Africa

• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “People feel very strongly about the Day of the African Child in Sierra Leone where the majority of the population is under 25 years of age” Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- “People in Sierra Leone feel very strongly about the Day of the African Child. It is a national celebration involving schools of all grades” Fides learns from Xaverian Missionary Fr Gerardo ...
• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Disabled children in the region of Somaliland deserve more attention Hargesia (Agenzia Fides) – A call for more attention to be given to disabled children in the Somaliland region of Somalia was made on the occasion of the Day of the African Child, marked yesterday June 16. These childr ...
• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World Football Cup: local Catholic Church in South Africa busy with initiatives involving fans from all over the world Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- While football fans around the world sit with eyes glued to television sets to follow the World Cup games being played in South Africa, the Catholic Church in that country is busy with spir ...
• 16 June 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Poverty and illiteracy produce child labour throughout Angola Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- The President of the Angolan Association for Disadvantaged Children speaking on a local Catholic media, Radio Ecclesia, said the Association had registered a steep increase in the number of cases ...
• 16 June 2010
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - In Brussels “Sister Churches” of Congo and Belgium celebrate Congo's 50 years of independence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “Filled with deep gratitude we remember that the Church-Family-of-God in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fruit of the apostolic zeal of missionaries, men and women, who came mostly fro ...
• 15 June 2010
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - “The new Congo will be founded on ethics and gospel values" Congo's Catholic Bishops say on 50th anniversary of the nation's independence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Archbishop of Kisangani, Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa delivered the closing discourse at a National Symposium organised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of D.R. Congo (CENCO), o ...
• 15 June 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A mysterious trap for Ugandan troops deployed in Central Africa increases concern for the country's stability Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- Ten members of the Ugandan army were killed at the end of May in the south east of the Central African Republic by Sudanese Janjaweed pro-government militia. The news was made public on 13 June by ...
• 15 June 2010
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Silence in families is a major cause of abuse on girls aged 10-13 years Ziguinchor (Agenzia Fides) – According to a group of researchers in Casamance, a southern region of Senegal, the safety of children depends on whether the family has the courage to speak out about sexual abuse. A study ...
• 14 June 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA -“Hopefully the attack was not fired by a desire to destabilise ” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “It is still too soon for an appraisal of the attack, the police are still investigating and we are waiting for the first official findings ” Fides was told by a local Catholic Church source ...
• 14 June 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “The situation is tense, but we still hope for a positive solution to the crisis” says a local Church source Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “ The situation is tense but all parties are still determined to find a solution to the political crisis” a local Church source told Fides from the Burundian capital Bujumbura, where a seri ...
• 14 June 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO - Inaugurated in Kinshasa a new Day Centre for street children Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A recently inaugurated Centre Sainte Famille - Point d’eau, in Kinshasa, run by Guanelliani religious will offer daytime assistance to street children. Congo's children live on the streets ...
• 14 June 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Water supplies for 69,300 people: health, hygiene, agricultural development, better livestock Kibungo (Agenzia Fides) - Work on a Ndamira-Ngoma water pipeline in Kibungo has been completed. In just one year the Movement to Fight Hunger in the World together with the local community, built 6.6km long water pipelin ...
• 12 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Catholic Church in South Africa hopes to harness media impact of World Football Cup to draw attention to African issues and difficulties Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – South Africa is hosting the 19th World Football Cup, the first to be held on the continent of Africa. In view of this the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Southern Africa, SABC, has plann ...
• 11 June 2010
  AFRICA - “The problem with child soldiers is resolved through development, not by rhetorical agreements” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – African governments must commit to removing the conditions that create rebellions which in turn lead to the recruitment of child soldiers, and not merely sign agreements that I think are just rhe ...
• 11 June 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “Army coups will no longer be possible in Africa” says Guinea's Transition President Conakry (Agenzia Fides)- "Guinea's army is now the army of the Republic. So we must accept the truth of the vote after the elections on 27 June. We will be subject to the democratically elected President. From now on the ...