Africa

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  17 October 2017
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Plague alarm: the contribution of Catholic hospitals and Catholic dispensaries Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - In Madagascar, pneumonic plague, the most serious and mortal form of plague, is under way, according to the country's Ministry of Health and so far has affected at least 343 people and has ...
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  17 October 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal Onaiyekan seeks to renegotiate national unity Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "In politics everything is negotiable, also the way of living together" said His Eminence, Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, in his speech at the 18th annual lecture of the ...
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  16 October 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Bishop: murder of priest Samaan is a criminal known to security forces, not a "mentally unstable" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The young Egyptian Ahmed Said al-Sonbati, who on Thursday 13 October killed and stabbed Coptic priest Samaan Shahata in a peripheral street in Cairo, is not a person who is mentally unstable but a ...
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  16 October 2017
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - The clash between Qatar and Saudi Arabia behind the Mogadishu attack? Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - There could be the Gulf crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia behind the Mogadishu attack on October 14, which provoked, according to the latest provisional toll, at least 300 deaths and more ...
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  14 October 2017
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Central Africa, the strenuous search for peace, in the midst of violence In the history of the Central African Republic, there is a "first" and "after" Pope Francis’ visit. The country ended up under the spotlight of the world media in November 2015 thanks to the Holy Father’s visit and t ...
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  13 October 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Peace is built with prayer: visit of the Community of Taizé in South Sudan Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - Peace is born from the heart of every man and is built in society and in the nation through prayer: this is the message left by the representatives of the Community of Taizé to the youngsters in ...
• 12 October 2017
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Resignation of the Archbishop of Korhogo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Korhogo, Ivory Coast, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Marie-Daniel Dadiet. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 12/10 ...
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  12 October 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Bishops of the Province of Bamenda: "We are disgusted by the violence against the population" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Unfounded accusations". This is how Cameroon’s Minister of Communication, Issa Bakary Tchiroma considered the reports of the massacres of demonstrators in the North west and South West Anglo ...
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  12 October 2017
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Reception in the North of the country of South Sudan Refugees fleeing conflict and famine Arua (Agenzia Fides) - Uganda in recent months has faced a flow of refugees out of the ordinary. The West Nile Region and the Kiryandongo District, with approximately 2.7 million inhabitants, have in fact taken in an eno ...
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  11 October 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Strong tensions after Odinga pulled out of the October 26 presidential polls Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Strong tensions in Kenya, where yesterday October 10, opposition leader, Raila Odinga, pulled out of the October 26 presidential polls. On September 1, the Supreme Court judgement nullified Pre ...
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  11 October 2017
  AFRICA/TOGO - The population in Mango is shocked and traumatized, the Bishop asks for justice and respect of rights Mango (Agenzia Fides) - Conflicts continue in the city of Mango, in northern Togo, due to the protests by opposition supporters who have been calling for a constitutional reform for months. According to news gathered b ...
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  10 October 2017
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Presidential elections: "A democratic turning point, but people are waiting for development" says a missionary Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - "We are voting in a peaceful manner with a strong participation of voters", says to Fides Eric Aka, an SMA missionary (Society of African Missions) from Foya, the capital of the homonymous dist ...
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  9 October 2017
  AFRICA/NIGER - A surprise attack against US soldiers: "The presence of foreign soldiers is likely to destabilize the area", says a missionary Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not a mystery that Americans have been present in Niger for a long time not only with drones, but also with soldiers, as well as the presence of the French and perhaps soon even the Italia ...
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  7 October 2017
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Libyan authorities confirm: the bodies of the 21 Coptic martyrs have been found Sirte (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, October 6, the Libyan General Prosecutor officially confirmed the finding of the bodies of the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were beheaded in 2015 by jihadists linked to the Islamic ...
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  6 October 2017
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Vice President poisoned. Tension increases. The Bishops: "No to violence" Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Tension increases in Zimbabwe after the announcement that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was poisoned. Mnangagwa fell ill in August and was hospitalized in South Africa, where doctors said h ...