Africa

• 9 July 2009
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - 45th plenary assembly: Catholic Bishops of Congo discuss among other things, the ministry of the priest Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The situation in the county is concerning, said the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Democratic Republic of Congo , Bishop Nicolas Djomo who is bishop of Tshumbe, during his homi ...
• 7 July 2009
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - What is needed to stop devastating cycle of violence in eastern Congo is a process of integration for Rwandan refugees, say missionaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- From the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo reports continue to arrive of suffering caused to local people by gangs of armed men (see Fides 3 July 2009). The UN Organising Committee of Hu ...
• 7 July 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Alarm for xenophobe episodes against immigrants and migrants Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- A year after xenophobe violence against immigrants in South Africa (see Fides 26 and 29 May 2008), embers of xenophobe intolerance appear to be glowing among the ashes. In Cape Town the tar ...
• 6 July 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Alarm for possible masse dismissal of workers after 6 months redundance Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides)- The political crisis in Madagascar is a growing threat to the existence of an increasing number of families, because businesses have closed and factories have temporarily suspended workers. ...
• 6 July 2009
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “ You hardly knew him, he spoke only a few words of your language...why have you come to his funeral? This is the power of the faith, this is what it means to be Christians”: Catholics in Malawi mourn Italian voluntary worker who died of malaria Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic community in Mangochi (Malawi) is mourning the death of Giacomo Marcialli 64 year old builder from i Lurano (province of Bergamo, Italia), who decided to spend his retirement puttin ...
• 3 July 2009
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - In eastern Congo thousands of killings and rapes Human Rights Watch denounces; Bishop of Butembo-Beni appeals for help for the victims of violence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- 1,500 civilians killed and thousands of women and girls raped since January this year in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwandan Hutu rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Libe ...
• 3 July 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Presidential elections: second round 2 August between Kumba Yala and Malam Bacai Sanha Bissau (Agenzia Fides)- Guinea Bissau will vote in a second round of presidential elections. This was announced by the independent electoral Commission which made public the results of the first round held on 28 June (s ...
• 2 July 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Alarm for consumption of heavy drugs; growing numbers of young people, many of them girls, seduced by heroine and cocaine Conakry (Agenzia Fides)- The Republic of Guinea (also known as Guinea Conakry) is no longer only a transit point for drugs (principally cocaine) on its way to Europe, it is a now a new market for drug traffickers. A war ...
• 2 July 2009
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Boost continental agriculture and address Africa's many crisis, focus for African Union Summit Sirte (Agenzia Fides)- Civil war in Somalia and piracy along its coasts, political crises in Zimbabwe and in Madagascar, civil war in the Darfur region of Sudan, how to boost Africa's economy, starting with agriculture. ...
• 1 July 2009
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Mgr Melchior de Marion Brésillac, whose sacrifice started Apostolic succession in Sierra Leone commemorated 150 years after his death Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- “The creation of the “ Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone” by Pius IX, on 13 April 1858, marked a new start for Catholic missions in this part of West Africa which had been abandoned for ...
• 1 July 2009
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “No to the legalisation of abortion” say the Bishops of Cameroon, where Parliament approves a law to ratify the Protocol of Maputo Yaounde (Agenzia Fides)- Yes, to the protection of African women from all kinds of violence and discrimination; No, to the legalisation of abortion. This was state by the Catholic Bishops of Caermoon in a statement sent ...
• 30 June 2009
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “A time to reflect on the beauty of the priestly ministry and the evils which tarnish it ”: Bishops of Mozambique issue Pastoral Letter for the opening of the Year of the Priesthood Maputo (Agenzia Fides)- “We, the Bishops of Mozambique, intend neither to undervalue nor be indifferent to this moment of grace, which we consider an opportune occasion for collaboration with our priests, with our cons ...
• 30 June 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “This is the year to rediscover our priestly vocation ” Cardinal Njue says on the occasion of the opening of the Year of the Priesthood Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “My dear priests this is our year! Each of us is called to enter the chamber of his heart and rediscover the great honour God has conferred on him for the good of his people. I pray that each o ...
• 26 June 2009
  AFRICA /GUINEA BISSAU - calm reigns on election vigil, people heed religious leaders' joint appeals Bissau (Agenzia Fides)- On the eve of 28 June presidential elections, the situation in Guinea Bissau appears calm, Fides learned from local Catholic sources in the capital Bissau. “The electoral campaign is peacefully ...
• 26 June 2009
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Catholic Church in Egypt prepares to celebrate the conclusion of the Year of St Paul Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Most Catholic Eparchies and parishes in Egypt will celebrate in the next few days, the closing of the Year of St Paul. The event has been followed carefully by the faithful and offered them an opp ...