Africa

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  31 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "And now let us work for a new Congo" says one of the members of the lay coordination committee Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - We must have strong institutions, not strong men" says to Agenzia Fides Thierry Nlandu, one of the members of the Comité Laïc de Coordination (CLC), organization of the Catholic laity that le ...
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  30 January 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - South-South Cooperation, in the name of organic agriculture and Laudato Sì Songea (Agenzia Fides) - A Brazilian ethnic Guarani professor will teach the youth and adults of the area of Songea in Tanzania, the techniques of organic farming, in the spirit of Laudato Sì. Thus a cooperation project ...
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  30 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The Church wants to mediate in order to restore peace in the Country Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "I wouldn’t want to get into details at this stage, but it was about getting clarification. It is the beginning of a process that I wouldn’t want to pre-empt at the moment. It was simply to g ...
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  29 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops of Kananga greet "the first change as Head of State through the polls" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We want a new Congo. But this will not happen through a miracle, but from the work carried out by each of us", write the Bishops of the Episcopal Assembly of Kananga (in the south of the Democ ...
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  28 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Christians united for truth and justice, to overcome the climate of sociopolitical tensions Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Christian unity is necessary and precious in order to overcome the climate of sociopolitical tensions in the country and to contribute to the unity and the good of the whole nation: with this s ...
• 28 January 2019
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Appointment of the Bishop of Kenema Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 January 2019 the Pope appointed as Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone) H.E. Msgr. Msgr. Henry Aruna, currently titular Bishop of Nasbinca and auxiliary of Kenema. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 28/ ...
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  25 January 2019
  AFRICA - World Leprosy Day: the light of the Gospel makes the stigmatization of the sick decrease Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "In Africa, even if leprosy is still prevalent in some countries such as Madagascar, Nigeria, DR Congo, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, the problems of stigmatization and exclusion are decreasing": says ...
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  25 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "To sell one’s vote is to sell one’s conscience" warn the Bishops in view of the February elections Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To sell one’s vote is to sell one’s conscience. As good citizens, we must avoid actions that will reduce the credibility of the elections", says a statement by the Bishops of the Ecclesiastic ...
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  24 January 2019
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Upcoming presidential elections, the Bishops call for calm Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite all to calm and serenity towards the problems posed by the upcoming elections" say the Bishops of Senegal in a message that was presented to the press by His Exc. Mgr. Benjamin Ndiaye, ...
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  24 January 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Medical mission to prevent the blindness of children Wodanga (Agenzia Fides) - In Kenya, out of a population of 39 million, over 300 thousand are blind or severely visually impaired due to preventable and treatable diseases. Too many children remain blind just because thei ...
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  22 January 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Bishops: "There is a need for clarity concerning the recent inter-communal clashes" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a need for clarity concerning the recent inter-communal clashes in order to ascertain the responsibility and to ensure that justice is done", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by t ...
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  22 January 2019
  AFRICA/BENIN - Mission of care and assistance for the mentally ill, abandoned and marginalized Calavi (Agenzia Fides) - Care and reintegration of the mentally ill, who in Africa are marginalized even by family members because they think they are carriers of evil spirits: this is the responsibility of the Saint Cam ...
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  21 January 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "The current tide of violence risks jeopardizing the vote in May" warns "Justice and Peace" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The current tide of political violence coupled with the worrisome degree of impunity among perpetrators is a worrying situation which may make the management of the 2019 polls chaotic and plun ...
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  19 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBAMBWE - Tensioni sociali, il Vescovo di Harare: “Urge un tregua e lavorare insieme per il bene comune” AFRICA/ZIMBAMBWE - Social tension, the Bishop of Harare: "A truce and to work together for the common good are urgently needed" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "A truce is urgently needed. We need a mature political leadership ...
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  19 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Young people fleeing the country, dreaming of a better life Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The flight from Africa is not over. Young people continue to dream of a better life in Europe. A dream that often turns into the nightmare of a life without a future in a refugee camp. This is wh ...