Africa

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  27 September 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "No to the creation of the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs" say Catholics and Protestants Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics and Protestants in Zambia have opposed the establishment of a new government Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs. "In view of the various financial and economic chal ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Unsustainable education costs: Sudanese families forced to leave their daughters at home El Geneina (Agenzia Fides) - Studying in Sudan seems to have become inaccessible for a growing number of people. The surge in prices is forcing parents to keep their daughters at home. The costs for uniforms, folders, bo ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy between majority and opposition on the responsibility of the clashes Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is internal and international controversy on the responsibilities of the recent clashes that devastated Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides 19-20-21-22/09/2016) ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Politicians: let us give value to the "Way of the Holy Family" to relaunch tourism Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The economic crisis that is affecting Egypt calls upon all communities of Egyptian-born emigrants around the world. Among the resources on which to focus there is also that of promoting tourism, u ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Apparent calm in Kinshasa; the number of the victims due to recent clashes remains uncertain Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is apparent calm in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were demonstrations were held in the city with clashes and also casualties among security forces and oppositio ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros: the invitation to support President al Sisi is not political interference, but "patriotism" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The invitation to express public support for President Abdel Fattah al Sisi during his visit in New York, by the Coptic Orthodox Church to the faithful residing in the US, does not manifest subo ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops choose a woman who will select a new electoral commission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has selected Mrs. Bernadette Musundi, to a nine-member team that will select a new electoral commission. This is what the Kenyan Bishops decided dur ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "We will suspend our participation in national dialogue, no to Kabila’s third term" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese Bishops have threatened to withdraw from the dialogue if the political forum is used to give Joseph Kabila an opportunity to stand for re-election. "Out of respect for our innoc ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The UN: "serious violations of human rights, strong risk of genocide" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - 564 extrajudicial executions in Burundi from April 26, 2015 till the end of August 2016, were documented by a UN report. "Experts ascertained serious violations of human rights that were and ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Hundreds of Copts at the pro-Sisi demonstration outside the UN headquarters New York (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Copts attended the demonstration convened on Tuesday, September 20 in front of the headquarters of the United Nations to show their support for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Si ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New clashes in Kinshasa, but the door to dialogue between majority and opposition remains open Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Clashes continue even today and the city is paralyzed", say local sources to Agenzia Fides from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where since yesterday there have been ong ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church reaffirms its opposition to early marriage Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities of the Coptic Orthodox Church wanted to strongly reaffirm their opposition to the celebration of combined marriages by family units that involve boys and girls at an early age. A s ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Justice and Peace: "unacceptable death of 36 psychiatric patients due to the reduction of medical expenses" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "It is morally unacceptable that 36 psychiatric patients died within months of being moved from the Life Healthcare Esidimeni Centre to local NGOs and other facilities, without any interven ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Human Rights Watch:The return of Somali refugees in Dadaab is not "voluntary" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Many of the Somali refugees in Dadaab camp (in northeastern Kenya) "have agreed to return home because they fear Kenya will force them out if they stay" denounce Human Rights Watch (HRW). Accor ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Clashes between demonstrators and police in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There are ongoing clashes in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, between police and demonstrators belonging to the "Rassemblement", a group of opposition parties that support t ...