Africa

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  12 December 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - The sound of bells to ask for the application of the New Year's Eve Agreements Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – To ring the bells to ask for the application of the New Year's Eve Agreements. This is the initiative taken by the association of deans of the parish priests of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa, c ...
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  11 December 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Massacre of the Blue Helmits. Was the aim to hit the UN mission carried out in order to force it to withdraw? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "It is difficult to attribute the attack to a specific group because there is very little news at the moment", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Loris Cattani, Xaverian missionary and member of the Pea ...
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  11 December 2017
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Campaign against gender violence promoted by women in the Country Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - Sudanese women rights centres launched the Women's Initiative and Building Trust campaign to combat violence against women, against the backdrop of activities against tea sellers in Khartoum. T ...
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  7 December 2017
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Peace efforts after the clashes at the border for a gold mine Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – There is a joint initiative of reconciliation of Mali and the Republic of Guinea on the common border to appease the spirits after the serious incidents of 26 and 27 November in which a dozen ...
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  6 December 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Church: the transfer of the US Embassy to Jerusalem puts global stability at risk Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The possible transfer of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would have "negative consequences" not only on the ever fragile stability of the Middle East, but also on that of the w ...
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  6 December 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - War crimes: "Justice is essential for social cohesion and peace" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I think it can be an advantage to combine the internal justice of Central Africa with that administered by the International Criminal Court", says Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of ...
• 6 December 2017
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of the Rector of "Saint Augustin" major Seminary in Bamako Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Florent Kone, of the diocesan clergy of San, as Rector of "Saint Augustin" National M ...
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  5 December 2017
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - After the nightmare of the plague, life resumes Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent days there have been no reports of cases of plague in the capital. The situation has improved": says Sister Giacinta Gobetti, missionary of the minor Carmelites of charity in Ant ...
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  4 December 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - To overcome divisions to invest in peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We are never defined by our past but our present, as no matter ‎how hard the past, you can always start again. We wish to forget the wounds of the past and ‎move ahead towards peace", said Mgr ...
• 4 December 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Resignation of the Bishop of Bouar, Central African Republic, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - on December 2, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bouar, Central African Republic, presented by H.E. Msgr. Armando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. ...
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  2 December 2017
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "Democracy for development": 200 associations to African and European leaders Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa needs democracy". This is the message launched by associations of the African civil society gathered in the platform "Let us turn page for a democratic change in Africa", gathered in Abi ...
• 30 November 2017
  AFRICA/GAMBIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Banjul and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Banjul (Gambia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. and appointed Fr. Ga ...
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  30 November 2017
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - To promote education for girls in the mission of Ankaramibe Ankaramibe (Agenzia Fides) - In the vicinity of the town of Ankaramibe, in the region of Ambanja, poverty, backwardness, marginalization are registered. The inhabitants of the small rural villages of these suburbs are de ...
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  29 November 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - German Bishops denounce the persecution of Christians in Nigeria Berlin (Agenzia Fides) - "The German Bishops 'Conference is showing solidarity with persecuted Christians all over the world", said His Exc. Mgr. Ludwig Schick, Archbishop of Bamberg, in charge of the missions of the Ger ...
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  28 November 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Bishops: "President Kabila promises not to be a candidate in the 2018 elections" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - President Joseph Kabila must take the formal commitment not to be a candidate in the presidential election on December 23, 2018, ask the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the m ...