Africa

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  21 March 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Destitute, malnourished, displaced children Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - The children of Burundi, who account for half of a population of ten million people, live in the most destitute Country in the world, where most of the population survives on less than $ 1 a d ...
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  21 March 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO - First round of presidential elections opens under communications blackout imposed by the government Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday, March 20, the first round of presidential elections, which took place in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), opened under communications blackout imposed by the gov ...
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  18 March 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Hygiene and health accessible to even the most vulnerable people Merti (Agenzia Fides) - Speaking of access to adequate sanitation and good hygiene practices may seem obvious. In Kenya the majority of the population, about 70%, have no clean and functional toilets. A fact that has ser ...
• 18 March 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Christ the King" Major Seminary in Nyeri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 27, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Peter Maingi Mutune, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Nairobi ...
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  18 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops ask for clarity on the appointment of ministers Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Southern African Catholic Bishops are "profoundly disturbed" by Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas’s confirmation that he was offered the post of Finance Minister by members of the Gup ...
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  18 March 2016
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Bishops "we are shocked": assault in Grand Bassam Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The number of victims caused by the terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam, the resort town on the Ivory Coast, on Sunday, March 13 attacked by a commando of Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has risen ...
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  17 March 2016
  AFRICA / MALAWI - The Bishops' letter is the last warning: for a missionary "there is risk of social explosion" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a very deep letter and to be taken seriously", said Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, Monfort missionary, commenting on the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Malawi on the state of the Country (see ...
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  17 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A community radio circuit for peace in the country torn by civil war Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A radio network to promote peace has been created by 12 community radio stations in South Sudan. Under this initiative, 45 "citizen journalists" will be trained to gather information to be provided ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Outbreaks of cholera for the drought in Oromia, in the Somali region and of the Peoples of the South Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The precarious situation that Ethiopia is living due to water shortage (see Fides 09/03/2016) continues to affect the battered population even at a health level. In an appeal launched by the ...
• 16 March 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "Paul VI" Theological Seminary in Antsiranana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 30, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Sylvain Bevazaha, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Amtsiranana ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - A seminar being held on the translation of the Bible in African languages Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Africa has to meet the challenges of today by cooperating with other Christian faiths in translating the Bible for all language groups on our continent", said His Exc. Mgr. S ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Catholic Bishop of Guizeh: the murder of Regeni used to ruin relations between Cairo and Rome Guizeh (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of Giulio Regeni was carried out by "professional torturers" perhaps also aimed at "ruining the relations of the present Egyptian and Italian governments". This is how Anba Antonios Az ...
• 16 March 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 22 dead in an attack against a mosque in the northeast Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 22 people were killed in a double suicide bombing in a mosque in the village of Molai-Umarari, about 10 km from Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. A suicide bomber ...
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  15 March 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishops denounce the evils of the Country: Hunger, poverty, lack of public services Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "As your Pastors, we cannot sit back and watch in the face of shrinking standards or lack of public service delivery, increasing gap between the rich and the poor, lack of fiscal discipline and ...
• 15 March 2016
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Erection of the Diocese of Kumba and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 15, 2016, the Holy Father erected the new Diocese of Kumba, Cameroon, with territory taken from the Diocese of Buéa, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Bamenda. The ...