Africa

• 27 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The empty World Cup stadiums will now be filled with the fear of the people,” missionary tells Fides Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – "South Africa is experiencing a difficult moment. The situation is no longer calm,” Fides was told by Fr. Mario Tessarotto, Scalabrinian missionary in Cape Town who assists refugees from o ...
• 26 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “The Holy Father has launched a strictly humanitarian appeal, without any hidden political interests,” Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy Father has launched a strictly humanitarian appeal, without any hidden political interests. However, I fear that the Shabab, blinded by their extremist ideology, may interpret it a ...
• 25 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Cardinal Napier sides with critics of new legislation aimed at restricting freedom of the press Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “It is hard to imagine how any person, group or organization, which only a few years ago was protesting so vigorously for the exposing of all injustice, all corruption, all favoritism and ...
• 24 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - 30 victims, including 6 MPs, perish in hotel attack near Presidential Palace Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – "Thirty people were killed in the attack: six are members of Parliament and four are senior government officials. The other 20 victims are innocent civilians." This is the assessment followi ...
• 23 August 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Church in Jos on violence: “Religion alone should not be blamed” Jos (Agenzia Fides) – The recent episodes of violence that have plagued the Plateau State (central Nigeria) in the past months (see Fides 17/3/2010 and 25/3/2010) were at the heart of the discussions at the 8th General ...
• 21 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Hospital strike. Bishops: “We are horrified that care is being denied to the weakest and most vulnerable” Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We are horrified that care is being denied to the weakest and most vulnerable," as a result of the doctors and nurses' strike, says a statement issued by the Southern African Catholic Bi ...
• 21 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Church calls for reopening murder case of Fr. Kaiser, Mill Hill Missionary who fought for the poorest of the poor Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of Kenya has requested the reopening of investigations into the murder of Fr. John Anthony Kaiser, the American Mill Hill Missionary, whose 10th anniversary of death was celebrated ...
• 20 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya stress need to amend new Constitution as soon as possible Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – "We played our role of directing our flock along the road of proper choice. We have not shied away from stating unequivocally what are the tenets of our faith in regard to some issues in our n ...
• 20 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Is the murder of Indian UN troops a warning sign intended for those who oppose the partition of the Congo? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "It is an unprecedented event that puzzles me," Fides was told by Fr. Loris Cattani, a Xaverian missionary with extended experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in commenting on ...
• 19 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Tshumbe clero: say no to divisions and yes to unity in respect for the wealth of diversity Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "No to divisions and violence; yes to unity in diversity." This is message behind the statement sent out by the clergy of the Diocese of Tshumbe in the Province of Eastern Kasai (since 2005, ...
• 18 August 2010
  AFRICA/GHANA - Making the Church in Africa more self-reliant: theme of 15th Plenary of SECAM Accra (Agenzia Fides) - A African Church that is confident in their abilities and able to intensify the work of evangelization and human development in the continent – this is what was discussed by participants in the ...
• 18 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Church recalls Fr. Kaiser, missionary who defended the poor, murdered 10 years ago Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church will mark the 10th anniversary of Mill Hill Missionary Father John Anthony Kaiser, murdered in Kenya for defending the rights of the poor. A memorial service will be held ...
• 17 August 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - “We remain concerned...about a series of disturbing events prior to the election” says American government Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - “Disturbing events” surrounded the presidential elections held August 9, in which incumbent President Paul Kagame was reelected with 93% of the vote (see Fides 12/8/2010). This is what was af ...
• 17 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 100th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Lumbumbashi. Bishops: “With the same spirit of the missionaries we work to build the Church - Family of God.” Lumbumbashi (Agenzia Fides) – "The truth of the parable of the mustard seed, which was announced by Christ two thousand years ago, now takes place in a land where the Word of God was planted a century ago by the Benedi ...
• 13 August 2010
  AFRICA - 255 killed, 700 kidnapped by Ugandan rebels in Central Africa and Congo, report denounces Rome (Agenzia Fides) – More than 700 adults and children have been abducted in a largely unreported massive abduction campaign started by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central African Republic (CA ...