Africa

• 25 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - A possible conflict between North and South Sudan would cost over $ 100 billion Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - A possible new war between North and South Sudan could cause damages around 100 billion dollars, revealed a report released today, 25 November, by Frontier Economics (a consulting firm in econo ...
• 24 November 2010
  AFRICA - Increased commitment to research and distribution of funds: message from the Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar for World AIDS Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) - This year World AIDS Day, celebrated worldwide on December 1, is part of a worrying scenario: that of waning international engagement in the struggle against the pandemic, reflected in serious fund ...
• 24 November 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Growing number of Catholics requires revision to the catechetical journey Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “Over the last few years we have witnessed a 'race' to receive the sacraments and we think it necessary to revise the catechetical journey,” said Sister Maria Auxiliadora Queiroz Motta, missi ...
• 23 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Conclusion of celebrations for centennial anniversary of evangelization in the Diocese of Molegbe Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On the Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday, 21 November, the Diocese of Molegbe officially closed the celebrations held for the first centennial anniversary of its evangelization. According ...
• 23 November 2010
  AFRICA - Intensified efforts toward the prevention of polio in Uganda and Kenya Pader (Agenzia Fides) - After the confirmation of new cases of polio in Uganda and in neighbouring districts of Kenya, efforts have increased to combat this pandemic. The Ugandan Ministry of Health has just launched a th ...
• 22 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military rebellion ends in bloodshed; eyewitness testimony Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The military rebellion carried out by a group of officials that had locked themselves in barracks located on the outskirts of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar (see Fides 18/11/2010 ...
• 22 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Cardinal Wako's would-be assailant released from prison on grounds of mental instability Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Hamdan Mohamed Abdurrahman, the man who tried to kill Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan), has been released, being deemed incapable of understanding or free will. Th ...
• 19 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Are authorities using force against coup leaders? - Eyewitness Testimony Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Malagasy authorities have called on civilians who are near the barracks on the outskirts of Antananarivo, where the military coup is barricaded (see Fides 18/11/2010), to leave the area. ...
• 18 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military coup members surround barracks Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "We saw a number of truckloads of armed soldiers head toward the base where the coup leaders are holed up," Fides was told by an editor of Radio Don Bosco, whose head office is located 15 ...
• 18 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “May the will of the people be respected” says Archbishop of Juba on referendum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The outcome from the South Sudan vote on self-determination is a clear manifestation of God’s will and has to be respected as such. This was the position Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro shar ...
• 17 November 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop of Luxor: “Attempts are made to force Christian girls to convert to Islam” Luxor (Agenzia Fides) – "What occurred was an incident between two young people that was overplayed to make Christians look bad,” Fides was told by Bishop Joannes Zakaria, Bishop of the Catholic Copts of Luxor, Egypt ...
• 16 November 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Guinea experiencing tensions and hopes following Alpha Conde victory Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “Despite the tensions of the last hours and the loss of one life, we can say that the situation in society has not degraded and there is hope for the nascent democracy of Guinea," Fides has be ...
• 16 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops say “peace is possible” in January referendum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – “Peace is possible,” said the bishops of Sudan in a statement published at the end of their Plenary Assembly which was held in Rumbek, November 8 to 15. The document stresses that the tw ...
• 15 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “The Church in Africa still needs missionaries and should be missionary to herself”: Final Message from the SCEAM/CCEE Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We are therefore grateful to God today that Africa, thanks to the many centuries of selfless sacrifice by hundreds of thousands of missionaries from Europe and elsewhere, has a vibrant Church ...
• 15 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archbishop of Kisangani tells Fides about city's role in peace efforts Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – "I'm ready to take up the pilgrim's stick as defender and herald of peace," Archbishop Marcel Utempi Tapa, Archbishop of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said in an interview wi ...