Africa

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  1 July 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Municipal elections: the Bishops call for "an ethical leadership, being a politician can be a noble Christian vocation" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We need mayors and councillors who have genuine concern for the economic and other hardships that our citizens are enduring" said the pastoral Letter of the Southern African Bishops on the ...
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  30 June 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violence in Wau: suspicions on the army but the government accuses a new Islamist formation Juba (Agenzia Fides) - At least 50 people died and several thousand displaced is the toll of a wave of violence which took place on June 25 in Wau, a town 650 km north-west from Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The gove ...
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  30 June 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops warn: "Without elections we will likely sink into the abyss" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Respect of the Constitution and electoral deadlines as prescribed; start of authentic dialogue among all political parties; initiate social policies to alleviate the painful conditions of the p ...
• 30 June 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Awasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2016 the Holy appointed Fr. Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. as Apostolic Vicar of Awasa (Ethiopia), assigning him the titular see of Ambia. The new Apostolic Vicar was born in San ...
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  28 June 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Challenge for green and cheap electricity Pemba (Agenzia Fides) - There are about 645 million Africans without electricity which, among other things, prevents them from carrying out any form of economic activities. Electricity is the main challenge for the peopl ...
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  27 June 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The process for the laws on the construction of churches and personal status continues Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The new legislation on the construction of churches is a "priority" for Egyptian parliamentarians, who are engaged in last adjustments of the new legislative text containing the new provisions. Th ...
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  27 June 2016
  AFRICA - "Break the Wall": to defend the rights of minors in precarious conditions Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - A new initiative of the Spanish NGO Plan International launches an appeal for child education in Africa. Through the campaign "Break the Wall", the NGO wants to extend education to many young ill ...
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  24 June 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Concerns of the Church on the new measures on migration Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - One notices an opening to review the migration policy for refugees, but must be realized in concrete, taking into account that the devil hides in the details. This is the meaning of the not ...
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  24 June 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops pay a visit to the diocese of Maiduguri marked by the violence of Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are on a visit of solidarity with the people and the Church of Borno to see for ourselves the devastation caused by the activities of Boko Haram", said His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Leke Abegunrin, Ar ...
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  24 June 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Birth of a new Catholic community in Kokossa: catechumens - of the poorest of the poor Kokossa (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, June 19, Solemnity of Pentecost according to the liturgical calendar of the Ethiopian Church, a new Catholic Christian community was born in Kokossa, in Ethiopia, in the Oromia regi ...
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  23 June 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - At least three dead in clashes over cattle rustling in the northwest Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Tension along the border between the county of Kisumu and that of Nandi, in north-western Kenya continues, where in recent days at least three people died in clashes between the Luo and Nandi c ...
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  23 June 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The UN recognizes the responsibilities of peacekeepers in preventing the massacre in Malakal Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Confusion in the command and control, and lack of knowledge of the rules of engagement, or orders on how to deal with an attack by the Blue Helmets are among the causes that led to the massacre th ...
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  22 June 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Prayer Meeting for members of the National Unity Government Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The South Sudan Council of Churches yesterday organized a prayer meeting for ministers of the new unity government, which includes representatives of both of the formerly warring parties. The mee ...
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  22 June 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic researcher arrested on charges of "terrorism" released Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Researcher Mina Thabet, linked to groups for the defense of human rights, was released on Monday, June 20 after an Egyptian court ordered his release after paying a bail of 10 thousand Egyptian po ...
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  22 June 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The Bishops of Africa: "Bishops of Africa: "Burundi will find peace only through dialogue among all social partners" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Ensure inclusive participation of citizens in the peace process and address all grievances peacefully in a way that maintains stability" says the message published at the end of a visit to Bu ...