Africa
2 February 2009
AFRICA - Relaunching the economy, the crises in several countries, and the “United States of Africa” are the focus for the 12th Summit of the African Union; Libyan leader Gheddafi elected President of the Union
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) – The crises in Somalia, Madagascar, Guinea Bissau, Zimbabwe, and Sudan; economic development and reform of internal groups of the Union, are among the main topics for discussion at the 12th ...
30 January 2009
AFRICA/DR CONGO - 900 dead and 700 kidnapped by Ugandan guerrillas in North Congo; Caritas calls for “protection of humanitarian aid organizations working to help victims of the violence.”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There are nearly 900 people dead and over 700 kidnapped by Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), since a series of attacks tha ...
29 January 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Internal conflict in the opposition party threatens plans to reach an agreement on sharing power; 7 million Zimbabweans at risk for hunger
Harare (Agenzia Fides) – While pressures from civil organizations and the Catholic Church in the countries of southern Africa in relation to the Mugabe regime continue (see Fides 28/1/2009), the nation-members of the S ...
29 January 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “Mayor Rajoelina has managed to spark the anger that was already present among the people,” reveal sources from Radio Don Bosco, the country's main Catholic radio station
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – High tension continues in Madagascar, although there are no signs of further incidents. The assessment from recent days continues raising its numbers (a total of 80 people have died natio ...
28 January 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Catholics in Botswana, South Africa, and Swaziland taking action in support of the people of Zimbabwe: February 15 declared day of prayer and solidarity
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland (members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, SACBC) have asked the Catholic community in their countries to contribut ...
28 January 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Assessment of yesterday's fighting reveals at least 40 are dead, while diplomatic efforts continue
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The international community continues its efforts to resolve the serious political crisis in Madagascar (see Fides 27/1/2009). According to local Church sources in contact with Agenzia Fi ...
27 January 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - A Catholic priest kidnapped in the Niger Delta area; Church expresses disapproval
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A Catholic priest, Fr. Pius Vii, was kidnapped by gunmen in Port Harcourt, in Rivers State (southern Nigeria). According to the local press, it seems that Fr. Pius was kidmapped shortly after ha ...
27 January 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “We're trying to avoid the worst,” one local Church source from Antananarivo tells Fides, after yesterday's chaos
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is extremely tense, but we are still hopeful of finding a peaceful solution to the crisis,” Agenzia Fides was told by local Church sources in Antananarivo, the capital of ...
26 January 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The time of talking is over: Mugabe should step down”: Southern African Bishops take a firm stance, as South Africa hosts yet another meeting on the Zimbabwe crisis
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “The appalling tragedy in Zimbabwe means that the time of talking is over. Six months of talks have resulted only in a stalemate. It is clear that the present mediation and negotiations h ...
26 January 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “You should strive to venture into activities that will help to awaken, enliven and support the missionary efforts of the Church,” Apostolic Nuncio tells the PMS National Assembly in Zambia
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “The meeting was an opportunity to renew our vision of the missionary church. It helped us to renew our vision to actions and helped us to find new stimulus and boldness for missionary animati ...
23 January 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Biological colonialism is on our doorstep:harvesting ovarian human eggs in Africa will help meet the needs of embryonic stem cell research in industrialized countries,” says the Archbishop of Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “The Global ethic is a challenge to the churches,” Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale of Johannesburg said in his opening address at the Plenary Assembly of the Southern African Catholic B ...
23 January 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - General Nkunda, one of the main perpetrators in the war in North Kivu, arrested in Rwanda. One missionary tells Fides: “We are worried about the underhanded activity of the military operations.”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Congolese rebel General Laurent Nkunda was arrested yesterday (January 22) evening in Rwanda in a joint operation carried out by Rwandan and Congolese armed forces. Nkunda, who is accused of ...
22 January 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - More signs of war on the horizon in Darfur, as the UN-African Union peacekeeping forces await reinforcements
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have threatened to respond with a bloodbath if government troops attack their posts in southern Darfur. The JEM is one of the main guerri ...
21 January 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The “factory for poverty” exporting diamonds
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - “Zimbabwe has become a factory for poverty,” says a local newspaper. Over 75 percent of the people in crisis-riddled Zimbabwe are living in desperate poverty, with children bearing the brunt. ...
19 January 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Funeral for Fr. Giuseppe Bertaina, Consolata missionary killed in a Nairobi mugging, to be held on Friday, January 23
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The funeral for Fr. Giuseppe Bertaina, the Consolata missionary killed on January 16 in his office in Langata of the Philosophical Institute of the Consolata Missionaries in Nairobi, the capit ...
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