Africa

• 23 April 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - June 13 declared “World Cup Sunday” by South African Bishops Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of South Africa have declared Sunday, June 13, “World Cup Sunday.” This date has been chosen, as it coincides with the beginning of the World Cup and the conclusion of th ...
• 23 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Crises in 3 areas of Congo linked by common thread of control for nation's resources Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Democratic Republic of Congo, which in June will celebrate 50 years of independence, is increasingly the focus of strategic moves of major world powers and neighboring countries intereste ...
• 22 April 2010
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Church in Zambia organizes Missionary Congress in October Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – October 13 to 16, the Church in Zambia will host a Missionary Congress. As Fr. Bernard Makadani Zulu, National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia, tells Fides, the Missionary Co ...
• 22 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Delay in publishing election results, amidst increasing fraud allegations Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The results of the presidential, parliamentary, and local elections in Sudan are being published gradually. Incumbent President Omar El Beshir is ahead and is confident his re-election (as pl ...
• 21 April 2010
  AFRICA/BENIN - Jubilee Year of missionary activity to celebrate 150th anniversary of evangelization in Benin Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Celebrations have begun for the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of Benin, with a Mass celebrated Sunday, April 18 in Agoue. "Agoue was one of the first places reached by the Fathers of th ...
• 21 April 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Catholic universities in Angola, Brazil, and Portugal come together for a Master's Program for future leaders of the three nations Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic University of Angola (UCAN) in Luanda has launched a post-graduate training program, called an “MBA (Master of Business Administration) Atlantic.” The name of the MBA program ...
• 21 April 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - 3.1 million cases of malaria registered in 2009, versus 3.45 in 2008 Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Angola has two of the most violent species of mosquito of the world, the giant anopheles mosquito and the anopheles spontaneous mosquito, which can adapt to various circumstances living inside ...
• 20 April 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Three armed men attack Luanda Nunciature Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Apostolic Nunciature in Luanda, capital of Angola, was robbed last night, April 19. "Shortly before dinnertime, three people arrived at the Nunciature claiming they had the duty to deliver ...
• 20 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Doubts and denials over alleged military coup in Madagascar Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "It's an episode that remains unclear and there is no doubt that twenty people were arrested and charged with planning a coup," Fides was told by a journalist at Don Bosco Radio from Antana ...
• 17 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Victory for the Sudanese ruling party in elections Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Victory has been declared in the north of Sudan, by the National Congress Party (NCP), the ruling party, in presidential, parliamentary, and local Sudanese elections, which ended April 15 (se ...
• 17 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Likely April 24th meeting in South Africa for High Transitional Authority President Andry Rajoelina and former President Marc Ravalomanana Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is still one of confusion and further developments are expected in the coming days," says an editor of Radio Don Bosco, the largest Catholic radio station in Madagascar. As F ...
• 16 April 2010
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - North African Bishops hold meeting April 20-24 in Rabat Rabat (Agenzia Fides) – April 20 to 24, Rabat (Morocco) will host the meeting of CERN (the Episcopal Conférence Régionale de l'Afrique du Nord), the North African Regional Bishops' Conference. The meeting, said a s ...
• 16 April 2010
  AFRICA - Sharp increase in Christians and Muslims in Africa in past century, report says Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The past 100 years have witnessed a sharp increase of Christian and Muslim believers in Africa. This was what was found in a report released April 15 in Washington by the Pew Research Center, the ...
• 15 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Polls close today; insecure climate following kidnapping of 4 Blue Helmets in Darfur and death of 9 members of Southern government party Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The voting process continues in Sudan, where the presidential election and local policies have been prolonged for two extra days (the polls should close tonight, April 15). However, there h ...
• 15 April 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - No framework agreement for joint management and allocation of Nile waters Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Egypt has rejected a framework agreement that would call for the reduction of the Egyptian share of Nile water. Cairo, supported by Sudan, as opposed the other countries involved, directly or in ...