Africa

• 11 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionaries say foreign guerrila groups used to foster illegal exploitation of natural resources Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The war that the Armed Forces of DRC (FARDC) are conducting against the rebels of the Rwandan Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), the Ugandan Resistance Army of the Lord (LR ...
• 10 August 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Missionary: “There are still gray areas on the blood diamonds issue.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "It seems like a very spectacular process but that will be hard to get to the bottom of things with such different aspects and such complex information," Fr. Gerardo Caglioni, a Xaverian missiona ...
• 10 August 2010
  AFRICA - Over 700,000 people victim to counterfeit drugs each year, a large part are Africans Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Fake tuberculosis and malaria drugs alone are estimated to kill 700,000 people a year. A large part of these victims are African. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 30 per ...
• 9 August 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Rwandans go to the polls for Presidential elections Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – 5.2 million voters will be able to cast their vote in the Presidential elections in Rwanda. The polls were opened at 6am today, August 9, in the 15,507 polling stations across the country, whil ...
• 9 August 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Brief Historical Overview of Rwanda Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – Rwanda, a landlocked country located in central Africa, has a surface area of 26, 338 km sq and 9.7 million inhabitants. It borders the countries of Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democrati ...
• 7 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops: “We respect the outcome of the referendum...reiterate the need to address the flawed moral issues in this proposed constitution” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “We respect the outcome of the referendum, where the larger numbers of Kenyans have voted to accept this proposed constitution. However, truth and right are not about numbers. We therefore, as ...
• 6 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - New Constitution in Kenya. Brief Overview Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The new Constitution of Kenya was approved in the referendum of August 5, with 67.2% of the votes cast, an amount equal to 5,954,767 votes. The new constitution retains the presidential syst ...
• 5 August 2010
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Worst cholera epidemic in 10 years: 30 cases a day Maroua (Agenzia Fides) – Cholera has killed at least 94 people in northern Cameroon and is spreading, in what health officials say is the most severe outbreak in 10 years. Moloko has had more than half the region's cas ...
• 5 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Constitutional referendum showing large percentage in favor Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Signs show a nearly certain victory for those who voted “yes” in the constitution referendum that was held yesterday, August 4, in Kenya (see Fides 03/08/2010). After a reading of 75% of t ...
• 4 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Catholic Relief Services and the American law on the certification of Congolese minerals Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Caritas in the United States, welcomes the approval by the U.S. Congress of the Law 111-203, whose Article 1502 establishes standards to prevent the marketing ...
• 3 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Over 12 million Kenyans to vote tomorrow in referendum on new Constitution Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Over 12 and a half million Kenyans will hit the polls tomorrow, August 4, to vote on the referendum on the new constitution. The text submitted to popular opinion calls for restrictions on pre ...
• 3 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishops: “Law on minerals is a sign of solidarity from the US towards the Congolese people” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Congolese bishops have welcomed the American Congress' adoption of a legislation to create an honest management in the marketing of minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is ...
• 2 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Former President Moi campaigning against new Constitution Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of the referendum of August 4, for the approval of the new Constitution, former President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya has intensified his campaign against the new constitutional text a ...
• 2 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - New American law on “conflict minerals” addressed by President of the Congolese Bishops' Conference Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the American Law on Conflict Minerals.” This was the title of a press conference held by Bishop Nicholas Djomo, Bishop of Tshumb ...
• 2 August 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The tragedy of the talibes street children Gabu (Agenzia Fides) – Each year a minority of Koranic students, or talibés, put under the care of a religious leader, are at risk for abuse. In trying to find a solution to this serious problem, several agencies work ...