Africa

• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA – Joint tests of Church and State on the tetanus vaccine considered a means of birth control Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Ministry of Health will conduct joint tests to ascertain whether the controversial tetanus vaccine contains hCG beta unit. According to information sent to Agenzia Fi ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - More than 100,000 Catholics scattered because of Boko Haram, "but we remain to bear witness with our presence", said a priest of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 100,000 Catholics forced to flee from areas controlled by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Gideon Obasogie, Head of Social Communicatio ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - File: the damage inflicted by Boko Haram to the diocese of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - According to a note sent to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Gideon Obasogie, Head of Social Communications of the Diocese of Maiduguri, with the fall of Mubi the estimated figure of destruction caused by Bok ...
• 18 November 2014
  AFRICA/CHAD - A child dies every 20 seconds from preventable and treatable causes N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - Every year 1.555.200 boys and girls under 5 years of age die due to the consumption of contaminated water and the resulting diseases, such as diarrhea, malaria or respiratory infections. A you ...
• 18 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The President of the Episcopal Conference warns: "The 2015 elections will create a political situation that will be explosive" Jos (Agenzia Fides) - "There are already signals and indications that the impending 2015 elections will create a political situation that will be explosive" warned His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos a ...
• 17 November 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso appoints transitional President Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - After 16 days since the fall of power, which lasted 27 years, of former President Blaise Compaoré, and the settlement of a military junta, a civilian was appointed ad interim President of B ...
• 17 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Stop to minerals of war: appeal to the European Union so that it strengthen controls Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Gold, tungsten, tin and coltan. These minerals are used in a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors including those of electronics and aerospace, which contribute to foment some of the ...
• 14 November 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Mobile sinks to counter Ebola Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - The initiatives to try to prevent the further spread of the Ebola virus and support the people affected by this terrible disease continue. According to the local newspaper Awoko, last October, ...
• 14 November 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The first woman mayor of Yei killed: an act against the Church and against peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Strong condemnation of the Church for the barbarous murder of the first female mayor of Yei, in the south-west of South Sudan, Cecelia Oba Tito, whose body was found along with that of her chief of ...
• 14 November 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Domestic violence at the center of reflection for Advent Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The local Episcopal Conference has launched the campaign "shared decisions, shared development, shared happiness". "We want to intensify awareness so that we can bring about good behaviour a ...
• 13 November 2014
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - "Dialogue between Christians and Muslims is possible, but must be nurtured constantly", said Mgr. Ndiaye Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We belong to a world that is changing and that, in some respects is disturbing, because the jihad awakening is a threat to peace among men and peace among religions. However, one cannot live on an ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "People are dying due to lack of medicine, external aid blocked because of Cashgate": alarm launched by the President of the Episcopal Conference Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "People are dying due to lack of medicine and health care, because there are not enough funds to be allocated to health care", says His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Mukasa Zuza, Bishop of Mzuzu and Preside ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN – Alarm: haemorrhagic fever in Southern Kordofan Kadugli (Agenzia Fides) - The inhabitants of the town of Kadugli, Abu Jubaiha and Habila, Southern Kordofan, have complained about the appearance of a fever unknown to them. Meanwhile, the local Ministry of Health has be ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Mgr. Ouedraogo confident about the return of power to civilians on behalf of the military Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The military is certainly willing to give power to a transitional civilian government. It is therefore a good thing that there is a Charter governing the transitional period", said His Exc. ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The government expels Islamist militants from educational institutions Minya (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday, November 11, the Egyptian Minister of Education, Mahmoud Abo El-Nasr paid a visit to the city of Minya in Upper Egypt, in order to see that the management functions in local administ ...