Africa

• 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 ...
• 7 October 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - A priest was killed in Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was killed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. According to the information Fides gathered, don Awuor Kisero, who had returned to Kenya from Italy a few days before, was attacked by f ...
• 6 October 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Fears for the outbreak of a conflict of ample proportions in Sudan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – There is growing alarm about the risk of a possible civil war in Sudan, after the announcement that the rebels active in Darfur, in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile region are about to conclu ...
• 5 October 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The village of Rokwe is a refuge for leprosy patients Yuba (Agenzia Fides) - At first glance, the village of Rokwe, on the outskirts of Yuba, seems like any other village in Southern Sudan. However it is not a common town, as it is a colony for people who have leprosy, assi ...
• 5 October 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "There are episodes of intolerance against the Copts, but now the mass media reports", says a missionary from Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - About 500 Copts marched yesterday through the streets of downtown Cairo protesting after the outbreak of fire in the church of Aswan in southern Egypt, demanding the resignation of the local gover ...
• 4 October 2011
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "We need to see the movements of people in the Mediterranean as an opportunity", says the National Director of the PMS in Tunisia Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "We are close to the Tunisian people in this transitional phase of their history, with love and respect", says Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) of T ...