South Sudanese Name Poll Candidate

South Sudan’s former rebels have chosen a northern Muslim as their candidate in April’s presidential election, the country’s first multiparty poll since 1986. The candidacy of Yassir Arman was announced by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, which leads the government in the semi-autonomous south, after lengthy talks among party officials. More>> 

Electoral Commission To Reorganise Polling Stations

THE Electoral Commission (EC) has embarked on the
reorganization of polling stations, countrywide, in a move seen as one of the ways to harmonize the electoral process, came 2011. According to a circular from the
commission, the exercise is expected to continue throughout the year.More>>

Earthquake Shatters Catholic Media in Haiti

BRUSSELS: Buildings and equipment of Radio and
Télé Soleil, a catholic radio and TV station – member of SIGNIS in Haiti, were destroyed by the earthquake- which devastated the city of Port-au-Prince in the beginning of January. Managers of the station, escaped unhurt, however, according to SIGNIS representative in Haiti, Fr Jean Desinord.More>>

Bearing the Cross for Northern Uganda