Africa

• 4 December 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - In 2011 increased food insecurity, epidemics and armed conflicts expected Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - According to official humanitarian sources, in 2011, Kenya will experience increased food insecurity, epidemics and conflicts, as well as the continuing influx of refugees from Somalia. Currentl ...
• 4 December 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Religious leaders have called for caution, but have not been heard Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “The fear of a split in the Country becomes more realistic,” a source from the local church in Abidjan tells Fides, in the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, where yesterday the Constitutional Counc ...
• 3 December 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Diocese of Bissau pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Natividade for peace and reconciliation Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Bissau will go on pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of “Nossa Senhora da Natividade” in Cacheu on 4 December. The event is considered the greatest show of popular religion in Guinea ...
• 3 December 2010
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Christmas carols with African sounds in the Moré dialect Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - A young Camillian priest and songwriter has reworked some of the most traditional Christmas carols, introducing African sounds and added parts within the songs, sung in the Moré dialect, on ...
• 3 December 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Supreme Court confirms the election of Alpha Condé as Head of State Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of the Republic of Guinea has confirmed the election of Alpha Condé to Head of State. The Supreme Court decision was announced on the night between 2 and 3 December. “The Ca ...
• 2 December 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Situation tense after the postponement of the announcement of the results of the presidential ballot Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “The Côte d'Ivoire is waiting with bated breath for the declaration of the result of the ballot from the presidential elections,” revealed a Fides source from the Church on the Côte d'Ivoi ...
• 2 December 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Two soldiers arrested for the murder of the parish priest of Kanyabayonga Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The suspected killers of Fr Bakulene Christian, parish priest of Kanyabayonga, have been arrested in the territory of Lubero (North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), killed on 8 No ...
• 1 December 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Rebels flee Birao; uncertainty about the humanitarian situation Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “Communications with the area of Birao are very difficult because the mobile and fixed telephone network is blown, but from the scant information we have received the city has been evacuated by ...
• 1 December 2010
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Migrant women, bearers of values and of resources, await recognition of their rights Saly (Agenzia Fides) - “In our globalized world, female international migration is taking place in an impressive way. Recent studies show that their numbers, in some countries, have surpassed those of men. This phenome ...
• 1 December 2010
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Europe and Africa reaffirm the importance of collaboration but differences persist on some issues Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) – The third European Union – African Union Summit concluded in Tripoli on Tuesday, 30 November, with the signing of the Declaration of Tripoli and the second Action Plan (2011-2013) between th ...
• 30 November 2010
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Biblical Apostolate Seminar in Africa Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has organised a Continental workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon, which opens on 1 December, 2010 and ends on 5 December, 201 ...
• 30 November 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - “He who loses must accept defeat and work for a responsible opposition”: appeal by religious leaders Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “In the name of God, on behalf of Côte d'Ivoire, on behalf of future generations, dear leaders, make the effort, you and your supporters to respect the verdict of the polls.” This was the a ...
• 30 November 2010
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Third African Union-European Union Summit Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - Immigration, trade, regional integration, energy and climate change, agriculture, and peace and security are the central themes of the third inter-governmental Summit between the European Union ...
• 30 November 2010
  AFRICA - Reduce the trauma of AIDS orphans by keeping them with family, sending them to school and helping them psychologically Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - When a child is orphaned because their parents died from HIV/AIDS, he or she needs much psychological counseling to deal with the trauma of loss. And when the child also lives in poverty, the pr ...
• 29 November 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Uncertainty in Birao, Central African City, in the middle of clashes between the army and rebels Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “The only information is that from the national radio. What seems certain is that the crisis is not over yet because both the government and the guerrillas say that they retain control of the c ...