Africa

• 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 ...
• 29 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Even adults affected by type 1 polio in border provinces with Angola Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - According to health officials, the most virulent form of polio, continues to seriously affect the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). So far 63 cases have been recorded with a ...
• 29 November 2010
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - At least 7 dead on the day of the presidential ballot, but elections duly held Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “Despite the always regrettable loss of life and despite the tension before and during the vote, we can say that the ballot for the presidential election was fairly positive,” Fides was told ...
• 27 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “A genocide is developing in the territory of Lubero” reports local clergy Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In North Kivu (north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) there is a “genocide in the making”. This was revealed by the clergy of the diocese of Butembo-Beni in a message published by the ...
• 26 November 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - “We need to consolidate peace at any cost”, said the Archbishop of Abidjan on the eve of voting Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of balloting for the presidential elections to be held Sunday, 28 November, mixed signals are coming from the Côte d'Ivoire. On one hand, the two candidates, incumbent President La ...
• 25 November 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The new diocese of Karonga is a message of hope for the whole African Church Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - “The new diocese is an act of pastoral courage, because it consists of only five missions scattered over the mountains that rise along the north bend of Lake Malawi. The diocese is located at ...