Africa

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  14 June 2018
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Caritas Senegal launches a national campaign for migrants and refugees Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - From 19 to 24 June, Caritas Senegal is organising a week of shared activities with migrants and refugees in Dakar, as part of the Global Action Week of Caritas Internationalis. The Global Action ...
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  13 June 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "No to the exploitation of religion to sow hatred and division" say Bishops and Imams Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Religion is used to sow hatred among the population and divide the country", denounce in two different but concordant documents, the Catholic Bishops and the Imams of the Central African Republi ...
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  13 June 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Children in Mbandak sing "Ebola, Go away!" Mbandaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Mbandaka, a city of 1.2 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a major campaign is underway to raise awareness and prevent the Ebola virus which exploded on May 8 in the northwe ...
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  12 June 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - New school building built thanks to the solidarity of children Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of a new school building in the district of Dowa has just been completed: two new classes of the Nambuma Boys primary school was officially delivered by the Pontifical Mission ...
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  12 June 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Fire in a church, the imam launches the SOS and calls for help from the mosque's loudspeakers Shubra al Khaymah (Agenzia Fides) - The flames of an accidental fire burst in a church in the middle of the night which led to the imam of the nearby mosque to use the speakers of the Muslim place of worship to sound the ...
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  12 June 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Lay Catholics call for full light to be shed on the death of a civil rights activist Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) -The circumstances of the death of Luc Nkulula, an activist of the Movement for Change (Lutte pour le Changement -Lucha), whose charred body was found in his house burned in the night between 9 a ...
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  11 June 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Mbandaka denounce: "We are abandoned by the State" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops emphasize that the Equator is not connected well to the rest of the Country, which is abandoned to itself and does not benefit from the assistance of the central government. All th ...
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  11 June 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Political crisis: the people insist on institutional reform and true democracy Sokodé (Agenzia Fides) - "Togo is the only Country in the Gulf of Guinea where leaders make people believe that everything functions at a political, social and economic level. But, the truth is another. How long will th ...
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  8 June 2018
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - "We want to collaborate with the new government, especially on education" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We have a new government and we hope the health system, put to the test by the recent Ebola epidemic, is among its priorities", says His Exc. Mgr. Charles A.M. Campbell, Bishop of Bo and President ...
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  8 June 2018
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Church commitment to broadcasting Radio Ecclesia in various communities Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - The process of extending the signal of the Angolan Catholic radio station Radio Ecclesia is currently underway in Angola which, from the capital Luanda, can now reach more remote provinces. In ...
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  7 June 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The opening of the Vatican diplomatic Seat "warms the hearts of the victims of war" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of the Catholic Church in Sudan and South Sudan, as well as all the people of Southern Sudan, I express my sincerest gratitude to the Holy Father. The step taken by our Pope Francis warm ...
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  7 June 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Two alleged French mercenaries sought by the Central African justice system for the massacre in the church of Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There is "overwhelming evidence" on the implication of two alleged French mercenaries in the massacre perpetrated on May 1 in Notre Dame de Fatima parish in Bangui, capital of the Central African ...
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  7 June 2018
  AFRICA/ERITREA - A step towards peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "The step taken by the Ethiopian government is positive and fills our hearts with happiness. Now it is up to Isayas Afeworki to act. He will decide if he really wants to make peace". Therefore so ...
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  6 June 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Bishops warning: "God has entrusted us with the responsibility of protecting children" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "All the followers of Christ have been entrusted with the task of protecting and helping children grow": says the Vicar Apostolic of Jimma Bonga, Mgr. Markos Gebremedhin, of the Congregation ...
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  6 June 2018
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Bishop Borwah: "Let's give President Weah time to act because the challenges are immense" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The new President was elected by young people who feel neglected by the national leadership", says His Exc. Mgr. Anthony Fallah Borwah, Bishop of Gbarnga and President of the Episcopal Conference ...