Africa

• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Serious epidemic of cholera 5,700 cases, 61 mortal Rome (Fides Service) - Over the past two weeks there have been 5,700 cases of cholera, 61 of them mortal mainly in the region of Diourbel, 140 km east of Dakar. Senegal’s health authorities say it is the worst epidemic ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - New shadows in Côte d'Ivoire: government and rebels exchange reciprocal accusations Bouake (Fides Service)- “Nothing new in Côte d'Ivoire: after signing yet another peace agreement with great press attention, the following day government and rebels accused one another of breaking the pact”. There i ...
• 11 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Programme for preventive health care for women and children in Ethiopia: in the world every day 40,000 children die of curable diseases Addis Ababa (Fides Service) - According to the World Health Organisation every minute a woman dies of complications in pregnancy or while giving birth, and the mortality rate of infants in the early years of life is stil ...
• 11 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “A Pope who will never be forgotten”, according to Cairo daily Al Arabi Ahram Cairo (Fides Service) - The Cairo daily Al Arabi Ahram has given ample space to the death and the life of Pope John Paul II. In today’s edition it refers to the late Pope as a “hero”, a man who helped end the cold ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “Bomb blast at Khan el Khalili market was a protest on the part of fundamentalist Muslims against president Moubarak’s decision to call three days mourning for Pope John Paul II” says Catholic priest in Cairo Cairo (Fides Service) - “The suicide bomber who blew himself up in one of the parts of Cairo most visited by tourists, between the Khan el Khalili market and the Al Azhar Mosque, was a member of a group of Islam fundam ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of southern Africa recall Pope John Paul II’s love and commitment for Africa Pretoria (Fides Service)- “By raising many African Catholics to the honour of the altars Pope John Paul II showed that African Catholics are mature in their faith” the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa said in a me ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - National mourning for John Paul II respected substantially in rebel controlled mainly Muslim north Bouake (Fides Service) - National mourning in Côte d'Ivoire for the death of Pope John Paul II coincided with the time of the funeral. Flags were flown half mast and from 6.30am to 11am local time national television br ...
• 7 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “Because of the state of insecurity I am unable to commemorate the Holy Father with people in outlying villages” Apostolic Prefect of Gambella told Fides Gambella (Fides Service)- “I want very much to go to Catholics in villages around Gambella to commemorate the Holy Father with them, but it is simply impossible in the present state of insecurity” Bishop Angelo Mores ...
• 7 April 2005
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Serious irregularities took place during the March 31 vote: the Opposition accuses the government of fraud Harare (Fides Service)- “Accusations of fraud were almost to be expected since President Mugabe’s government had complete control of the electoral campaign” said local sources in Harare, Zimbabwe where March 31 ele ...
• 7 April 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Pope: Condolences of Church Malawi Lilongwe (Fides Service)- “We pray for the repose of the soul of the Holy Father, we recall and we reflect on his teaching, his moral and spiritual guidance, his efforts to promote unity in the Church and humanity, his ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Three days national mourning for Pope John Paul II. Muslims express sympathy to Catholic community Bangui (Fides Service)- “The news of the death of John Paul II has a great impact on people here”. Fr. Tonino Falaguesta, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Central African Republic told F ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “I cannot afford to come to Rome to pay tribute to the Pope, but I know I can always encounter him in my prayers” young Zimbabwean told Fides Harare (Fides Service)- “I would like so much to come to Rome to say farewell to Pope John Paul II but I cannot afford the journey” Peter, a 20 year old Zimbabwean Catholic in Harare, told Fides. “Most people in Zi ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - We loved the Holy Father deeply but God loved him more and has called him to be with Him in heaven” said the Tanzanian Association of Catholic Women Dar es Salaam (Fides Service)- “We loved the Holy Father deeply but God loved him even more and has called him to be with Him in heaven. The best way to honour the Holy Father is to promote his message of love, justice ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Patients at Our Lady of Fatima AIDS clinic in Ouagadougou mourn the Holy Father Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - Patients at Our Lady of Fatima AIDS clinic in Ouagadougou run by Camillian Fathers are mourning the Holy Father and accompanying him with prayers as he goes to meet God whom he served with ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/CHAD - Radio Duji Lokar in Moundou southern Chad mourns the Pope Moundou (Fides Service)- Also in Chad people are mourning John Paul II. “All our programmes focus on the passing of the Pope. And we have announced that our radio will observe a week of mourning” said media operators ...