Africa

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  13 December 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros: "our martyrs bind us to Heaven" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "Our martyrs, and the act of martyrdom in itself, bind us to heaven, and make our hearts rise up to those who are already there, and from there they intercede for us". This is how Coptic Orthodo ...
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  13 December 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The prison, from death trap to a place of hope, thanks to a missionary initiative Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Prison in Zomba, a death trap", is the headline in the Sunday Times on December 4, 2016. "For years this prison is part of the history of Malawi. Built in 1937 in what was a kind of refugee ca ...
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  12 December 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church celebrates its new martyrs; Also the President at the commemoration for the victims Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi is also present at the commemorations which take place this morning to honor the victims of the attack perpetrated yesterday, Sunday, December 11, during the M ...
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  12 December 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The opposition: "the mediation of Bishops proceeds well" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The negotiations under the auspices of the Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) "proceed well" says the ''Union of the political and social forces for change", better known as "le Rassemblemen ...
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  12 December 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Diocese of Maiduguri: "We fear new attacks during the Christmas period" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "There are fears that this attack might mark the beginning of a series of Boko Haram attacks during the Christmas period" says Fr. Gideon Obasogie, Director of Social Communications of the Diocese ...
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  9 December 2016
  AFRICA/GHANA - Presidential elections: towards the victory of opponent Nana Akufo-Addo Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The victory of the opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the first round of the presidential and parliamentary elections that were held in Ghana on December 7 seems certain (see Fides 07/12/2016 ...
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  9 December 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops denounce: "Doctors strike causes Kenyan citizens pain, misery and suffering of unimaginable proportions" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our deep concern over the ongoing Doctors and Nurses strike that has caused the Kenyan citizens pain, misery and suffering of unimaginable proportions", say the Catholic Bishops of K ...
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  7 December 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Lack of food: nutritional emergency Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in the state of Borno has reached alarming levels, with at least 500,000 people displaced or isolated in enclaves outside the capital, Maiduguri. They are deprived of means of survi ...
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  7 December 2016
  AFRICA/GHANA - First round of presidential elections: "No to elections that divide us", say the Bishops Accra (Agenzia Fides) - There are 15 million voters who are called today, December 7, to the polls for the first round of presidential elections in Ghana. There are 7 nominated candidates, but the real battle is between ...
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  6 December 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Only small steps towards reconciliation" Bishops complain Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the steps taken and we thank those who have contributed" say the Bishops of Burundi in their Pastoral Letter published for the closing of the Holy Year of Mercy. "At the opening ...
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  6 December 2016
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The Congolese Yira offer themselves as mediators between the Ugandan government and the "Kingdom" of Rwenzururu Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Kyaghanda Yira ASBL, the organizational structure of the cultural community Yira, offers its mediation to resolve the crisis between the "Kingdom" of Rwenzururu and the Government of Uganda. Bet ...
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  5 December 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: Political crisis: "A compromise is possible, but the good will of all is needed" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "A political compromise is still possible if the parties involved are committed and demonstrate good will. We remain available to offer our services", said a statement from CENCO (Episcopal Con ...
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  5 December 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Educating to life and love: a center in the diocese of Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa (Agenzia Fides) - "Since 2013 the diocese of Fianarantsoa has been managing the E.V.A. Center (Education to Life and Love), whose motto is 'Protecting life - Promoting Love'. This is what Father Albert Raini ...
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  5 December 2016
  AFRICA/GAMBIA - President-elect Barrow for national reconciliation, Jammeh defeated after 22 years in power Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh will hand over power in January after losing the elections on December 1, won by Adama Barrow. Voters, in a democratic way, put an end to 22 years of Jammeh' ...
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  2 December 2016
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - HIV awareness programs in Catholic schools Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - "In our Country there is a National Strategic Plan to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria which depends directly on the Prime Minister" refers to Agenzia Fides the Director of the Catholic sch ...