Africa

• 6 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Violence against Africans saddens me very much, Libya needs them and their work", says Bishop Martinelli Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I think Gaddafi is tired of moving all the time, after opposing resistance to show that he is still strong", says His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli , Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli to Fides ...
• 6 September 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-The economic crisis continues to worsen the situation of IDPs Duékoué (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent months, insecurity in the country has increased. Occasionally we find weapons in the streets and assaults are frequently carried out with a deadly weapon in the houses and on people ...
• 6 September 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New violence in Nigeria, while the shadow of international terrorism is outlined, "the state must intervene and we are confident that it will", says the Archbishop of Jos Jos (Agenzia Fides) - At least 14 people were killed on the outskirts of Jos, the capital of Plateau State in central Nigeria, in the last 3 days. "Some families have been attacked by a group of pastors who had previousl ...
• 6 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Caritas operations continue in Somalia continue, despite many difficulties: the responsible’s testimony Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "Our operations in Mogadishu encounter several obstacles, but we do everything we can to bring them to an end. In other areas the situation is easier", says Suzanna Tkalec to Fides, of Catholi ...
• 5 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Maternal deaths increase mainly among women with HIV Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) - Since 1990 the rate of maternal deaths has quadrupled in South Africa, mainly due to inadequate prenatal care, neglect and discrimination against women with HIV. Throughout sub-Saharan Africa ...
• 5 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Priority is to ensure safety, I think the will to make peace is prevailing", says Mgr.Martinelli to Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Life begins to return slowly back to normality. Even the small Catholic community continues its liturgical journey and there are no particular difficulties " says His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo ...
• 5 September 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Catholic Church defends the Chairperson of the Episcopal Conference accused of being biased: "the Bishops do not enter the field of mere politics" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church should not be identified with any political party and is therefore unwarranted for politicians to insinuate that the Chairperson of the Episcopal Conference was inspired by some op ...
• 3 September 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Despite the country's reconstruction after the war that was rampant for decades, there is lack in the assistance for victims who have suffered violence Lira (Agenzia Fides) – After five years of civil war that devastated the country there are still so many physical and psychological repercussions that many Ugandan women are facing. Tortured, forced to join the rebel g ...
• 1 September 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The serious economic situation puts at risk the closure of seminaries Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The rampant inflation and other economic problems which are seriously affecting Uganda, threaten the closure of seminaries despite the increasing number of priestly vocations in the country. Mgr ...
• 1 September 2011
  AFRICA - Cholera continues to spread in the countries in Lake Chad area Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - This year, due to cholera, about 1200 people in the countries bordering Lake Chad, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have died. The disease, caused mainly by poor sanitation and lack of drinking w ...
• 31 August 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Stop the violence, the causes are not only religious": statement from the Archbishop of Jos Jos (Agenzia Fides) - "The cycle of violence resulting in killings, bloodshed and the destruction of people’s hard earned means of livelihood in Jos and environs is, to say the least, very disturbing, a source of great ...
• 31 August 2011
  AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Alarm regarding drug use among children Port Louis (Agenzia Fides) - Drug dealing does not seem to cease on the island of Mauritius and is a growing concern among social workers and service centers for the increasing use of drugs among children and young peop ...
• 30 August 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "A disturbing and embarrassing situation," says the Archbishop of Jos after the latest violence Jos (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again a dispute between two groups which erupted into violence and this is worrisome, sad and even embarrassing". These are the words His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos (N ...
• 30 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "We must shun tribalism to establish a united nation in order to live in peace", says the Archbishop of Juba Juba (Agenzia Fides ) – We must shun tribalism if we want to build a united nation. This is the meaning of the appeal launched on Sunday, August 28 by His Exc. Mgr. Paulino Lokudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba, capital of ...
• 29 August 2011
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Emergency Campaign to immunize 10 thousand children against measles which is spreading in the archipelago of Zanzibar Stone Town (Agenzia Fides) – After five years, a new measles epidemic is spreading in the archipelago of Zanzibar. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, health workers are ready for a ...