Africa

• 19 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Weak signs of hope thanks to pressure from China and Kenya for an inclusive dialogue" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in Bujumbura seems to be calm after yesterday’s fighting in several districts of the capital of Burundi (see Fides 18/11/2015). This is reported by local sources to Agenzia F ...
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  19 November 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Open discussion on the mission in Africa 50 years after the "Ad Gentes" apostolic decree Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are proud and happy of the good news that we have received thanks to the action of missionaries. It is necessary for us to pause on the decree on the universal mission 50 years after its pu ...
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  19 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros: participate in the elections and give your support to honest and competent candidates Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops and pastoral operators have to encourage "all citizens, and in particular young people, to participate in the second phase of the electoral process". Coptic voters must choose competent an ...
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  18 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Shooting during the night in Bujumbura Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Heavy fighting was heard last night in Bujumbura, also near the Seminary of the capital of Burundi. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by local sources who have requested anonymity for securit ...
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  18 November 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New attack in the northeast while the President denounces: "the army sabotaged by corruption" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 32 dead and 80 wounded in a suicide bombing in a petrol station in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, in the north-east of Nigeria. The attack is attributed to Boko Haram, the group responsi ...
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  17 November 2015
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The Bishops: "We hope these unspeakable acts do not give reason to those who take advantage of these attacks to instill hatred" Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "Living among the Muslims we witness their conviction and their deep humiliation of knowing that these acts are committed in the name of Islam", write the three Bishops of Algeria in a letter to ...
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  17 November 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops concerned about the consequences of urbanization and unemployment Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Ghana are concerned about the growing number of street children, a consequence of the increasing urbanization of the country. In the statement, published at the end of their plenary ...
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  16 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Shootings in Bujumbura, also in the central areas Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) – There are ongoing shootings in Bujumbura, say local sources to Agenzia Fides from the capital of Burundi. "We heard gunfire and explosions up to 40 minutes ago. People fought and are fightin ...
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  16 November 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "National dialogue must respect the Constitution" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - National dialogue proposed by President Joseph Kabila should be respectful of the Constitution and should not give rise to forms of transition or extraordinary institutions. This is what the Bi ...
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  13 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Imam of al-Azhar condemns the attack on a Coptic evangelical church Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Attacks against places of worship "go against the authentic Islamic religion and its teachings of tolerance", but fail to undermine the unity of the Egyptian people. This is how Ahmed al-Tayyeb, G ...
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  13 November 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Malaria spreading in the west of Darfur, while whooping cough in the north of Darfur El Geneina (Agenzia Fides) - The people living in El Geneina camps for the displaced in West Darfur complain about the spread of malaria, along with a shortage of affordable medicines. As of 28 October, 410 cases of whoo ...
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  13 November 2015
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Launch of "Ecclesia TV", Catholic television in the Ivory Coast Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Ecclesia TV", the Catholic television in the Ivory Coast will begin broadcasting on December 8. This was announced by Don Augustin Obrou, Head of Communication and External Relations of the Arc ...
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  13 November 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER- Thousand Nigerian refugee families welcomed by families of Niger with the support of Caritas Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of displaced Nigerian families, fleeing the violence of the Boko Haram jihadist sect have been welcomed in Niger and receive assistance from Caritas Niger in the region of Diffa in sout ...
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  12 November 2015
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Cleaning" operation for Independence Day Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of children habitually live on the streets of Luanda, capital of Angola, where there are 8 million inhabitants. Most have families but have been abandoned for economic reasons or thrown ...
• 12 November 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Maiduguri's appeal: "We need concrete help for displaced people affected by Boko Haram" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Security has improved thanks to the efforts of the military who are present here and the attacks of Boko Haram have declined", says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dash Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri, ...