Africa

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  12 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church: no to unauthorized collection of money for the flooded monasteries Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church, with a statement sent to the Egyptian media through its official channels, has warned individuals and groups not to announce the collection of money for and on behalf o ...
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  11 November 2015
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - The Bishops: "Reconciliation and national unity is a task that never ends" Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to continue the peace and national unification process. This is what the Bishops of Angola call for in their pastoral Letter, sent to Fides, which was published on the occasion ...
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  11 November 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - An unidentified lethal disease affects the population of North Darfur Al-Fashir (Agenzia Fides) - Several children living in refugee camps in the town of Saraf Umra, North Darfur, continue to die of a disease which has not yet been identified and spread among the population about two month ...
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  11 November 2015
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "Abandon arms and follow the path of dialogue" ask the Bishops Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (EMC) expresses its concern due to the "continuous deterioration" of the political and military situation in the country and calls on the government and Ren ...
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  10 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "Justice and Peace" launches a major project of solidarity across the Country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - To be present and close to the last and the marginalized, to promote the culture of solidarity and hospitality. These are the goals of the project presented by the "Justice and Peace" Episco ...
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  10 November 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Start negotiations to overcome the crisis after the cancellation of the vote in Zanzibar Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Negotiations are being held to overcome the political crisis due to the annulment of the results of the presidential, parliamentary and local elections in the semi-autonomous archipelago o ...
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  9 November 2015
  AFRICA/GUINEA - A weak monitoring system favors the spread of Ebola Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – A few days ago WHO declared Sierra Leone Ebola free (see Fides 06/11/2015), but in neighboring Guinea the disease continues to claim victims and has so far killed over 11,000 people in West Af ...
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  9 November 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violence, food insecurity, malnutrition: the population is exhausted Bentiu (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in southern Sudan continues to worsen, in October alone, dozens of children died and cases of violence were recorded. A new document of the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA ...
• 9 November 2015
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Bishop of Kribi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 November 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Mgr. Damase Zinga Atangana, Vicar General of the diocese of Obala as Bishop of the Diocese of Kribi, in Cameroon. Rev. Mgr. Damase Zinga A ...
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  9 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "The Pope’s visit invites us to reflect on the values of the nation" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The coming of the Holy Father gives us the opportunity to reflect on those values which are the cornerstone and foundation of our Nation, for which our ancestors struggled and sacrificed their ...
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  9 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - A situation that seems beyond control Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "The ultimatum expired on Saturday, but no one knows what the consequences are. It seems that the government is afraid", Church sources in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi told Agenzia Fides, whe ...
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  7 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Historical Coptic monasteries damaged by floods Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Floods caused by heavy rains in recent days that hit the region of Wadi al-Natrun have caused heavy damage in the four historic Coptic monasteries of Anba Bishoy, Al Suryan, Al Baramos and St. Mac ...
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  6 November 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - On Saturday, November 7, 2015: the Country will be declared "Ebola free" Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, November 7 after 1 year and 5 months, Sierra Leone will be declared Ebola free, considered the largest epidemic in history: 14,061 cases registered and 3,955 deaths in the Country. ...
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  6 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Burundi threatens the risk of a civil war Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We directly live the concerns expressed by the international community on the situation in our Country, because every day we see the bodies of people killed during the night here in Bujumbura ...
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  6 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Middle East Council of Churches: unify the date for the Easter celebrations Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The path for the Promotion of Christian Unity also involves the adoption of concrete measures such as a common date for the Easter celebrations. This is what was reported in the final declaration ...