The Bishop of the Diocese of Buea, Mgr Michael Bibi banned his predecessor, Bishop Emeritus Immanuel Bushu from celebrating public masses in the Diocese. The ban is contained in a letter sent to the former Bishop on November 22, 2023, but only got leaked in 2024.
Bishop Bibi said since he was appointed as Bishop of the Diocese, he has faced serious opposition and interference from his predecessor- he also claimed that this opposition has gone public with Emeritus Bishop Bushu making declarations on the media.
Bishop Bibi also accused his predecessor of traveling to Rome and Nunciature against his decisions over certain important sectors of the Diocese.
The former Bishop was banned from concelebrating with the present Administrator any DiocesanLithurgigal celebration and has also been banned from concelebrating or celebrating any public mass in any Parish in the Diocese of Buea without permission.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (French: FTDES) urged a humanitarian response to the situation of refugees in Tunisia.
It is imperative to guarantee the rights of migrants and ensure their dignity is preserved, the forum said.
The FTDES expressed concern over the situation of refugees in Tunisia and said it had heard several testimonies of refugees expelled at the Algerian and Libyan borders during this cold weather; this in addition to arbitrary arrests of migrants in Sfax.
Interior Minister Kamel Féki told TAP last August reports of arbitrary expulsions of migrants are groundless.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse