Africa

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  11 August 2017
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Mini cultural centre on wheels open for street children Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Matatart is a project run jointly by a 30 year old architect, an Italian Aid Worker, and a young Ugandan woman. The project helps carry culture and art to street children in Kampala. Matatart c ...
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  10 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - “No to violence”: religious leaders appeal while waiting for official results Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) “No to violence; legal paths must be taken to resolve disputes”. This is the sense of an appeal made by the religious leaders of Kenya, meeting at the Multi-Sectional Forum, awaiting the issu ...
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  10 August 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Massacre in Bangassou denounced by the Pope: local Bishop condemns ‘trigger-happy’ UN troops Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- “The massacre in Central Africa Republic in Gambo, a village 70 km from Bangassou, was even mentioned yesterday by the Holy Father” the local Bishop Juan José Aguirre of Muños, Bangassou, un ...
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  9 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Outgoing President Kenyatta leads after elections yesterday but the Opposition denounces vote-rigging Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- Outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta leads in the partial count after yesterday’s 8 August vote for presidential and political elections in Kenya (see Fides 8/8/2017). The result however is reject ...
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  8 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Polling stations open in Kenya to elect new President; local Church in front line for a peaceful vote Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- Polling stations open in Kenya today, 8 August, for presidential and political elections. Some 19.6 million voters are called to elect a new parliament and a Head of State and to choose between o ...
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  7 August 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Drugs and crime behind massacre in a church at Ozubulu Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- Yesterday Sunday 6 August 12 persons died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting attack inside the church of Saint Philip at Ozubulu State of Anambra, in the south of Nigeria. Local Fides sou ...
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  5 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Election results shall be accepted and let no one incite to violence”, religious leaders warn Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Election results shall be accepted and no one shall incite his or her respective supporters to violent action to contest the vote”. This is the message addressed by the religious leaders o ...
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  4 August 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kasai victims of armed conflict continue to increase Luebo (Agenzia Fides) - Over the past two months, more than 140 children have died in the region of Kasai, DR Congo, because of armed conflict. The number of victims may be higher, with 500 reported cases of minors used ...
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  3 August 2017
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Algiers repatriates Nigerien migrants in agreement with Niamey Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to tackle the phenomenon of irregular migration and to fight against human trafficking, the Algerian authorities have decided, in close coordination with the Nigerien authorities, repa ...
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  2 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya shocked by the killing of IEBC systems development manager Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of human rights activists took to the streets of Nairobi to protest murder of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ICT Manager, Chris Msando. The body of Chris Msando ...
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  1 August 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Demonstrations to demand presidential elections have been repressed Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tens of demonstrators have been arrested along with journalists who were trying to document the event. This is how the first demonstration convened to ask for the holding of political and presi ...
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  1 August 2017
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Health atlas to provide better service to mothers and children Wolisso (Agenzia Fides) - Mapping the territory to provide better service to mothers and children. Making the best use of available resources is always a valid rule where resources are scarce and the needs are many, and ...
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  31 July 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops announce a prayer Novena for the upcoming vote Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We note with appreciation, the relatively peaceful manner in which campaigns have been conducted. We urge all the candidates to continue conducting themselves with decorum and sobriety in the r ...
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  31 July 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Over 100 villagers in the east captured by the Mai Mai Simba militiamen Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Over a hundred people in a Congolese village were kidnapped by an armed group. According to information sent to Agenzia Fides by CEPADHO, a local NGO, on July 26 about fifty Mai-Mai Simba fight ...
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  31 July 2017
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "Birth cushions" to convince the women of Karamoja to go to hospital Moroto (Agenzia Fides) – The presentation of "Birth cushions" will be held these days, in Washington, created by the NGO Doctors with Africa CUAMM. It is an innovative solution aimed at convincing women from Karamoja, ...