Africa

• 28 December 2017
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Arusha and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 27, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arusha (Tanzania), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Josaphat Louis Lebulu. ...
• 
  22 December 2017
  AFRICA/GHANA - Stop Land Grabbing; Conference promoted by Caritas Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Indeed, I share with Caritas the view that land plays a critical and fundamental role in the social-economic development of any country, hence our heavy dependency on it for our livelihood", said ...
• 
  15 December 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The sums paid to traffickers, to end up becoming slaves in Libya, could have created jobs in Nigeria" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to invest in Nigeria to create jobs, as well as to start effective campaigns to discourage Nigerians to try their luck in Europe by putting themselves in the hands of unscrupulous ...
• 
  14 December 2017
  AFRICA/MALI - "Mali is the epicenter of jihadist groups that rage in Sahel" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The security situation in different areas of Mali has been a concern for several months", says Fr. Edmond Dembele, General Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Mali, to Agenzia Fides, commen ...
• 
  14 December 2017
  AFRICA/UGANDA - A school of agribusiness for young entrepreneurs, with the contribution of the Church Alito (Agenzia Fides) - An agribusiness project, with a professional training school dedicated to the agriculture and breeding sectors: this is the initiative desired by Alito, in the diocese of Lira, in northern Uganda, ...
• 
  13 December 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The drama of displaced people caused by Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - There are also two catechists among the people killed in an explosion that occurred on 11 December in Minawao camp in Pulka, in the north-east of Nigeria, which welcomes Nigerian refugees repatria ...
• 
  12 December 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - The sound of bells to ask for the application of the New Year's Eve Agreements Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – To ring the bells to ask for the application of the New Year's Eve Agreements. This is the initiative taken by the association of deans of the parish priests of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa, c ...
• 
  11 December 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Massacre of the Blue Helmits. Was the aim to hit the UN mission carried out in order to force it to withdraw? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "It is difficult to attribute the attack to a specific group because there is very little news at the moment", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Loris Cattani, Xaverian missionary and member of the Pea ...
• 
  11 December 2017
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Campaign against gender violence promoted by women in the Country Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - Sudanese women rights centres launched the Women's Initiative and Building Trust campaign to combat violence against women, against the backdrop of activities against tea sellers in Khartoum. T ...
• 
  7 December 2017
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Peace efforts after the clashes at the border for a gold mine Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – There is a joint initiative of reconciliation of Mali and the Republic of Guinea on the common border to appease the spirits after the serious incidents of 26 and 27 November in which a dozen ...
• 
  6 December 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Church: the transfer of the US Embassy to Jerusalem puts global stability at risk Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The possible transfer of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would have "negative consequences" not only on the ever fragile stability of the Middle East, but also on that of the w ...
• 
  6 December 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - War crimes: "Justice is essential for social cohesion and peace" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I think it can be an advantage to combine the internal justice of Central Africa with that administered by the International Criminal Court", says Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of ...
• 6 December 2017
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of the Rector of "Saint Augustin" major Seminary in Bamako Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Florent Kone, of the diocesan clergy of San, as Rector of "Saint Augustin" National M ...
• 
  5 December 2017
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - After the nightmare of the plague, life resumes Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent days there have been no reports of cases of plague in the capital. The situation has improved": says Sister Giacinta Gobetti, missionary of the minor Carmelites of charity in Ant ...
• 
  4 December 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - To overcome divisions to invest in peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We are never defined by our past but our present, as no matter ‎how hard the past, you can always start again. We wish to forget the wounds of the past and ‎move ahead towards peace", said Mgr ...