Africa
26 February 2009
AFRICA/SIERRA LEON - Three guerrillas indicted in Sierra Leon for repeated sexual offenses is “a first step towards justice” missionary tells Fides
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a first step towards justice and reparation towards victims, which should be followed by more similar acts,” Agenzia Fides was told by Fr. Gerardo Caglioni, Xaverian missionary pre ...
25 February 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - A Lenten Campaign in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Jesuit School of Theology at Hekima College in Nairobi (Kenya) will be dedicating Lent 2009 to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe.
“In Zimbabwe, a political sta ...
25 February 2009
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Mogadishu conflict worsens, taking its toll on the population
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The fighting in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu continues to worsen by the minute, as government troops and Al-Shabab rebels continue their skirmishes. According to the most recent press r ...
24 February 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Caritas of Nigeria issues an alert on the global economic recession and its impact on the large African nation
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “We are deeply concerned about the current global economic recession and the consequences it has unleashed on an already impoverished Nigerian population especially coming on the heels of the re ...
24 February 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - What is happening in eastern Congo? A missionary tells Fides about the Congolese-Rwandan joint military operations
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – What is happening in North Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where since January there has been a Congolese-Rwandan joint military operation underway, to di ...
23 February 2009
AFRICA - Cholera epidemic in Malawi and Zimbabwe seems unstoppable
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The cholera epidemic that has been effecting Malawi's capital of Lilongwe since November 2008, is rapidly expanding. According to the organization “Doctors Without Borders” (in Italian, MSF) ...
20 February 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Two religious sisters kidnapped by Somali gunmen are freed, transferred to Nairobi in stable condition
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “They treated us well. All they wanted was money.” This was what Sister Caterina Giraudo said immediately after being set free. She and religious Sister Maria Teresa Olivero were being held ...
19 February 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Awake! Awake! Protect Our Democracy”: Pastoral Letter in preparation for South Africa's elections on April 22
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “As we approach the elections, we your Bishops would like to share our concern about our young democracy, and what it should look like. While there is a lot of very positive and healthy d ...
19 February 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “National Forum of Congolese Christians” in May, to prepare for 2011 elections
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – May 4-10, 2009, Kinshasa will host the “National Forum of Congolese Christians,” to be attended by 500 people. There are expected to be five delegates from each of the dioceses of the Dem ...
18 February 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Madagascar amidst political crisis, administrative chaos and famine looming on the horizon
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The city is experiencing administrative chaos, however at least is no fighting,”Agenzia Fides was told by sources at Radio Don Bosco in Antananarivo, the most important Catholic radio ...
18 February 2009
AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - The mysterious case of Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, and Principe, Nigerian rebels, South African mercenaries: all united in the name of oil and geopolitics
Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The government of Equatorial Guinea has claimed that there was an attempt to attack the Presidential Palace in the capital of Malabo, which they say was carried out by Nigerian rebels of MEND ( ...
17 February 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Our schools strive to help everyone, rich and poor, to grow in faith”: Message from the Bishops upon the commencement of the new academic year in South Africa
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We, the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa, want to express our deep appreciation for the work people are doing in Catholic schools. As Bishops we give our unequivocal commitment to Cat ...
17 February 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - Darfur Peace Accord signed between government in Khartoum and major guerrilla group in the region
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Darfur is finally witnessing a change of events. The government in Khartoum and major guerrilla group in the region of western Sudan, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), signed an accord ...
16 February 2009
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The road to peace continues, even in the most isolated areas of Central Africa: missionary testimony
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “A small seed of peace, and so much hope.” This is how Fr. Aurelio Gazzera, Carmelite missionary and pastor of the parish of Bozoum (Central African Republic), defined the encounter with a de ...
16 February 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “The people are tired of the war and restless for the presence of the foreign troops; they are not looking forward to a prolongation of their stay,” Congolese Bishops say
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have expressed their concern for the foreign military operations in the eastern part of the nation in a message sent to Agenzia Fides, publishe ...
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