Africa

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  20 October 2015
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Outgoing President in the lead in the provisional results of the presidential elections Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing President Alpha Condé appears in the lead in the provisional results of the presidential elections held in the Republic of Guinea on 11 October. According to figures published on Octob ...
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  20 October 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Religious confessions announce the rapid appointment of the new head of the Electoral Commission Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The platform of religious denominations of the Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to choosing its candidate for the presidency of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ...
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  19 October 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Bishop Emeritus who chose the mission: "A simple missionary, without any other titles" Kofele (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of World Mission Day His Exc. Mgr. Antonio Mattiazzo, Bishop emeritus of Padua, who since last September is "a simple missionary without any other titles" as he defined himself, i ...
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  19 October 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Elections: the high turnout of Christians Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of institutions and religious communities launched several appeals to urge people not to boycott the polls and participate in parliamentary elections. Among the appeals there is al ...
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  15 October 2015
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Food crisis: there are no basic social services Harare (Agenzia Fides) - In Zimbabwe there is a new food emergency. The UN estimates that more than 1.5 million Zimbabweans, 16% of the population, need urgent help. The southern regions are in particular at risk, where ...
• 15 October 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of Bishop of Mtwara and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 October 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mtwara (Tanzania), presented by Mgr. Gabriel Mmol, in accordance with can. 401 § 1 of t ...
• 15 October 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of the Bishop of Zomba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 October 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D., General Definitor of the PP. Discalced Carmelites as Bishop of the diocese of Zomba (Malawi). Rev. Fr. ...
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  14 October 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The PMS invite to "put an end to hostility and bickering" and ask for sanctions and compensation Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Central African Republic have denounced "crimes and looting, destruction of places of worship and churches, such as acts of barbarism committed in o ...
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  14 October 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Bishops invite "All work together with the Electoral Commission to have lists of credible voters" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - All those who are called to work with the Electoral Commission for the preparation of new electoral rolls "have to be honest and truthful in their contributions", to win the confidence of the Ghan ...
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  13 October 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Tension between Burundi and Rwanda: "there is a risk of an explosion in the Great Lakes region" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We risk a war that would invest the Great Lakes region" say local sources from Burundi to Agenzia Fides, where tension is increasing with neighboring Rwanda, after the deportation of a Rwanda ...
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  12 October 2015
  AFRICA - Ugandan Bishops: "Pope Francis comes here as a bridge builder" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "In a Country like ours where unity and national consensus has eluded us for decades, the Pope comes as a bridge builder. This demands of us to imitate Christ who came to serve rather than to b ...
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  12 October 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Jigger disease severely marks AIDS orphans Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In Busia and Siaya more than 509 children suffer from jiggers, a skin infection caused by a flea that damages joints and makes walking difficult, they can walk back to school after being treated ...
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  12 October 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Concern for the resignation of the President of the Independent Electoral Commission Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The resignation of Father Apollinaire Malumalu as President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) is raising questions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is about to experience ...
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  10 October 2015
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Presidential elections create tension Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - 6 million Guineans are called to the polls on Sunday, October 11, to elect a new President. The last phase of the election campaign was marred by accidents, also severe, with victims and wounde ...
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  9 October 2015
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Nobel Peace Prize: "Tunisia shows that democracy is possible in the Arab Muslim world" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "We are happy because it is a recognition and encouragement to Tunisian democracy" said to Agenzia Fides Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Tunisia, comment ...