoiling the fun. … Continue reading
Your prayers are needed for peace in Sudan and South Sudan! South Sudan became the world’s newest nation after a referendum that was, against all odds, peaceful and orderly. It is a testimony to the power of prayer and the … Continue reading
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