Africa

• 13 September 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - At least 92 have been killed in a pipeline in a slum in Nairobi, the outdated system is under indictment Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - 92 people died and 117 wounded, of which 40 are very serious.This is the toll, still provisional, of the Kenya Pipeline Company explosion (KPC) which happened yesterday, September 12, in the slu ...
• 13 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Monsignor Martinelli: "I am eager and anxious to return to Libya" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I am eager and anxious to return to Libya to continue my mission", says His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli after spending a period of convalescence in Italy, and is now preparing to retur ...
• 12 September 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "The attack on the Israeli embassy is a clear act of breaking with the past", says a missionary from Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "It was a proof of strength, a gesture of breaking with the past. A 'sacred' place was violated, which under Mubarak’s regime would never have been attacked in that way", says Fr.Giovanni to Fid ...
• 12 September 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - An "emergency forum" has been called on behalf of the Governors of northern Nigeria with regards to the violence in Plateau state Jos (Agenzia Fides) - New violence in Plateau state, in north-central Nigeria, where in the last two weeks, 70 people have been killed in inter-community clashes. The last attack was last weekend, when an armed group (su ...
• 10 September 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Even the local communities suffer because of drought, and no one helps them": the testimony of a responsible of Caritas from Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is dramatic", says Suzanna Tkalec to Fides, of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), which assists His Exc Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mog ...
• 9 September 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Only 58% of Zambia's population has adequate sanitation Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The frequent flooding, poor drainage and lack of toilets in Kanyama, sprawling poor villages in Lusaka, force most residents to use plastic bags during the night rather than go to the toilet whic ...
• 9 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudanese Bishops call for national reconciliation, concerned about the recent violence Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenge for all of us now is nation-building, emphasising unity and integration", says the statement of the Episcopal Conference of the Republic of South Sudan, issued after the plenary sess ...
• 9 September 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The commemoration of the Twin Towers victims is open to everyone Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - It will be a celebration open to all, without exception or discrimination, which will be held on Sunday, September 11 and presided by Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, in the Cathedral ...
• 9 September 2011
  AFRICA/BURUNDI- The challenges of global ethics at the centre of a seminar sponsored by the Bishops of Burundi Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "The new global ethic" was the focus of the formation seminar sponsored by the Episcopal Conference of Burundi (CECAB), which was held from September 5 to 7 at the Procure Saint Charles Borrom ...
• 8 September 2011
  AFRICA/MALI-Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death in the country Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Although there is free medical care available to the people of Mali, tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death in the country. The disease, linked with poverty and HIV could be controlled s ...
• 8 September 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Pre-election violence: strong condemnation on behalf of Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly condemn these violent acts", says Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a statement of which a copy was sent ...
• 8 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "I pray the Lord that Libya finds peace again" says Mgr. Martinelli Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I pray the Lord that Libya finds the path of peace again. I pray also for Gaddafi, that he may find peace and be reconciled with his people", says His Exc. Mgr.Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apos ...
• 7 September 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Camillian Task Force in the Horn of Africa to help victims of famine Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Camillian Task Force (CTF), the office of the Order of Ministers of the Sick (Camillians) in charge of natural disasters and/or caused by man, sent a team to Kenya in mid-August to study on th ...
• 7 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - The Somali road map has been signed, "caution and hope," on behalf of the Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "After the signing of the new agreement between the Somali parties I always say 'good, with caution and hope'. This is because there have been at least 15 agreements which were not respected, ...
• 7 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - President Kiir calls on the Christian communities to operate in favor of national reconciliation Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has asked Christian leaders to be more active in the process of national reconciliation. This is what His Exc. Mgr. Paolino Lukudu Loro, Archbisho ...