Africa

• 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 ...
• 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 ...