Africa

• 28 January 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Caritas: more funds needed for refugees from the Central African Republic Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - More funds are needed to help refugees from the Central African Republic who have been welcomed in neighboring States, said Msgr. Robert J Vitillo, head of Caritas Internationalis’ delegation t ...
• 28 January 2015
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Assault on Tripoli: the shadow of the Islamic State on the shores of the Mediterranean Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - At least 10 people died in the attack on Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, committed by two (or maybe three, according to some sources) gunmen, yesterday, January 27th. After setting off a car bomb i ...
• 28 January 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Egyptian government allocates land for the construction of new churches in the capital Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A plot of 30 hectares has been made available to the Coptic Patriarchate to build structures and offices connected to the Cathedral of San Marco in Cairo, and three other smaller plots of land to ...
• 28 January 2015
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - In view of the elections there is growing concern for children abducted for macabre rituals Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the upcoming presidential elections to be held in the Ivory Coast in October, there is a growing concern for the kidnapping and murder of children for ritual purposes. According to in ...
• 27 January 2015
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Bishops denounce: "Ivorian society is sick at a spiritual and moral level" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The unbridled race to easy money and power threatens social cohesion and the stability of the Country", say the Bishops of the Ivory Coast in the message published at the end of their Plenary A ...
• 27 January 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Catholic Diocese in Minya promotes religious reconciliation in the village of Delga with concrete projects Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The village of Delga, in the Egyptian governorate of Minya, in the recent past has been the focus of clashes between family clans and violence carried out by fundamentalist Islamist groups, who ha ...
• 27 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Anti-Christian violence: the Bishops reaffirm their friendship with the Muslim community Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to renew our friendship and brotherhood to the entire Muslim community in our Country", write the Bishops of Niger in a message to the Muslim community, sent to Agenzia Fides, after the ...
• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishop of Maiduguri: "Boko Haram could conquer the entire north-east before the end of the election" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Boko Haram tried to enter Maiduguri twice last weekend: the first time on Friday 23 and the second yesterday, Sunday 25 January", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop Ma ...
• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Copts killed and churches attacked in the riots on January 25 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - There are at least three Christian Copts - including a 10-year-child - among the victims of the clashes in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on the occasion of the fourth anniversary that caused the ...
• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Cholera, hunger, diseases: new threats for thousands of flood victims in Malawi and Mozambique Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Roads, bridges, schools, infrastructure of all kinds, thousands of hectares of land have been destroyed, livestock drowned: this is the devasting situation caused by the torrential rains that h ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL – Bishops: "No to violence in God's name, but be careful not to offend religious feelings" Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly condemn the murderous violence of terrorism and fanaticism that attacks human life in the name of God. This is unacceptable because life is a gift from God that must be respected and ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "too many politicians resort to slander and incite violence" during the election campaign Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We commend all politicians and political parties who have so far run issue-based, violence-free campaigns in preparations for general elections in Nigeria. We urge them to continue in this manner ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Associations are working on a document on the rights of citizenship Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Associations and movements animated by Coptic Christians who are part of the "Coptic Advisory Council" have announced the imminent publication of a document on the rights of citizenship. The text ...
• 22 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Churches and convents burned, schools and dispensaries closed Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Between Friday 16 and Saturday 17 January, various churches and religious communities in Niger suffered extensive damage because of demonstrators protesting against the publication of the French ...
• 22 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Anti-Christian Violence: Bishops suspend all activities of the Church Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Niger have suspended "until further notice" all the activities of the Catholic Church (schools, health centers, charitable activities), "following the looting of churches and infra ...