Africa

• 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 ...
• 10 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - International Soccer Peace Tournament organized by Catholic Church: “South Africans, immigrants, and fans from around the world united in the greatest challenge, peace.” Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to involve all South Africans in the world, especially those who remain on the margins of this event," Antoine Soubrier of the Communications Office for the Southern African Catholic B ...
• 9 June 2010
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - “Form responsible and ethical people who will take leadership as a service” says Cardinal Pengo at Catholic African University Symposium Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “Education for peace should not be mere words or formula, but it should be introduced in our curricula. Our universities must promote peace and security in Africa through education, trai ...
• 9 June 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Drug alert in Luanda: “cocaine is consumed in almost all of Luanda's nightclubs” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – There has been a cocaine alert in Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to statistics presented by the national police headquarters in the Angolan capital, the number of cocaine users has in ...
• 8 June 2010
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - PMS National Director tells Fides: Church is growing, enlivened by a missionary spirit Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI is still very much felt in Cameroon, as evidenced by the strong participation of the faithful at the Mass celebrated in Yaounde one year after the Holy Father's ...
• 8 June 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Growing US list of Guinea Bissau citizens suspected of cocaine trafficking Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – The USA is finalizing a list of 120 names of Guinean nationals suspected of being involved in drug trafficking. The list includes the names of politicians, parliamentarians, businessmen, and mi ...
• 8 June 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - Every child has a right to food and medical attention Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – A lack of transport, rural lifestyles, and pressure on women to prepare fields for harvest mean severely malnourished children are being taken out of therapeutic feeding programs before their t ...
• 7 June 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Superior General of the Josephite Brothers of Rwanda tells Fides: "New technologies are an integral part of the education provided in our schools" Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – "The Rwanda is undergoing a phase of development, including technologically, which is very important. We want to continue making our contribution to this development with our educational activi ...