Africa
2 April 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “We are doing all we can to help the people of Zimbabwe, but funds are lacking,” Caritas says
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas humanitarian operations in Zimbabwe are under threat due to a lack of funding that could put tens of thousands of people at risk. This is what was expressed in an alert from Caritas Inter ...
2 April 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Pallottine missionary wounded in North Kivu, province in eastern Congo marked by tensions and violence for months
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A Pallottine missionary of Polish origin, Fr. Kontor Wieslaw (SAC), was wounded in an ambush in North Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The event occurred on Mar ...
1 April 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Church working on the frontline in defense of children accused of “sorcery,” a sad reality which was denounced by Benedict XVI in his recent visit to Africa
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “For some time now, the Church in Angola has been providing help to children accused of 'sorcery' who are abandoned by their families,” Agenzia Fides was told by local Church sources in Luand ...
1 April 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Transitional Authority appointed, but former President claims: “I never resigned. On March 17, I was forced to hand over power, at gunpoint.”
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Andry Rajoelina appointed the members of the High Transitional Authority which he presides, in spite of severe criticism from the international community, which is calling for the return ...
31 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Madagascar to decide whether or not to continue in the Southern Africa Development Community following yesterday's suspension
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Madagascar's suspension from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) does not seem to be cause for concern among the island's new leaders. “Andry Rajoelina, President of the Tr ...
30 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angolan Bishops express their gratitude to the Holy Father for his recent visit and congratulate local media on their coverage of the event
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe (CEAST) thanks Pope Benedict XVI for his visit to Angola on March 20-23 and congratulate local media on their coverage of the event.
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30 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Tensions continue in Madagascar as the Southern African Development Community calls the change of power “unacceptable”
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Tensions continue in Madagascar, where today, March 30, protests were held against the “legal movement” that is calling for the resignation of ad interim President Rajoelina, who was ...
27 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The Pope was a missionary of the Gospel and wanted to be nothing else. This ought to be the first thing to think about.” Reflections on Benedict XVI's visit.
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pope was a missionary of the Gospel and wanted to be nothing else. This ought to be the first thing to think about,” said Fr. Filiberto Rodríguez, Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province ...
27 March 2009
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “William Massaia” Ethiopian Museum testifies to the great missionary Bishop's deep appreciation of African culture, art, and language
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Located in the cell of the Capuchin Convent in Frascati (Rome) in which Cardinal William Massaia spent the last years of his life (1880-1889), the Ethiopian Museum holds many artifacts and docume ...
26 March 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Catholic politicians working to fight corruption that leads to poverty
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Corruption can paralyze the efforts for political, economic, social, moral, and spiritual recuperation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese Bishops said during a national seminar he ...
26 March 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - President Bashir challenges arrest warrant from International Crime Court; heightened concern for humanitarian crisis in Darfur
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Sudan is at the heart of a complex diplomatic maneuver, as humanitarian aid groups from the United Nations launch alerts as to the gravity of the humanitarian situation in Darfur, the western ...
25 March 2009
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops of Cameroon regret that the media ignored the essential aspects of the Holy Father's message for Africa on poverty, reconciliation, justice, and peace
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Cameroon are “profoundly dismayed” for the press' partial presentation of the response given by Pope Benedict XVI to a journalist on the Church's commitment to fighting the ...
25 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - From Swaziland, former President Ravalomanana launches appeal to citizens to “save the country”
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis in Madagascar has once again taken another turn. Former President Marc Ravalomanana has launched an appeal to the people of Madagascar, asking that they “save the c ...
24 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - “An assessment that has surpassed our highest expectations,” Nuncio in Angola tells Fides, following the visit of Benedict XVI
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “We give thanks to God and to the Holy Father for his visit to Angola,” Fides was told by Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Apostolic Nuncio in Angola, where on March 23, Pope Benedict XVI concluded ...
24 March 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Peace accord signed in North Kivu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A peace agreement has been signed between the government and the rebels from the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
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