Africa

• 24 May 2010
  AFRICA - Global number of children attending school increases, however many in war-torn nations unable to attend school due to conflict Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The number of primary-school-age children who go to school has increased globally, but countries affected by conflict still have large numbers missing out on an education. This is what a recen ...
• 22 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishop of Isiro-Niangara tells Fides: I join in the appeal made by the people of Niangara to President Obama, asking that he help stop the LRA guerrillas Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I support the appeal made by civil society in Niangara to President Obama as a useful effort in trying to make the world understand our tragedy," Fides was told by Bishop Andavo Mbia of Isiro- ...
• 22 May 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Authorities accuse former President Ravalomanana of causing police force revolt Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Three were left dead and ten wounded after the revolt on May 20, carried out by members of the “Force d'Intervention” of the Police Force (FIGN), the special police force based in For ...
• 20 May 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Shootout between military and special police forces in Antananarivo, first reports sent to Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "There are several injured, but the news is still fragmented," Fides has learned from an editor of Radio Don Bosco from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar where today, May 20, gunfir ...
• 20 May 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - PMS National Director of Nigeria: promote children's rights, give them aid, education, a decent life Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "As the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), we are committed to spreading the Gospel message, to promoting evangelization, justice, and peace, but we also have a strong desire to work for a greater ...
• 20 May 2010
  AFRICA - PMS National Directors of Burkina Faso-Niger and Mozambique tell Fides about the “increasingly missionary character of the African Church” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The African Church, founded by the efforts of missionaries, is becoming increasingly more missionary, sending its own priests, missionaries, and religious to other parts of the world. This is wha ...
• 19 May 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - “Military reinforcements are on their way to protect the people from the LRA guerrillas,” Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) - “We hope that the military mobilization in these hours will be able to restore security in the villages east of my diocese," Fides was told by Bishop Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bang ...
• 19 May 2010
  AFRICA - Church in Guinea Bissau and Togo working for hope and peace, National Directors of the PMS tell Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "The Church in Guinea Bissau always has been and continues to be among its people and continues to be a sign of hope. In the difficult situations that the country has experienced and continues to ...
• 18 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionaries say: “Careful with decisions on Ituri, rich in gold and oil” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On May 3, legislation leaders of the Eastern Province of Ituri (north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) told the press in Kisangani that "this May 15, the District of Ituri will become th ...
• 17 May 2010
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “How to ensure the implementation of the outcome of the Synod of Bishops for Africa?”: discussion in Maputo Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - How to ensure the implementation of the outcome of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops which took place in the Vatican in October 2009? This is the main objective of th ...
• 17 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “We want to work for peace and truth”: the commitment of the Catholic media in Congo DR, Rwanda, and Burundi to observing 3 national elections Goma (Agenzia Fides) - "May the Catholic journalists of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda practice their profession inspired by the principles of the faith and may they be peacemakers, avoiding the cultur ...
• 17 May 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Family members of priests and missionaries also called to active service in Church Embu (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of both diocesan and missionary priests have been urged to be committed members of the church, especially, by living the life of faith and sacraments. It is most significant at this t ...
• 14 May 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Reconciling profession and faith: Kenya Movement of Catholic Professionals launched in Eldoret Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Kenya Movement for Catholic Professionals has been launched in Eldoret in the Rift Valley Province. Eldoret, located in western Kenya, is an important business, industrial, and agricultura ...
• 14 May 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Rajoelina: “Presidential elections are on November 26...I'm not running” Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "I have decided not to run in the upcoming elections, solely in the interest of the Malagasy people." Thus, the President of the High Authority of Transition (HAT) of Madagascar, Andry Rajo ...
• 12 May 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops reject proposed Constitution: “To vote for the constitution is to vote for all of it, including its good and its bad provisions. It is impossible to separate them.” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “We therefore repeat our advice to the people of Kenya to reject this proposed Constitution of Kenya,” affirmed the Bishops of Kenya in their press statement issued today, May 11. The bish ...