Africa

• 15 October 2011
  AFRICA/HAITI - The Archbishop of Haiti: calls for more government commitment for the rebuilding Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "We urgently need to put order in the administration in Haiti" because, "if the country were well organized in ten years it would be rebuilt": This is what the Archbishop of Port-au-Princ ...
• 14 October 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - "We will continue to work in Dadaab following the highest security protocols", says the responsible of Caritas Somalia to Fides Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Caritas follows the highest security protocols and will continue to work in Dadaab", said Suzanna Tkalec to Fides, operator of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), responsible for the operation ...
• 14 October 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Possible arson destroys Malawi’s Bishops’ headquarters Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – An arsonist may have started a fire that destroyed theoffices of the Malawi Catholic bishops’ Conference, in the capital Lilongwe. A source provided reports to "Aid to the Church in Need", ...
• 13 October 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Last night the capture (then denied) of Gaddafi's son was celebrated", said Msgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Late last night several gun fire shots were heard as a sign of celebration. Usually this happens when you obtain an important goal or capture a personality of the former regime. But I have no c ...
• 13 October 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "The words of Benedict XVI encourage us and we will spread the words in our parishes", says the Director of the PMS in Egypt Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The last words spoken by the Holy Father yesterday, encourage us and we will reread them during World Mission Day" says Fr. Nabil Fayez Antoun to Fides, National Director of the Pontifical Missi ...
• 13 October 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The worst forms of child labor continue to occur Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - In Guinea Bissau and Mauritania, despite the law does not allow it, there are still the worst forms of child exploitation. In Mauritania, the law prohibits work for children under the age of 14, ...
• 12 October 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - The Bishop of Djibouti" satisfied with the response of the Catholic world to the tragedy in the Horn of Africa" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very pleased with the response of the Catholic world to the Holy Father’s appeal for Somalia and other countries in the Horn of Africa", says in an interview with Fides His Exc. Mgr. Giorgi ...
• 12 October 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Food prospects have improved in the Karamoja region although the rate of malnutrition is still very high Moroto (Agenzia Fides) - The region of Karamoja, northeast Uganda, is often associated with chronic food shortages, malnutrition and poverty. However, according to humanitarian agencies, it is unlikely that in the coming ...
• 11 October 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "A crisis which has its roots in the past": reflections of a missionary from Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "During Mubarak’s years division and hatred among the various factions deepened", says Fr. Luciano Verdoscia to Fides, a Comboni missionary who has been living and working in Cairo for many year ...
• 11 October 2011
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Voting in Liberia for the election of the President and the renewal of the House and Senate Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - Urns are open today, October 11th in Liberia for the three elections involving the election of the President, senators and deputies. The voters are 1.8 million, while there are 16 candidates f ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/GHANA - Two million people with disabilities still hampered by lack of infrastructure and architectural barriers Accra (Agenzia Fides) - In Ghana, according to estimates by the World Health Organization, there are 2 million disabled people, between 7 to 10% of the population of the country. Five years after the approval of the 'Per ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - " Violence that recalls the initial suppression of the Egyptian revolution", says the National Director of the Egyptian PMS Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "A peaceful protest was violently suppressed by the military. They are scenes reminiscent of the Egyptian revolution which took place early in January", says don Nabil Fayez Antoun, National Direc ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Weak participation and murder of two policemen mark the elections Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - A relatively weak turnout characterized the presidential elections in Cameroon, yesterday, Sunday, Oct. 9, according to news agency reports (see Fides 08/10/2011). The election day was also marr ...
• 8 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "The future of Cameroon is in our hands" recall the Bishops on the occasion of tomorrow's presidential election Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - More than 7 million voters are called to vote tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 9, to elect the Head of the State of Cameroon. Of the 23 candidates, the favorite is the outgoing President, Paul Biya, who h ...
• 8 October 2011
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The conditions of the refugee camp Duékoué are improving Duékoué (Agenzia Fides) - After months of extreme difficulty for the overcrowding, the Salesian mission "Saint Therese of the Child Jesus" is finally coming out of the emergency situation, is what is said in a statemen ...