Africa

• 29 July 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New Rector of Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 20 May 2016, appointed Rector of Good Shepherd Major Interdiocesan Seminary in Kaduna, Nig ...
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  26 July 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church rejects foreign exploitation of sectarian attacks experienced AFRICA/EGYPT – The Coptic Church rejects foreign exploitation of sectarian attacks experienced Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The Copt Orthodox Church does not want the sectarian attacks recently experienced by Egyptia ...
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  26 July 2016
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Thousands of South Sudan refugees crowd into already precarious camps Gulu (Agenzia Fides) – In just three weeks 30,000 refugees have entered Uganda where the camps are overcrowded to the limit. Recent fighting in South Sudan has put pressure on the already difficult situation. In ea ...
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  26 July 2016
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Final Message: “in the proclamation of the Gospel of Family, we are to be the witnesses of hope.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "Having come to the end of our meeting, we would like to address this message of hope and solidarity concerning the future of our families and communities, to the Church-Family of God in Africa ...
• 25 July 2016
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation of Archbishop of Nampula and appointment of apostolic administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 25 July 2016, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Nampula, in Mozambique, presented by Mgr. Tomé Makhweliha, S. ...
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  25 July 2016
  AAFRICA/EGYPT- Copt Orthodox Patriach Tawadros suspends his weekly Wednesday public catechesis because of sectarian violence Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Copt Orthodox Patriach Tawadros II has announced that he has decided to suspend his weekly Wednesday afternoon public catechesis in Cairo due to growing tension following fresh attacks on Coptic ...
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  25 July 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN -Food crisis heightens following fresh outbreak of civil war Juba (Agenzia Fides) – The food crisis in South Sudan has worsened with the new outbreak of civil war . For thousands of people fleeing their homes and the many who stay behind, food is the main priority. Since the civ ...
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  23 July 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Restrictions to the use of the Internet endanger the health of many little patients Meki (Agenzia Fides) – “Since the Ethiopian government restricted access to the Internet it has become impossible for us to obtain scientific information on the web or discuss cases of serious illnesses which we ar ...
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  23 July 2016
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - SECAM Assembly : too little investment in media programmes for evangelization in Africa. Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "“The Church must absolutely be more present on the digital media in a deliberate and informed manner,” said the Nigerian Bishop Badejo, of Oyo, who was facilitating a workshop titled “ ...
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  22 July 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - President al Sisi says about sectarian clashes: anyone attempting to put a wedge between Christians and Muslims will be brought before the law Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The law in Egypt guarantees equal rights and duties for its Muslim and Christian citizens and the government should be on the lookout for “any attempt to insert a wedge between the two commu ...
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  22 July 2016
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Floods cause casualties and destruction Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – In recent weeks several lives were lost in severe flooding following widespread heavy rainfall . Moreover some 2200 dwellings in Naivasha camp for displaced persons, Shangil Tobaya, norther ...
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  21 July 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - New sectarian clashes in Minya. The Grand Imam of al Azhar: Let us all return to reason Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Four Christian Copts and five Muslims were injured in sectarian clashes which broke out in recent days in the village of Edmo, located in the governorate of Minya in Upper Egypt. After the clashes ...
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  21 July 2016
  AFRICA/RWANDA - A new intervention in favor of women and children against malnutrition Muyanza (Agenzia Fides) - A multisectoral project to support maternity and childhood started on July 1. It is a new intervention of the Fighting World Hunger Movement in the medical-health and nutrition field, to support ...
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  20 July 2016
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - The family in Africa today and tomorrow, in the light of the Gospel AFRICA/ANGOLA – The family in Africa today and tomorrow, in the light of the Gospel Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – A solemn celebration of the Eucharist in the parish dedicated to the Holy Family in Luanda, capital ...
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  20 July 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Acute malnutrition for 240,000 children for the humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the worsening of the humanitarian situation, due to the conflict with Boko Haram, over 240,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition in addition to a high risk of death in Born ...