Africa

• 28 November 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The head of the group that had seized the Polish priest has been released Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I am happy to be free, it is something extraordinary. I was held for six weeks. I was treated well and respected", said, Fr. Mateusz Dziedzic, the Fidei Donum Polish priest abducted in Central A ...
• 27 November 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Vicar General of Bouar: "Fr. Mateusz is fine and was released without the use of force" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Mateusz Dziedzic, the Fidei Donum Polish priest is fine. He was kidnapped in mid-October in the Central African Republic (see Fides 15/10/2014) and was released yesterday, November 26. This w ...
• 27 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram plans attacks with suicide women bombers disguised as nuns Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The terrorists of Boko Haram plan attacks with suicide women bombers disguised as nuns. "A few months ago in Kano (northern Nigeria) the police discovered tailors who were sewing tunics for nun in ...
• 26 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The massacres in Beni: carried out by a criminal network made up of guerrillas and corrupt military Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There are about 120 victims due to the massacres perpetrated in the territory of Beni, in North Kivu, during the month of October. The massacres are attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces ...
• 26 November 2014
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Nearly two million children have dropped out of school to work Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - In Madagascar 1 million 800 thousand children have left school and are engaged in work activities. To try to sensitize the people on the harsh reality that deprives children of their fundam ...
• 25 November 2014
  AFRICA/MALI - Other kidnappings of children in a climate of instability due to the presence of armed groups Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Ten children were kidnapped in northern Mali a few days ago, two of whom died while trying to escape. According to local military and police sources, the kidnappings were carried out by armed men ...
• 25 November 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Mgr. Nzapalainga and the Church in aid of former Seleka rebels: a gesture of forgiveness and reconciliation Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "For me, as a man of God, where there are men, women and children, these are God’s children, created in His image and I have the obligation to help them": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné ...
• 25 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO – The Bishops: "Violence against women is a crime against humanity" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Due to endless rebellions in our Country, women and children are the first victims of this human barbarity" write the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a message for the World Day ...
• 24 November 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Security measures have been intensified in front of churches after the massacre of the bus Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Police have stepped up security measures in the County of Mandera (in the north of Kenya on the border with Somalia) where on November 22, 28 people were killed cold bloodedly by Somali Shabaab ...
• 24 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Another massacre in North Kivu: 200 people were killed in the area in October Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than a hundred people were killed on November 20 in the region of Beni, in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the Coordination o ...
• 21 November 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "In 50 years, Zambia has made remarkable progress", says President of the Episcopal Conference Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for the next presidential elections and 50 years of national independence were the subject of the interview His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Chama, Archbishop of Kasama and President of the Epis ...
• 21 November 2014
  AFRICA/MALI – Ebola: annual pilgrimage postponed Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The annual pilgrimage organized by the Catholic Church that was to take place from November 20 to 23 in Kita, the oldest parish in Mali, has been postponed due to the spread of the Ebola virus. T ...
• 21 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGER - Malaria: preventive treatment to 735 000 children Bouza (Agenzia Fides) - Seasonal malaria chemoprevention treatment (SMC) has shown extremely promising results in reducing the burden of malaria in young children in the Sahel region of Africa. To reach as many children ...
• 20 November 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – Award given to the leaders of the "platform of Religious for Peace", including the Archbishop of Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is an award given to people who in the midst of violence have managed to give another message, that of love, tolerance, social cohesion, of living together", said His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nza ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Ebola: No new cases registered in the Country Boende (Agenzia Fides) - Ebola epidemic which broke out in early August in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now under control. No new cases have been registered since October 4 in Boende. According to World He ...