Africa

• 18 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Clashes among MPs on anti-terrorism law could put fundamental freedoms at risk Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Clashes among MPs of the majority and the opposition in Parliament in Nairobi occurred during the vote on the controversial anti-terrorism law that would weaken, according to several members hum ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The parishes of Maiduguri cares for more than 5,000 displaced people fleeing Boko Haram Maiduguri (Fides) – The situation of displaced persons welcomed in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, in northern Nigeria is dramatic. This has also posed a great risk as boko haram militia now disguise as displaced pe ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Meeting of the "wise men" begins today to put an end to the massacres in the territory of Beni Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A three-day meeting will be held today, December 17, in Beni, North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) to try to put an end to the spiral of violence that is shaking the Territory Be ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Twenty new radio stations in Darfur and South Kordofan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In January, Sudan plans to launch ten shortwave radio stations in Darfur, and ten in South Kordofan. The new stations will present programs in local dialects, in response to the transmissions o ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Camilliani committed to face the threat of Ebola virus Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - So far there have been no recorded cases of Ebola in Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo, but the probability is very high because of the proximity to the countries that have confirmed the presence ...
• 16 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More groups commit massacres against civilians in Beni: maybe a new war? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In the territory of Beni, which belongs to the province of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation of extreme insecurity is becoming more dramatic and intolerable: m ...
• 16 December 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Corruption and intra-party conflicts threaten democracy" say the Christian confessions Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We lament at the failure of political leadership in Zambia today. There is far too much hypocrisy and rhetoric. It is for this reason that there is no evidence in the fight against corruption", ...
• 15 December 2014
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE – Card. Sarr launches an appeal for the island of Fogo affected by the erupting volcano Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Theodore Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal), has launched an appeal for the people of the island of Fogo, in the archipelago of Cape Verde, hit by a dramatic volcano eruption. "I ...
• 15 December 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Memorial Mass for the victims and for peace, a year after the outbreak of the Civil War Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A prayer for the repose of the victims of the civil war and for peace in the Country is celebrated today, December 15, at the Cathedral in Juba, capital of South Sudan, one year after the outbreak ...
• 15 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar: those who commit terrorist acts in the name of Islam cannot be labelled "infidel" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Terrorists yes, infidels no. The University of Al Azhar - universally recognized as the most authoritative theological center of Sunni Islam - in recent days issued a statement to explicitly reaff ...
• 13 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church: "Employment Day" for young job seekers Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - More than ten national and multinational companies have joined "Employment Day", the convention organized in Cairo on Saturday, December 13 at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral by the Economic Co ...
• 12 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Christian leaders ask Muslims "for a deliberate and concerted effort" to stop the violence of the Shabaab Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to see a deliberate and concerted effort by our Muslim brothers and sisters. They (Muslim leaders) must move merely beyond condemning the spate of attacks targeting non-Muslims to initi ...
• 12 December 2014
  AFRICA - The anti-terrorism laws cause concern for the respect of human rights and democracy Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Acts of terrorism committed by organizations such as Boko Haram (in Nigeria and Cameroon) and Al Shabaab (in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda) are pushing some African states to adopt specific anti-terror ...
• 11 December 2014
  AFRICA/ETIOPIA- "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes" says a Fidei Donum priest Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes and it is so true what John Paul II said in Redemptoris Missio: after 2000 years of Christianity the evangelizing mission is just be ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Elections are an opportunity for the Country and not a step back" warn the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the fact that the Burundians are getting used to renewing the institutions through elections, but there are signs that raise serious concerns on the fair and peaceful conduct of ...