Africa

• 14 June 2006
  AFRICA - Nigeria and Cameroon end dispute over control of Bakassi peninsula rich in gas and oil Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Nigeria and Cameroon has reached an agreement which ends a long dispute over control of Bakassi peninsula in the Gulf of Guinea rich in reserves of oil and gas. With the agreement, reached with the ...
• 13 June 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Nine new members of the Sisters of Notre Dame du Lac Bam make perpetual profession Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 10 June the Community of the Sisters of Notre Dame du Lac Bam welcomed 9 new members who made their perpetual vows. The Mass was celebrated at the parish of Bam in the diocese Ou ...
• 13 June 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - We must help the Church and the people of southern Sudan at this crucial moment in their history: appeal from Major Superiors Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)-. At the request of the local Bishops and to see for themselves the situation of the people and the church and assess needs in view of concrete assistance and in the month of March a delegation o ...
• 12 June 2006
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Social and pastoral zeal in the young Catholic diocese of Emdeber where people suffer from prolonged food crisis Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides)- “The food crisis is ever more serious and we have to rely on aid from other countries” Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis of the diocese of Emdeber in Ethiopia, told a delegation of ‘Aid to t ...
• 9 June 2006
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Blessed Marcoantonio Durando Orphanage in Fianarantsoa, run by the Nazarene Sisters is the only point of reference for 382 children victims of urbanisation Fianarantsoa (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing urbanisation in Madagascar as more and more individuals and whole families move from rural areas to towns and cities in search of a better life and future. However these ex ...
• 31 May 2006
  AFRICA/TOGO - In Lome a Parish Social Forum, the first of its kind, tackles problems of work and development Lome (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Notre Dame de la Rédemption at Bè-Klikamé in the archdiocese of Lome has just held a Parish Social Forum for young Catholics. The theme of the Forum, the first of its kind, was � ...
• 31 May 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - New NGO offers children in difficulty hope for a better life Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- “Hope for Children” is a new non profit organisation in aid of children in Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire is one of Africa’s richer countries but because of instability and civil war the ...
• 23 May 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - Following the birth of the first Kenyan ‘test tube’ babies by means of IVF Catholic Bishops clarify the position of the Church: “the procedure is morally unacceptable” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Kenya say Intra Vitra Fertilization (IVF) is a “morally unacceptable procedure”. A recent press release signed by Bishop John Njue, president of the Bishops’ Confer ...
• 20 May 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - Eighteen deacons and a priest from six different countries not only African ordained in Makuyu Makuyu (Fides Service) - Great celebrations on 13 May at the Salesian mission in Makuyu for the ordination of 18 deacons and one priest. The solemn Mass with the rite of ordination was presided by Bishop Peter Kihara of ...
• 19 May 2006
  AFRICA - AIDS kills and disintegrates families. So far 1,300 children out of 25,000 patients protected by Programme Drug Resource Enhancement against Aids and Malnutrition (Dream) Rome (Fides Service) - This morning at the Campidoglio, in Rome, there was the 4th International Conference “We too want to live”, promoted by the S. Egidio Community with regard to its DREAM programme to prevent ch ...
• 18 May 2006
  AFRICA - In East Africa nine out of ten girls suffer physical or psychological abuse African Child Policy Forum denounces Rome (Fides Service) - The United Nations information agency IRIN reported findings of the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) with regard to child abuse in East Africa: 9 out of ten girls suffer physical, sexual or psycho ...
• 17 May 2006
  AFRICA/TANZANIA -“We are all missionaries”: Radio Tumaini programmes support missionary activity of Basic Ecclesial Communities Dar es Salaam (Fides Service) - MAC, the “Mission Awareness Committee” of the Association of Religious Superiors in Tanzania, recently held its 23rd Meeting at Mbingu Conference Centre in Mahenge diocese, chaired by ...
• 17 May 2006
  AFRICA - Three million people in west African Sahel region risk famine: urgent appeal to international community from World Food Programme Dakar (Fides Service) - Food supplies for families in the west African region of Sahel are running short. The situation is very concerning and the UN World Food Programme has launched a appeal to the international comm ...
• 17 May 2006
  AFRICA - 24 projects in 14 different countries in Africa funded by Harambee 2002 solidarity initiative started on the occasion of canonisation of Opus Dei founder Rome (Fides Service) - In Sierra Leone a programme to rehabilitate with school and social re-insertion former child soldiers, in Uganda a library for a school, in Rwanda a farm for families who give a home to orphans. Fr ...
• 16 May 2006
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Diocesan Synod priority pastoral commitment this year: Archbishop of Gitega says there is work for everyone in the Church to announce the Gospel of life and peace Gitega (Fides Service) - Archbishop Simon Ntanwana of Gitega has said every Catholic in the diocese has a contribution to make to the major pastoral priority this year, the Diocesan Synod. “The year 2006 will be marke ...