Africa

• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hope of Easter in the poorest Country in the world Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Year after year we cling to Easter as a lifeline especially for young people, the youth of today, to whom we must be able to give a ray of hope" writes from Malawi Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, Monfo ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Stop the war immediately. If the parties are unable to reach agreement by themselves, then they must be persuaded to accept a solution" say Christian leaders Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop immediately this senseless war that is bringing immense suffering to the South Sudanese people" say the Christian leaders of South Sudan in a message issued after the meeting of the South Sud ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - "The churches burned in January will be protected at Easter, but then discrimination will continue as before", says a missionary Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Saint John in Yantala burnt on January 17, Saint Paul in Haro Banda, destroyed on January 17, Saint Gabriel in Garbado, reduced to ashes on January 17 and Sainte Thérèse in Bani Fandou, charre ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya" Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday, April 1, the laying of the first stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya", the 21 Egyptian Copts killed in Libyan territory by jihadists last January, was held in ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The creation of new provinces is likely to result in a postponement of local elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Going from 11 to 26 provinces will not be easy. The installation of these new provinces will require a lot of resources", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the "Peace in Congo Network" on t ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church invites President al-Sisi to Easter Mass Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take part in the Easter vigil that will be celebrated on Saturday evening, April 11 by Patriarch Tawadros II at th ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Constitutional referendum at risk for the controversy over Islamic Courts Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum to approve the new Constitution of Tanzania scheduled on April 30 could be postponed for organizational reasons and because of the controversies on the establishment of Isla ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA - Decent work for young people living in rural areas Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - More than half of the population of Africa is under 25 years of age and it is expected that over the next decade, about 11 million young people will enter the labor market every year. Despi ...
• 30 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Boko Haram failed to prevent the holding of elections", says the Bishop of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections were held in a calm manner in Maiduguri, without violence or crisis caused by Boko Haram" says His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, one of ...
• 30 March 2015
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "Tunisians are proud of the demonstration against terrorism" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday's demonstration joined the Tunisians in making common front against terrorism", said Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Tunisia, where yest ...
• 28 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Caritas: "There is hope of allowing refugees to return to their homes, but destruction is enormous" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It was a joy to see the happiness with which refugees welcomed their Bishops who came to visit them", says Fr. Evaristus Bassey, Executive Director of Caritas Nigeria, who is in Rome for the meeti ...
• 28 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church supports the government in the fight against illiteracy Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Department of the Coptic Orthodox Church in charge of services and social activities, signed the protocol of the national project on Friday, March 27 to combat illiteracy prepared by the Egypt ...
• 27 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - On the eve of the vote 90% of the areas freed from Boko Haram; "Why was it not done before?" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Nigeria to vote tomorrow, March 28, to elect the new President. "The Nigerian press has already made predictions that the main opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, will get two-thirds of the vo ...
• 26 March 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Caritas Bangui distributes aid to the displaced Muslims in Mbaiki Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Bangui, very active in providing relief to the displaced of the civil war in the Central African Republic, has distributed food aid to 49 members of the Muslim community in the city of Mb ...
• 26 March 2015
  AFRICA - Rome -Caritas meeting: A million displaced persons and refugees fleeing Boko Haram Rome (Agenzia Fides) - An action plan for displaced persons and refugees from the violence of Boko Haram will be discussed during the meeting promoted by Caritas Internationalis in Rome which begins today and will end to ...