Faith leaders unite in call for peace

Tanzania: Faith Leaders Unite in Call for Peace
AllAfrica.com
Religious leaders have urged Tanzanians to cooperate with the new government as it embarks on reforms aimed at improving the lives of ordinary people. Delivering Christmas sermons in various regions yesterday, the leaders called on Tanzanians to ...

Maintaining peace should be the main focus of all stakeholders when Tanzanians go to the polls on Sunday to elect the fifth phase government.

First Lady Salma Kikwete who also chairs the Wanawake na Maendeleo (Wama) organisation has called for joint efforts in fighting against cervical cancer among women.

Opposition Chadema yesterday urged members to observe peace and harmony while paying their last respects to slain party’s Geita Region leader Alphonce Mawazo.

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) secretary general, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, has decried the growing trend in which officials refer their problems to the highest State leaders instead of acting on them themselves.

On his first official visit to Africa, Pope Francis has urged Kenyans to work for peace and reconciliation.

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, says the South Sudanese president has agreed to peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in the country.

>African countries should reject immunity for sitting leaders for grave crimes before the African Court for Justice and Human Rights, said 141 organizations at the weekend in a declaration in advance of an African Union meeting in Nairobi. The organizations include both African groups and international groups and have a presence in 40 African countries.

>The recent closure of manufacturing plants in Uganda and Kenya are a wake-up call for the need to get rid of excessive bureaucracy and invest more in energy and transport infrastructure in order to boost the region’s industrial output and employment, the chair of the East African Business Summit said yesterday.