Africa
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7 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - “Signs of hope: most Kenyans want peace and are praying incessantly for peace; criminal as well as political interests behind the clashes” a missionary tells Fides
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “There are small signs of hope which show that the majority of Kenyans want” Fr. Luigi Anataloni, a Consolata missionary told CISA Catholic News Agency in Nairobi. Calm has returned after tra ...
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21 December 2007
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “It will be a Christmas of hope for peace and witness, a missionary in the north of Ivory Coast tells Fides
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “It will be a Christmas of hope for peace ” Fr Dino Dussin, PIME missionary in Ivory Coast tells Fides.
Fr. Dino, who serves a few villages around Bouaké, in central-northern Ivory Coast ...
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20 December 2007
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “I hope a strong populist line imitating Zimbabwe will not prevail ” says a missionary in South Africa
Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- “Corruption is widespread in South Africa and the new accusations against Zuma come as no surprise, except for the timing perhaps …” said a missionary in South Africa, where Mokotedi Mpshe ...
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19 December 2007
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Zuma's election as leader of the party in power marks a political turning point in South Africa, but there is uncertainty with regard to which way the country will go
Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- The ruling African National Congress has changed leadership and South Africa faces an uncertain political turning point. Jacob Zuma defeated head of state Thabo Mbeki, in elections for the party ...
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18 December 2007
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Demobilisation of Ivory Coast combatants to start on 22 December
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- The long awaited process of disarmament, demobilisation and social reintegration of combatants in Ivory Coast will begin on 22 December. This was announced by General Philippe Mangou, Ivory Coast ...
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18 December 2007
AFRICA/SOMALIA - “Without an immediate intervention on the part of the international community Somalia risks a humanitarian catastrophe” says UN special envoy
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- More than 720,000 people have been forced to leave Mogadishu over the past few months because of Ethiopian soldiers and Transition government troops fighting militia groups linked with the Isla ...
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14 December 2007
AFRICA/ALGERIA - “These people deserve all the fraternal solidarity our little local Church can offer, however modest our means” said the Catholic Bishop of Laghouat after visiting Saharawi refugees in camps
Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - “I have desired to visit these camps since the day I was appointed Bishop” Bishop Claude Rault of the diocese of Laghouat, in the Sahara region of Algeria writes in a letter to Fides after h ...
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14 December 2007
AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - “We are trying to solve the matter and obtain Fr Sandro's release” says Catholic Bishop of Djibout commenting the priest's detention
Djibouti (Agenzia Fides)-“We are trying to solve the matter and obtain Fr Sandro's release” said Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibout diocese whose vicar general Rev Sandro De Pretis has been in prison since 28 October ...
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13 December 2007
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Nkunda militia advance in northern Kivu. “The leader of the rebels wants to negotiate from a stronghold obtain a pass for his crimes ” a missionary told Fides
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Ever more critical the humanitarian situation in north Kivu in the east of Democratic Congo where, after forcing the regular army to withdraw, the rebels led by Laurent Nkunda took control of th ...
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13 December 2007
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “As Christians is it our duty to welcome Zimbabwean refugees ” says President of Southern African Bishops
Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- The Southern African Bishops have denounced the discriminate treatment given to emigrant citizens of Zimbabwe in South Africa due to the serious political and economic crisis in their country. I ...
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12 December 2007
AFRICA/ALGERIA - “The target was the United Nations and its work for peace” spokesperson for UN High Commission for Refugees tells Fides
Algiers (Agenzia Fides)- “We are under the impression that the target was the United Nations and what it represents: working for peace and assistance for victims of violence” said Laura Boldrini, spokesperson for the ...
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11 December 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops' Conferences of West Africa form New Association at last: first president Cardinal Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast
Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- Cardinal Peter Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast, in Ghana, is the first president of the Association of Bishops' Conferences of West Africa, a fusion of the new Association which is an amalgamatio ...
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11 December 2007
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - “Formation is the key to democratic stability in Congo” head of Bukavu diocesan Justice and Peace Commission tells Fides
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- “Our democracy is still young and fragile, but rich in opportunities for growth. Do not discourage us if we make mistakes, rather, at critical moments help us ” says Fr Justin Nkunzi, head of ...
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10 December 2007
AFRICA - "We urgently call on you to address the evils of these new forms of slavery in our times”: Catholic Bishops of Africa and Europe appeal to African and European political leaders meeting in a Lisbon
Lisbon (Agenzia Fides)- “Slavery still persists today, and in more subtle ways, such as in the treatment of migrants and migrant workers, child labour, women and child trafficking, etc. The vast majority of African mi ...
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6 December 2007
AFRICA - Africa's skies call increasing numbers of passengers, but local airlines suffer from foreign competition
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- African airspace is ever busier but local airlines are in danger of losing considerable market quota to foreign competitors. This was said by African experts Nairobi, Kenya, at an African Airline ...
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