Africa

• 2 August 2013
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Mothers manage the first kindergarten in the Chipata area Chipata (Agenzia Fides) - After a long period of preparation and numerous meetings with local authorities and the community, the first kindergarten in Mchini-Kachere was opened, an example of pre-primary school, in the a ...
• 2 August 2013
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Observers of the African Union and the Church: Peaceful and regular elections, Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "The vote took place in a peaceful atmosphere", said a joint statement of the Episcopal Commission "Justice and Peace" of Zimbabwe and the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IM ...
• 2 August 2013
  AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Aid to thousands of children, victims of abuse, exploitation, violence Nouakchott (Agenzia Fides) - Up to June 2013, more than 2500 girls under 14 years of age were assisted by the Foundation Terres des Hommes, one of the largest movements in the world for the defense of children's rights. ...
• 2 August 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The UN establishes a safety zone around Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The UN Mission for the stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO) has declared a security area around Goma, capital of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where for weeks there has been ...
• 1 August 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - In the small community of Kofale mission begins thanks to children Kofale (Agenzia Fides) - Kofale is an ancient city with a Muslim majority in the region of Arsi, at 2600 meters above sea level and is 265 km from Addis Ababa. The presence of a small Catholic community began in the mid- ...
• 1 August 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The mission of the African Union to contribute to the stabilization of Central Africa begins today. Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The African mission in support of the Central African Republic, which should count, once fully operational, about 3,500 men is expected to begin today, August 1. The mission has the task of helpi ...
• 1 August 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Bishop of Minya: with the lie of the "Coptic plot" Islamists will justify other terror against Christians Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Western chanceries "have overestimated the real roots of political Islam in the Egyptian people" and now "remain floored and ambiguous before the scenarios opened by the revolution of 30 June", wh ...
• 1 August 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Caritas: "The population of Mali has demonstrated with the vote its attachment to the institutions" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Mali despite the short preparation period and in a difficult context, expressed its attachment to the institutions of the Republic and the good coexistence among all", says a state ...
• 31 July 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Caritas Mali: "Elections substantially correct" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - While in Mali people are awaiting the results of the first round of presidential elections held on 28 July, Caritas Mali sent Fides Agency a preliminary report on the conduct of the election. Ca ...
• 31 July 2013
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "Work for peace and for free and fair elections": appeal to the faithful of Christian leaders Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "Today the nation of Zimbabwe is at a crossroads; a defining moment, commonly called Kairos in theological term, when the people of God is called to make decisions affecting their future seeking ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "If all believers observed the law of God, there would be no war" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - A day of prayer for peace has been proclaimed on Aug. 12 (eve of national independence) by the religious leaders of Bouar in the Central African Republic. The Country is experiencing a difficult ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Destruction, death, violence, theft: funds allocated for the reconstruction of 4 dioceses Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) - Four Central African dioceses which were attacked and robbed by a group of radical Islamist of the coalition Séléka, from Chad and Sudan, will benefit from an urgent aid campaign promoted by ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – The Bishop of the city: the toll of the terrorist attacks in Kano remains uncertain Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A series of attacks with explosives devastated Kano yesterday, 29 July, the main city in northern Nigeria. Fides Agency was able to briefly contact the Bishop of the city, His Exc. Mgr. John Namaz ...
• 29 July 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Respect and dignity for women in Kananga: poor, lonely and with dependent families Kananga (Agenzia Fides) – In Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, even if the population does not live the direct consequences of the war looming in the Central African country for decades, it suffers the consequ ...
• 27 July 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Presidential elections, Caritas urges to solve the humanitarian crisis Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Spain adheres to the statement that Caritas Internationalis made during the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on the situation in Mali, and calls on the tran ...