Africa

• 8 April 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The only institution that still functions is the Catholic Church" says the Archbishop of Douala on a visit in Bangui Bangui ( Agenzia Fides) - "The State no longer exists. The only institution that is functioning is the Catholic Church. Actually, the displaced are living in Catholic parishes", said His Exc. Mgr. Samuel Kleda, Archbisho ...
• 8 April 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Almost 40% of infant mortality rate is due to malaria Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Although the incidence of malaria has declined in Africa, the disease still kills a child every minute. 40% of infant mortality rate is registered in Zambia alone. Thanks to a campaign, called "P ...
• 7 April 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - No contact with the kidnappers, Boko Haram could probably be behind the kidnapping Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - "Two Fidei Donum Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroon, in the latest kidnapping incident targeting Christian clergy in the African country " say ...
• 4 April 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "President, give an explanation of the excessive expenditure on the renovation of your house with public money" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of South Africa have criticized President Jacob Zuma’s decision not to respond "promptly and comprehensively" to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on the expenditure ...
• 3 April 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Montfort Media and Luntha TV: two important missionary voices Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "With nearly 70 people, Montfort Media is a simple and complex reality, capable of producing newspapers and magazines as well as books on catechism for the benefit of those parishes that need t ...
• 3 April 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - New incursions of Rwandan rebels denounced by civil society in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have intensified their attacks against civilians in the area of Busanza (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According ...
• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Thousands of people displaced due to the collapse of a dam; the Church’s appeal Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Masvingo in the south-west of Zimbabwe has launched an appeal to help thousands of people who have lost homes, land and cattle after the partial collapse of the Tokwe - Mukosi dam, ...
• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR – The Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga launches an alarm on the resumption of the violence carried out by the Bakata Katanga Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, launched the alarm on the resumption of the activities of the Bakata Katanga armed group, in the so-called "triangle of death", Pweto-Mit ...
• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - At least 15 villages have been looted in Kutum Kutum (Agenzia Fides) - The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to attack the town of Kutum, in North Darfur. At least 15 villages in the north east of Kutum have been set on fire. According to the testimonies of the inh ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The creation of an African Criminal Court is urgently needed" said a scholar at the Catholic University of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to create an African Criminal Court to bring to justice those political and military leaders of the continent that are responsible for serious human right violations. This is ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The false accusations against St. Catherine's Monastery have been rejected Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In an articulated press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, March 30, representatives of the Egyptian political and academic world rejected the false accusations of infidelity to the Egyptian nati ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "If war crimes were really committed, Nigerians would consider such acts deplorable, but let us first verify the facts", said Mgr. Kaigama Abuja ( Agenzia Fides) - "If there was a deliberate intention on behalf of Nigerian militants to kill cold -bloodedly and if these allegations are proven, I can assure every Nigerian will not accept these actions" says t ...
• 29 March 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Clashes after the Islamist assault on a church. Four dead Cairo (Agenzia Frides ) – An Islamist attack on the Coptic Church in the area of Ain Shams, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Michael, occurred on Friday, March 28 causing the death of four people, includi ...
• 29 March 2014
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Outbreak of Ebola: "There is no treatment or vaccine, the priority is to isolate suspected cases" Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - Guinea has received confirmation that a mysterious disease that has killed up to 60 people in the West African country, and may have spread to neighboring Sierra Leone, is the hemorrhagic fever ...
• 28 March 2014
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - New program for social integration and peace education Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – In the Ivory Coast conflicts between farmers and breeders occur every day and often result in brutal violence, particularly in the region of Gbeke, and in the Departments of Bouake, Sakassou a ...