Africa

• 24 October 2011
  AFRICA/HAITI - Cholera continues to make victims among Haitians: in a year 6,500 infected people have died Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - A year after the outbreak of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the population is still threatened by the deadly disease. Since the first cases which occured in October 2010, more than 450 th ...
• 24 October 2011
  AFRICA/GHANA - Meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The second annual meeting of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is taking place in Accra, Ghana, from October 23 to 26. A statement sent to Agenzia Fides r ...
• 22 October 2011
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "I am optimistic about the future of Tunisia" says the Archbishop of Tunis on the eve of the vote Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is very calm. Last night, the campaign ended without any incidents and now we are living in the expectation of the vote" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Maroun Elias Lahham, Archbishop ...
• 22 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Paul Biya re-elected President of Cameroon Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - The outgoing President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, was re-elected the Head of State for the sixth time in the elections held on 9 October (see Fides 10/10/2011). This was announced on October 21 by ...
• 22 October 2011
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - A chain of prayer broadcast by radio Haja prepares World Mission day in the Diocese of Antsirabé Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Antsirabe in Madagascar celebrates World Mission Sunday preceded by weeks of preparation marked by moments of prayer and missionary animation. This is what Fr. Serge Faraklin ...
• 21 October 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - The death of Colonel Gaddafi, "a tragic epilogue, which one cannot rejoice over, but we must work to build peace and harmony" Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "When faced with the death of a man, sentiments of Christian piety, besides human sentiments must always prevail. One cannot therefore rejoice over an epilogue, the death of Colonel Gaddafi, th ...
• 21 October 2011
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "The population still needs to be reconciled in its innermost self", says the Bishop Lwena to Fides Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "The hope is through faith that enlivens our communities despite the serious problems that they are afflicted by," said His Exc. Mgr. Jesus Tirso Blanco, Bishop of Lwena, in eastern Angola, pass ...
• 20 October 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - More than 60 000 refugees were transferred to Kakuma camp Kakuma (Agenzia Fides) - The difficulties in the Horn of Africa continue: recently more than 60 000 refugees were transferred from Dadaab to Kakuma camp. Various international organizations are warning of possible outbre ...
• 20 October 2011
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Missionary October amid difficulties and indifference, in a poor and starving country Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In Ethiopia, the celebration of Missionary October is not felt for several reasons: the different calendar, the major presence of communities of the Eastern rite, the weakness of the structu ...
• 19 October 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Every parish, home and workplace is a land of mission", says the National Director of the PMS in Zambia Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "As part of our baptism, we are called to the mission of proclaiming and living the Word of God", said Fr. Bernard Makadani Zulu, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Za ...
• 19 October 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Our nation is in a state of serious crisis", say the leaders of Christian Churches in South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Our nation is in a state of crisis, a crisis of dignity and discipline, a crisis of education and crisis in our communities. Together, the Christian communities can help turn this situatio ...
• 18 October 2011
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Angola is a country in rapid transformation; poverty, sects and immigrants are a challenge and an opportunity for the Church" says the Bishop of Caxito to Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Our diocese is young, since it was established on June 6, 2007, derived from one part of the Archdiocese’s territory of Luanda. It spreads out over two provinces of Angola, Luanda and Bengo, of ...
• 18 October 2011
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The never-ending crisis in Madagascar: a new phase Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - The Prime Minister of Madagascar, Brigadier Albert Camille Vitalis, presented yesterday, October 17, his resignation to the President of transition, Andry Rajoelina, in accordance with agre ...
• 17 October 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "The situation is dramatic in hospitals, the international community must do more" denounces Archbishop Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "There are limited disorders, although one cannot deny that these people are tied to the old regime. Overall, however, the situation appears to be under control", says to Fides His Exc.Mgr Giova ...
• 17 October 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA-Seven people killed in a raid in Isiolo, among them two children; the condemnation of the Church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - At least seven people were brutally murdered on October 14 during an assault in Ngaremara, in the Isiolo County, in northeastern Kenya. Among the dead there were two children. During the raid no ...