Africa

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  8 March 2016
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - “The terrorists have no popular support, the people side with the security forces” says National PMS Director Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - “The prevailing feeling among Tunisians is that the terrorists must be defeated” Fides was told by Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Tunisia, where, ...
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  8 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Catholic Bishops call for “transparent dialogue” to overcome racism still present in our society Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “Racism and racial division is still present in South Africa” the South African Catholic Bishops denounce, calling for “transparent dialogue” even though “we are aware that thi ...
• 7 March 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Francis, on 5 March 2016, appointed Apostolic Administrator “sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of the archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro (Democratic Republic of ...
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  7 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - University protests: Bishops call for “honest dialogue with students” Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Not enough has been done to promote an environment that enables open and honest dialogue to happen. We call for honest dialogue on the issues raised by the students at various campuses� ...
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  5 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros tells his flock: buy state bonds to help the country Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Egypt’s economy is on the verge of collapse for a series of factors including the drop in income connected with tourism, revolts in 2011, terrorist attacks, the Russian aircraft which crashed ...
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  5 March 2016
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Motobike-ambulance service guarantees assisted delivery to more than 200 mothers a month Oyam (Agenzia Fides) – Guaranteeing assisted delivery to mothers in Oyam district in Uganda, is the mission chosen by the Italian organization Medici con l’Africa CUAMM (Doctors with Africa) on occasion of this year ...
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  5 March 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy regarding the “national” prayer called by the government; the local Catholic Church will not take part Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- After asking the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cancel the demonstration planned for 16 February (see Fides 16/2/2016), the majority which supports President Joseph Kab ...
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  4 March 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Let us fight corruption as Pope Francis asked us to do” says Archbishop Kairo Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- A Kenyan archbishop has reminded President Uhuru Kenyatta of what Pope Francis said during his visit to the African country about fighting corruption. “During the meeting with young people at K ...
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  4 March 2016
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Flour is scarce , long lines to buy bread Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The people of Khartoum have to wait in long lines to buy a little bread from the bakeries which often have to close because of the scarcity of flour. A woman in the state of Khartoum told th ...
• 4 March 2016
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Tunisia concerned about possible military intervention in Libya Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - “Tunisia is deeply concerned about possible intervention on the part of western powers in Libya” F r. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Tunisia, said in a ...
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  3 March 2016
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Catholic Bishops' Conference of Angola, Sao Tomé and Principe opens Plenary Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – On-going formation and the extension of Radio Ecclesia network to cover the whole of Angola were among the issues being discussed by the Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of A ...
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  3 March 2016
  AFRICA/SUD SUDAN - UN urges: “be quick to form a national unity government ”, violence is spreading JJuba (Agenzia Fides) - South Sudan leaders must be quick to implement the peace agreement signed in August 2015. This was said by secretary general of the United Nations Organisation Mr Ban Ki-moon, during a brief visi ...
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  2 March 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Still no date for Presidential elections: will this mean a presidential vacancy? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - There may soon be a presidential vacancy in the Democratic Republic of Congo unless elections are held before the end of November. This is the scenario after Corneille Nangaa chairman of the ...
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  2 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Ortodox Church: no one may produce a film about Patriarch Shenuda III without our permission Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The Council of Coptic Orthodox lay congregations–influential body in the Coptic Orthodox Church, presided by the Patriarch himself – has cautioned producers of television series, films, and ...
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  2 March 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Police arrest suspected informer for Christmas 2011 attack on the church of St Teresa Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- The local police have arrested a person suspected of taking part in preparations for the Christmas 2011 attack on the church of Saint Teresa of Madalla, near Abuja, capital of Nigeria. The incident ...