Africa

• 27 September 2004
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Mine fields prevent return of Angolan refugees difficult: air lifts to repatriate 4,000 from Namibia Rome (Fides Service) - The first in a series of air lifts to repatriate Angolan refugees to Huambo in central Angola organised by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in collaboration with the International Or ...
• 24 September 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Jihad is exploited to subdue rebel ethnic groups” says a missionary with years of experience in Sudan Khartoum (Fides Service)- “The government of Sudan is used to playing with names in this case it is pulling the wool over the eyes of the international community” a missionary with years of experience in Sudan told ...
• 24 September 2004
  AFRICA - Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Congo sign agreement to hasten peace in the Great Lakes region of Africa where 6 million people have been killed in the past 10 years Kinshasa (Fides Service) - Diplomatic initiatives to restore peace in the Great Lakes region of Africa, the scene of years of civil war in Democratic Congo and Burundi continue. Following an agreement between Rwanda and ...
• 23 September 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Fresh outbreak of fighting in north east of Congo causes another exodus of villagers. “The fighting is getting nearer to Goma, the rebel stronghold” local sources told Fides Bukavu (Fides Service) - More than 15,000 people have abandoned their homes because of a fresh outbreak of violence in the south of the eastern Kivu region of Democratic Congo, according to the United Nations Mission in ...
• 23 September 2004
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “Despite difficulties the Church’s message is always one of life, encouragement and hope” Bishop Gustavo Bombin Espino, Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy tells Fides Rome (Fides Service) - “Youth and immigration are the main challenges in my diocese where the people are young: under 25 year olds represent 75% of the population. The diocese is also young, it was created 46 years ago ...
• 23 September 2004
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Taliban” attacks in northern Nigeria confirms fears that fundamentalism could be spreading in west Africa Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- At least 7 people were killed in attacks on two police stations in the north eastern Nigerian state of Borno by groups who claimed to be Talibans Some 40 armed men wearing red bandannas and launch ...
• 22 September 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - 21 September Day for Peace in Uganda an ordinary day of war. Peace for Ugandans as in every country at war is not an abstract idea it is something real, something deeply desired and sought after Gulu (Fides Service) - There are parts of the world where the UN International Day for Peace, celebrated yesterday 21 September, is deeply significant. These are places where war still takes its tragic toll of death and ...
• 22 September 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Security of internally displaced persons in Darfur must be guaranteed” Laura Boldrini in charge of UN High Commission for Refugees Italian branch told Fides Rome (Fides Service)- “The first priority is to guarantee security for internally displaced persons who have fled for safety to other villages in Darfur” Laura Boldrini in charge of UN High Commission for Refugees UN ...
• 21 September 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The tragedy in Darfur: a list of the many militia groups responsible for oppressing innocent civilians Khartoum (Fides Service)- The so-called Janjaweed militia are at the centre of the crisis in Darfur which was the subject of recent resolution issued by the United Nations Security Council (see Fides 20 September 2004). ...
• 20 September 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “We cannot leave them in the hands of their executors!”. Moving testimony from the region of Darfur Vienna (Fides Service) - “More than 250,000 people rely on foreign aid”, Salesian Father Jim Comino said when he paid a recent visit to the national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Vienna, Austria. For ...
• 17 September 2004
  AFRICA - Africa prepares to celebrate the UN Day for Peace in the World on 21 September Rome (Fides)- Various countries in Africa are preparing to celebrate a Day for Peace in the World on 21 September. In Kenya, on 18 September the wife of the President Lucy Kibaki will lead a march for peace CISA Catholi ...
• 17 September 2004
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - More than 100,000 civilians flee their homes because of fighting between army and rebels in the eastern Kivu region of Democratic Congo Bukavu (Fides Service) - More than 100,000 civilians are fleeing from the east of Democratic Congo, according to international humanitarian agencies and the United Nations’ Organisations which have voiced deep concern ...
• 17 September 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - 21 September Day for Peace in Uganda an ordinary day of war. Peace for Ugandans as in every country at war, is not an abstract idea it is something real, something deeply desired and hoped for Gulu (Fides Service) - There are parts of the world where the UN International Day for Peace, celebrated yesterday 21 September, is deeply significant. These are places where war still takes its tragic toll of death and ...
• 16 September 2004
  AFRICA/CHAD - Local Church celebrates the appointment and ordination of third Chad born Bishop Moundou (Fides Service) - With deep emotion and sincere joy the Church in Chad celebrated the appointment and ordination of Bishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga the new Bishop of Moundou diocese in southern Chad who is the ...
• 15 September 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - Ten thousand celebrate opening of Catholic Bookshop and Media Centre in Nanyuki which will serve six dioceses in this northern area of Kenya Nanyuki (Fides Service) - At least ten thousand people flocked to the sports-ground of Christ the King parish in Nanyuki, Kenya, in the archdiocese of Nyeri, for a Mass to celebrate the opening of a “Paulines Bookshop ...