Africa

• 15 September 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - From Argentina to KwaZulu: Bishop Ponce de Leon, Apostolic Vicar of Ingwavuma Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A missionary Bishop from Argentina in South Africa. That would describe Bishop Jose G. Ponce de Leon, Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, who has been in Rome for the seminar for newly appointed bishop ...
• 14 September 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop of Tombura-Yambo tells Fides: a political solution must be found to stop the LRA Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – "After 25 years of war, we need to find a political solution," Fides was told by Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambo, in southern Sudan, where last week there was a meeting of the Re ...
• 14 September 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Archbishop of Freetown: “Unemployment among the youth is a threat to social stability.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "We are still living in a post-war era following the conclusion (8 years ago) of the terrible war of 1992-2002," Fides was told by Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles, Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, ...
• 13 September 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Disorder in Conakry: “growing pains of an emerging democracy” Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "We are still experiencing the growing pains a democracy that is emerging, although, unfortunately, with the loss of lives," Fides was told by a Church source in the Republic of Guinea, followin ...
• 13 September 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Only 24% of HIV-positive children receive palliative care Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Kenyan government needs to do more to provide palliative care for children with chronic illnesses, including cancer and HIV/AIDS. The report, Ne ...
• 11 September 2010
  AFRICA - Testimony of two “border” Bishops from Burundi and Kenya Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Two newly appointed bishops who work in "frontier dioceses" have told Fides of the challenges they face and the hopes they have for the future of evangelization in their dioceses. Bishop Bonavent ...
• 10 September 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A fire destroys the Church of Hagazah, in Upper Egypt Luxor (Agenzia Fides) – A fire has destroyed the church of the Catholic Copts in the village of Hagazah, Quena Province, Upper Egypt, in the Diocese of Tebe - Luxor. Fides was informed of the event through Bishop Joann ...
• 10 September 2010
  AFRICA - African bishops delegation in Europe to discuss Millenium Development Goals Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Summit for review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be held in New York, September 20 to 22, a delegation of SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa ...
• 8 September 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - UN reports 500 rapes in Kivu in 1 month; a missionary comments Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The UN has finally become aware of a situation that we as missionaries and as the Church have been denouncing for some time now. However, I often wonder whether there are strategic and pol ...
• 7 September 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Public workers strike ends after keeping the nation on hold 3 weeks Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – After 21 days of strike, hundreds of thousands of South African public sector workers have returned to work. However, this is only a suspension of the strike, civil servants' unions said, ...
• 7 September 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Continental News Agency for Africa to form within coming year Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Africa will provide a single, large, news agency for the entire continent. This is what was decided at the meeting in Nairobi, which opened August 31 (see Fides 01/09/20 ...
• 6 September 2010
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo: calm, although protests threaten to return Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a situation that is evolving day by day and, therefore, it is impossible to offer any assessments at the moment," Fides has been told by a Church source from Maputo, the capital of Mozam ...
• 6 September 2010
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Providing ARVs to refugees Gaborone (Agenzia Fides) - Botswana was the first country in southern Africa to roll out an antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programme, which now has almost universal coverage, but is among the last to include its relative ...
• 4 September 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Missionaries and concerns for Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – "The Zimbabwean refugees with whom I have spoken are very concerned about the regularization measure decided on by the South African government, as the situation in their country has not cha ...
• 4 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination in aid: incidents and testimonies Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – There have been a long list of cases reported to Fides on discrimination against Christians, religious minorities, Dalits, the poorest of the poor in humanitarian aid distribution. "The gene ...