Africa

• 21 May 2011
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO-Resignation of Bishop of Koudougou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 21, 2011 accepted the resignation from the ministry of the Diocese of Koudougou (Burkina Faso), presented by Archbishop Basile Tapsoba, in accordance wit ...
• 20 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"Another 30,000 refugees in the catholic mission of Duékoué" an appeal from the Bishop of Man to Fides Man (Agenzia Fides) - "There are still 30,000 displaced people received into the catholic mission run by the Salesians in Duékoué" Bishop Gaspard Beby Gnéba, Bishop of Man in western Ivory Coast reports to Fides. The ...
• 20 May 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA-Centenary of the evangelization of northern Uganda: "we are living in the reconstruction phase," says the Bishop of Lira to Fides Lira (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we conclude the second Archdiocesan Synod of Gulu. If Synod means 'walking together' I remember that 100 years ago, in 1911, when the first Comboni missionaries arrived in Gulu, alone, on th ...
• 19 May 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO-The DRC towards elections in November, between light and shadow Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has published the electoral calendar, for the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections ...
• 19 May 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-"The Church of northern and southern Sudan must remain united, " says a missionary Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The independence of southern Sudan, on July 9, is approaching and there is a growing concern for the fate of Christians in northern Sudan. As underlined Fr. Asfaha Yohannes Weldeghiorghis, Ethi ...
• 18 May 2011
  AFRICA/MOROCCO-Morocco a possible partner of the Gulf Cooperation Council: towards the creation of a regional "monarchical" bloc ? Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - Morocco, along with Jordan, could become part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the organization created 30 years ago, which combines Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman ...
• 18 May 2011
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO-The women are now asking for a national dialogue to get the country out of the worst crisis in its history Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Under the motto "dialogue, tolerance and justice, " the women of Burkina Faso have marched through the streets of the capital Ouagadougou to request the opening of a national dialogue to put ...
• 18 May 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA-Everyone must support the Church's pastoral mission among children Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is essential to train our children in all spiritual, moral and physical aspects, " said Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, addressing the clergy, and religious, teachers and parents ...
• 18 May 2011
  ASIA-Food safety at risk in Central Asia Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Food safety is at risk in Central Asian countries: while governments in former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan seek to stabilize the nations polit ...
• 17 May 2011
  AFRICA-African countries where the populations are at risk of massacres: report of the Minority Rights Group Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Nigeria are the African countries where there are more people at risk of massacres, according to the Peoples under Threat Index 2011, prep ...
• 16 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-According to HRW 800 people have died in clashes in northern Nigeria, the Bishop of Kano has confirmed that now the situation is calm Kano (Agenzia Fides) - "I have not seen the report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) yet, so I cannot comment on it," said Archbishop John Namazi Niyiring, Bishop of Kano, northern Nigeria. According to a report released today ...
• 16 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-The government denounces new massacres in the south-west; the Bishops launch appeals for national reconciliation Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the fighting ceased days ago in Abidjan, the population still live in a climate of insecurity. Despite this, life is returning back to normality" Church sources told Fides from Abidjan ...
• 16 May 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA-Severe food crisis in the country affected by drought and conflict Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The recent drought has wiped out most of the cattle in the Somali region and has caused a surge in grain prices throughout the country. The rains expected this year arrived late and inadequate ...
• 16 May 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA- More commitment to respect minorities is necessary in African countries Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The Association in Defence of Human Rights Minority Rights Group (MRG) has urged African countries to intensify its commitment to respect the rights of minority groups. In the Report 2011 titled ...
• 14 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"A truce is necessary for the the civilian population to breathe again, " said Bishop Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I repeat that I have never said that Gaddafi has been injured, or gone abroad, " Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli says to Fides, referring to some news rele ...