Africa

• 17 August 2011
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The Golden Jubilee of the Shrine of Mugera and the consecration of Burundi to the Virgin Mary Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Burundi coincided with the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Marian Shrine of Mugera, located in the Arc ...
• 13 August 2011
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Five southern African countries create a common area of sustainable development Luanda (Fides Service) – The creation of an ecologically protected area in the Kavango Zambezi Transfontier region (Kaza-ATFC) is becoming more and more concrete. As reported in the Angolan newspaper "Apostolado", thi ...
• 13 August 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - In the State of Kogi sermons are under the control of the security forces Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - In the Nigerian State of Kogi (north-central Nigeria), the agents of the State Security Service (SSS) have begun to monitor sermons in mosques and churches, to prevent the spread of speeches that ...
• 12 August 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Caritas provides its network to pay Catholic school teachers’ salaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Congolese State have reached an agreement to facilitate the payment of Catholic school teachers’ salaries in the vast territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
• 12 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - New interventions on behalf of the international community regarding the somali drama Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The Guinean general Sékouba Konate, High Representative of the African Union at the African Force in standby, went to Somalia to inspect the troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia. ...
• 11 August 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - South Kordofan: the new "hot spot" of the region Khartoum (Fides Service) - South Kordofan, in the north region of Sudan on the border with South Sudan (has recently become independent ) seems to have become the new "hot spot" that threatens the stability of the regi ...
• 10 August 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Religious leaders are committed to fostering an electoral period in peace and harmony Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The echoes that come from within the Country, the various messages that come from the secretariats of the political parties and the turbulent events in recent days have raised fears of a dist ...
• 10 August 2011
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Golden Jubilee for the Jeunesse étudiante catholique du Burkina Faso (JECBF) Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - "You are the Apostles of Christ with the particular mission to transmit in schools and among students the Gospel values which our society so desperately needs", said His Exc. Mgr. Paul Yem ...
• 9 August 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - A missionary project to tackle drought in northern Kenya helps to save local farmers Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)-A Catholic mission in the most arid area of Kenya, drought-stricken, continues to provide meat to various religious centers in Nairobi and in the central area of the country. This is the Catholic ...
• 8 August 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A Congolese Bishop denounces the attacks on behalf of monkeys: "Protect humans not only nature" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Mokobé, Bishop of Basankusu, the capital of Equateur province in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, protested against the insecurity caused by the Bono ...
• 8 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - "The situation is tragic but the media pressure recalls the one that preceded " Restore Hope", said Mgr. Bertin Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "I wonder if that of the Shabab is a strategic retreat to bring together humanitarian aid to Mogadishu and then suddenly come back and take a part, or their management has felt the strong inte ...
• 6 August 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - Twenty people were killed in an attack by Ethiopian bandits in the area of Lake Turkana, severely drought-stricken Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - On August 5, at least 20 people were killed by a group of Ethiopians who attacked the area of Todonyang, in the Turkana County , in northern Kenya, on the border with Ethiopia. This is what Hi ...
• 6 August 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Missionary experience for a group of young Portuguese for the whole month of August Bissau (Fides Service) - A group of young Portuguese havearrived in Guinea-Bissau to carry out a missionary experience at the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Hospital. According to a statement sent to ...
• 5 August 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Balkanization of the DRC: an analysis of the real dangers Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)-In the colonial history two methods were used to conquer other territories and other empires or independent States. One is the "balkanization" which consists of replacing a large or medium-Stat ...
• 4 August 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops of Kenya launch an emergency fund to help people affected by drought Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all deeply concerned about the crisis caused by drought and suffering of so many Kenyans. Our concern is for the millions of vulnerable people who risk dying of hunger and for the many c ...