Africa

• 14 April 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bombing in Abuja: "the victims of the Boko Haram and Al -Qaeda alliance are poor workers", said a priest Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja has killed dozens of people during the morning rush hour. The authorities have not yet released an official toll of the explos ...
• 12 April 2014
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The Bishops on the eve of the election: vote for those who promote the common good Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "The vote that expresses the political and moral maturity of citizens is a responsible vote": say the Bishops of Guinea Bissau in a message issued on the occasion of the presidential and legislat ...
• 11 April 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic media practitioners have been called upon to use their profession to bring an end to communal clashes and violence in Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "I pray you come out with the best approach of using communication in different and diverse cultures to curb the very spate of communal clashes and violence in Nigeria". This call was made by the ...
• 11 April 2014
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on Sunday Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - As many as 775,500 voters out of a population of 1.6 million will cast ballots in an election that was delayed twice, according to the United Nations Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea Bi ...
• 10 April 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Solidarity Visit to Bangui of a U.S. interfaith delegation Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday, April 8, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Rashad Hussain traveled to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) with an interreligious delegation of leaders fr ...
• 10 April 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - A functional and "colorful" pediatrics ward for children in the new hospital in Pujehun Pujehun (Agenzia Fides) - The new hospital in Pujehun, in the southern district in Sierra Leone, was built in 2010, where there is a maternity and pediatrics ward. Along the way you will find the Main Hospital, which is ...
• 10 April 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - There is growing concern about the influx of refugees from Central Africa Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing concern in Cameroon for the influx of refugees from the neighboring Central African Republic in the department of Mayo- Rey, in the north of the Country. Thousands of refugees, ...
• 9 April 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - "Violence against Christians derives from religious extremism but also from economic tensions", say the Bishops Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "There are Muslim extremists who want to eliminate Christians from society because they think that the only religion in Tanzania should be Islam" denounces to Fides Agency His Exc. Mge. Tarcisius N ...
• 8 April 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The only institution that still functions is the Catholic Church" says the Archbishop of Douala on a visit in Bangui Bangui ( Agenzia Fides) - "The State no longer exists. The only institution that is functioning is the Catholic Church. Actually, the displaced are living in Catholic parishes", said His Exc. Mgr. Samuel Kleda, Archbisho ...
• 8 April 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Almost 40% of infant mortality rate is due to malaria Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Although the incidence of malaria has declined in Africa, the disease still kills a child every minute. 40% of infant mortality rate is registered in Zambia alone. Thanks to a campaign, called "P ...
• 7 April 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - No contact with the kidnappers, Boko Haram could probably be behind the kidnapping Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - "Two Fidei Donum Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroon, in the latest kidnapping incident targeting Christian clergy in the African country " say ...
• 4 April 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "President, give an explanation of the excessive expenditure on the renovation of your house with public money" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of South Africa have criticized President Jacob Zuma’s decision not to respond "promptly and comprehensively" to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on the expenditure ...
• 3 April 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Montfort Media and Luntha TV: two important missionary voices Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "With nearly 70 people, Montfort Media is a simple and complex reality, capable of producing newspapers and magazines as well as books on catechism for the benefit of those parishes that need t ...
• 3 April 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - New incursions of Rwandan rebels denounced by civil society in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have intensified their attacks against civilians in the area of Busanza (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According ...
• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Thousands of people displaced due to the collapse of a dam; the Church’s appeal Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Masvingo in the south-west of Zimbabwe has launched an appeal to help thousands of people who have lost homes, land and cattle after the partial collapse of the Tokwe - Mukosi dam, ...