Africa

• 9 May 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT-Catholic church has also been attacked and the father of a postulant killed, "Muslims must reject violence based on religion," says a missionary in Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Twelve deaths and a hundred wounded is the toll of the assault carried out by groups of Salafis against some churches in the district of Imbaba, in the north-west of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. " ...
• 7 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"The Church has become the reference point for the foreign community deprived of an embassy, " said Bishop Martinelli from Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "We spent a very calm and silent night. Maybe there was a moment of reflection by those who bomb " Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli says to Fides. "I appreci ...
• 7 May 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO-Towards the creation of “specialized mixed rooms” to judge the crimes committed against civilians Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On 1 October 2010, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published the Mapping Report regarding the serious crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1993 to 2003, a ...
• 6 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"I have the duty to say that bombings are immoral acts, " says the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I am surprised that statements were made on the fact that I should deal only with spiritual matters and that the bombings have been authorized by the UN. But this does not mean that the UN, NAT ...
• 6 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"The war has left the poor poorer," said Sister Rosaria from Abobo, after a month of fighting Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation seems calm after four weeks of intense fighting. There are still sporadic skirmishes, because situations like this cannot change from morning to night, " says Sister Rosaria, of t ...
• 5 May 2011
  AFRICA/TUNISIA-The Bishops of the Mediterranean: "No to war in Libya, yes to the welcome of migrants and the development of their countries" Tunisia (Agenzia Fides) - "On the issue of migrants, Europe is trying to put into practice a drastic protection that does not always go in the direction of justice and often becomes a source of exclusion and discriminati ...
• 5 May 2011
  AFRICA/R.D.CONGO-Measles: 21 000 deaths mainly among malnourished children Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In addition to the constant drama of poverty afflicting Africa, the continent has always been involved in riots, clashes and epidemics. In Congo, for example, a country which historically has ...
• 5 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"The displaced are returning home, but their situation remains at risk," says a member of Caritas in Abidjan to Fides Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The displaced people are gradually returning to their homes. Fewer people are in emergency centers, " says Jean Djoman to Fides, Director of development and human promotion of Caritas Côte d ...
• 4 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-"There is concern about possible violent reactions to the killing of Bin Laden" says Bishop of Kano to Fides Kano (Agenzia Fides) - "There is concern that the death of Bin Laden is likely to cause violence in Kano. We do not know what could happen,” says Archbishop John Namazi Niyiring, Bishop of Kano, in the north of Nigeria ...
• 4 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-The medical facilities in Benghazi have serious difficulties Benghazi (Agenzia Fides) - The doctors involved in the Libyan city of Benghazi are in enormous difficulty due to lack of funds and structures that impede their work seriously. "The conditions are very bad,” is said in ...
• 4 May 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-"Ten Steps to Unity" sponsored by the Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Rumbek launched on Sunday 1 May, a program of prayer titled "Ten Steps to Unity in Southern Sudan. " It is about ten weeks of prayer which will end on July 9, with the celebrati ...
• 3 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-" Appeals for a ceasefire have not been heard, not even the words of the Holy Father”, said the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I asked for a ceasefire, but no one listened to the appeal. It is true, we did not hear the bombs, but the planes flew over Tripoli preventing us from sleeping throughout the night. Although th ...
• 3 May 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT-The Copts today announce a protest march of 1 million people, "we must be careful not to give hasty judgements," said a missionary to Fides Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Several Coptic movements announced that on Friday, May 6 there will be a protest march of a million people to protect the Cathedral of San Marco in Abbasseya. Last Friday thousands of Salafis had ...
• 2 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-" Playing with the lives of civilians, bombs do not solve problems”, complains Bishop Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "At noon (local time) the funeral of Saif al-Arab will be held. The office of protocol has invited me, along with the Diplomatic Corps based in Tripoli”, says Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo ...
• 2 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-Clashes in northern Nigeria: a report of “Justice and Peace” complains that "someone has armed extremists" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – About 300 to 500 deaths (according to police sources), 300 houses have been destroyed (as verified by the local Bishop), over 14 thousand internally displaced persons -IDPs. This is the toll of ...