Africa
21 February 2012
AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Drought and malnutrition ravages the country: 12 million people at risk of food insecurity and hunger in Sahel
Nouakchot (Agenzia Fides) - The majority of the inhabitants of Douerara, a small town located about 800 kilometers east of Nouakchot, the capital of Mauritania, live in an area surrounded by sand and rocks in Sahel. Beca ...
21 February 2012
AFRICA/ NIGERIA - Assault on the market: "we heard at least 6 explosions," says the Bishop of Maiduguri, who asks the Christians in the world to pray for them
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation appears to have returned to calm, with the people who dedicate themselves to their normal activities" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri, the city i ...
21 February 2012
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The repression of the march on February 16: the evaluations of a missionary to Fides
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The opposition relied a lot on the success of this march to reassert itself at a political and social level. The police then intervened to prevent a successful initiative that would eventually ...
20 February 2012
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR-"I thank all people of good will who are close to us," says the Bishop of Moramanga after a visit to the places affected by the cyclone
Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) - According to data released by the National Office, there are at least 200,000 people affected by the passage of Cyclone Storm Giovanna on February 13th (see Fides 14/02/2012; 16/02/2012; 17/02 ...
20 February 2012
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The priests and nuns arrested on February 16 have been released, when a march was blocked organized by lay Catholics
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The three priests and two nuns who were arrested on February 16 in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo have been released. This is confirmed to Fides by the local Church from Ki ...
20 February 2012
AFRICA/SENEGAL - The Islamic brotherhoods in the electoral game
Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "There is not a good atmosphere, especially here in Dakar, even if the rest of the Country, the situation looks better," say to Fides local Church sources from the capital of Senegal, where a week ...
17 February 2012
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "I have lived the experience of 5 cyclones, but this was worse than the others": the Bishop of Moramanga traces to Fides an initial toll of the damage
Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The rivers have risen and in many parts of the city there were severe floods, the crops have been completely lost, in some villages epidemics are feared, many houses (huts or similar) have co ...
17 February 2012
AFRICA/BENIN - Moto-taxis for needy families: ensuring the development and creation of jobs
Porto Novo (Agenzia Fides) - Several families with economic difficulties in the municipalities of Dangbo, Adjarra and Porto-Novo received 75 motorcycle taxis at the "Centre Michael Magone" in Porto-Novo. This is a microc ...
16 February 2012
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The number of children abandoned because of clashes in Southern Sudan increases
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - More than 2 000 people have died and 250 000 are displaced due to the conflict between the ethnic communities of the Lou Nuer and Murle in Likuangole and in other regions of Jonglei, in Southern Su ...
16 February 2012
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - After the cyclone: " phones blocked and communication is very difficult, the main damage is to crops," says to Fides the Bishop of Ambanja
Ambanja (Agenzia Fides) - Despite poor internet connections, the Bishop of Ambanja, His Exc. Mgr. Rosario Vella, managed to get in touch with Fides and communicated some information concerning cyclone Giovanna which on ...
15 February 2012
AFRICA-In Africa 23 million people are at risk of hunger
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Alarm of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) with regards to the food crisis that could hit 23 million people in arid areas of West Africa if not treated immediately. The I ...
15 February 2012
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE-Evangelizing among illiteracy, extreme poverty and endemic diseases: the work of Mgr. Azzolini, founder of the diocese of Makeni, which celebrates 50 years
Makeni (Agenzia Fides) - This year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone, on 24 February 1962 (see Fides 09/01/2012). This church was born by the division of the newly for ...
14 February 2012
AFRICA/DR CONGO- A "juvenile court" to ensure respect for the rights of even the youngest
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - For several months a "juvenile court", has been active in Kinshasa, an important achievement for the Congolese society. "After the promulgation of the law in January 2009 for the protection of ...
14 February 2012
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Alert in the country for the arrival of the devastating tropical cyclone "Giovanna"
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - A violent tropical cyclone near the Madagascan town of Toamasina on the east coast is expected, which will head to the capital Antananarivo. Named cyclone Giovanna, will have such a violen ...
13 February 2012
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The first Camillian Bishop has been given a new diocese in Burkina Faso
Tenkodogo (Agenzia Fides) - OnSaturday, February 11 the news of the erection of the new diocese of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, and the appointment of its first Bishop, P. Kontiebo Prosper was published, who is also the firs ...
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