Africa

• 7 June 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 50 years of DRC: Bishops organize conference “to understand the past and the present, in order to plan for the future” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A celebration with 3 perspectives: retrospective, introspective, and prospective. This is what the Congolese Bishops' Conference (CENC) is planning for the 50th anniversary of independence be ...
• 5 June 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - In eastern Congo, gold likely to be a curse for local population says exclusive report sent to Fides Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The recent news that in Nigeria some 200 people have died in recent months due to mining a gold mine, is in addition to a series of complaints about environmental damage and human costs cause ...
• 4 June 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - A “year of plenty” for priestly vocations Bafata (Agenzia Fides) – Deacons Admir Cristiano Barreiro, age 29, Francisco Fernandes, age 28, and Avito José Fernandes de Araújo, age 30, on Saturday, June 5 will be ordained priests in the Diocese of Bafata, Guine ...
• 4 June 2010
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Anti-drug operation between Liberia and USA leads to confiscation of 4 tons of cocaine; Liberian government says no to drugs Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) – A major drug operation conducted jointly by the United States and Liberian demonstrates, once again, how West Africa has become a strategic hub in the trafficking of South American cocaine to ...
• 4 June 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionary tells Fides: Director of “The Voice of the Voiceless” was “one of the most committed human rights activists” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Floribert Chebeya was one of the most committed human rights activists and had received threats for some time," Fides learned from Fr. Loris Cattani, Xaverian Missionary working on the “Netw ...
• 4 June 2010
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Women present petition to Health Minister to end forced sterilization of HIV-positive women Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) – Bus loads of women and men with their mouths gagged with packaging tape, marched from Katutura to the head office of the Ministry of Health and Social Services to hand over a petition to end ...
• 2 June 2010
  AFRICA/COMOROS - First Apostolic Vicar of Comoros tells Fides: “Ours is a silent but active presence” Agenzia Fides (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is much appreciated by the local population, almost entirely Muslim, for her charitable activities and human development," says Monsignor Charles Mahuza Yava, the firs ...
• 1 June 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “All Malagasy people are committed to finding a solution to the crisis in the country,” Bishops write Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – It is up to the Malagasy to find a solution to the political crisis that has for over a year and a half afflicted the country. This is what the Bishops of Madagascar have stated in a past ...
• 1 June 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Caritas-Développement Congo: 50 years at the service of those most in need Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “Caritas-Développement Congo and Partners - 50 years serving the Congolese people: assessment and prospects.” This is the theme of the 3rd Forum of Caritas-Développement Congo under way ...
• 1 June 2010
  AFRICA - 10 African nations among poorest in medical attention: in Chad, less than one doctor for every 20,000 people Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Shortages of medical staff have been identified as one of the major impediments to achieving the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). A recently published list shows 10 African ...
• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishop of Doruma-Dungu tells Fides: American plan to stop LRA is good news Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "This is good news and I hope that the United States will commit themselves personally to stopping attacks against civilians." These were the remarks of Bishop Richard Domba Mady, Bishop of Dor ...
• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “A New Pentecost for Africa” to put Synod recommendations in practice 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 ...
• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA - Development on the continent and responsibility of Africans Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The report of the Joint United Nations Programme for Development in 2009, was just recently published, showing once again the plight of Africa with regard to levels of extreme poverty afflicting th ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionary tells Fides: UN troops still needed, following recent MONUC mandate Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The UN Security Council has decided to withdraw 2,000 "Blue Helmets" of the United Nations Mission in Congo (MONUC). The military will be withdrawn by June 30, from areas "where security cond ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Regional Conference of Major Superiors of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate: 853 missionaries in over a dozen African nations Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – The Regional Conference of Major Superiors of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) was held in Lusaka, Zambia. According to a statement sent to Fides, the meeting, held every two years, was a ...