Africa

• 14 April 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Expected publication of Bishops' document on Constitutional draft that could open the way for legalizing abortion Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The publication of a document from the Bishops, on the constitution draft, is expected to occur at the end of the Plenary Meeting of the Kenya Bishops' Conference. The Meeting is being held at ...
• 14 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Fear of coup following ultimatum presented by army to politicians Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Fears of a military coup have come following the ultimatum set by the Army Chief of Staff to the President of the High Authority Transition, Andry Rajoelina, requiring him to submit, by t ...
• 13 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Celebrations in Goma for installation of new Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka Goma (Agenzia Fides) - "May North Kivu cease to be a province of war, sexual violence, and disgrace, and become the breadbasket of the Congo and the Great Lakes, the breadbasket of Central Africa." This was the hope expr ...
• 13 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudanese elections extended two days Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The Electoral Commission of Sudan has decided to extend the presidential, parliamentary, and local elections another two days (the polls were to be closed today, April 13; see Fides 12/4/2010 ...
• 12 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Elections taking place amidst calm, however delays and misunderstandings prolong voting Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – An extension seems likely for the election-day voting that started Sunday, April 11 and should finish April 13 (see Fides 8/4/2010). Voters are called upon to elect the President, the Nationa ...
• 12 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Controversy and concern follow Easter attack in Mbandaka Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Easter attack on the town of Mbandaka (see Fides 9/4/2010), capital of the Equator Province in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, is having a major impact on the country and has ...
• 10 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Elections need to stabilize peace and encourage development, says Caritas Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas says elections in Sudan need to stabilize peace and encourage development. Further violence would set back the peace process, threaten relief operations and put millions of people at ...
• 9 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Easter attack in Mbandaka: Archbishop gives Fides his testimony Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "The rebels came while the parishes of the Archdiocese were celebrating Easter Mass. It was a sudden attack, which took everyone by surprise," says Archbishop Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba of Mban ...
• 9 April 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Sunday: new parish in Bigene with Italian missionary priest; Missionaries of Charity sisters open first house in Portuguese-speaking Africa Bigene (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, April 11, the Second Sunday of Easter, the Catholic Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bigene, Diocese of Bissau, will become a parish. The solemn act will be presided by Bish ...
• 9 April 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World Cup: Bishops announce Mass to be witness to ending the scourge of human trafficking Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - A Few weeks before the 2010 Football World Cup, the Catholic Bishops and Priests of Southern Africa will celebrate a special Holy Mass as “a counter-witness to the scourge of human traffi ...
• 8 April 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Mystery behind attempted coup in Bissau, amidst drug trafficking and rivalry within the military Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "The ruling military seems to be back and the military leaders themselves have apologized to Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, who was placed under arrest. It is difficult, however, to understa ...
• 8 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Preparing for Sudanese elections: the largest Northern opposition party announces boycott and former rebels only run in the South Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The dates for presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections in Sudan (11-13 April) are approaching and several opposition parties are declaring a boycott on the elections. Yesterday, Ap ...
• 7 April 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - "The people celebrated Easter in the hope of deliverance from the threat of the guerrillas," Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) – "The LRA rebels have not taken away our right and desire to live the faith and celebrate Easter," Fides was told by Bishop Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou in south-eastern Cent ...
• 7 April 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hope of the Resurrection in Mangochi prisons Mangochi (Agenzia Fides) – "We went to celebrate Easter in the prison of Mangochi, one of Malawi's 26 prisons, which often resemble the houses of the 'dead men who are alive.' They are dead to a society that rejects th ...
• 30 March 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “Despite some political tensions, the country is preparing to celebrate Easter with great faith,” representative from the local Church tells Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "Madagascar is preparing for Easter celebrations in calm, despite yesterday's incidents," Fides was told by an editor from Don Bosco Radio in Antananarivo. On March 29, the commemorations o ...