Africa

• 3 May 2010
  AFRICA/RD CONGO - Jobless minors learn to work the land in the mining province of Katanga Likasi (Agenzia Fides) - The world financial crisis has swollen the lines of jobless people, increasing hunger and malnutrition in south-east Congo. The wake of the global financial crisis continues in the province of Ka ...
• 3 May 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Clashes in Darfur over a swindle affecting thousands of people Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- Three to 10 people were reportedly killed and about twenty injured in clashes between the police and about a hundred demonstrators on the way to the residence of the Governor, yesterday, Sunday ...
• 30 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Summit talks seeking solution to national crisis open today in Pretoria Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) – The two major protagonists of the crisis in Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, President of the Transitional Authority, and the outgoing President, Marc Ravalomanana, met yesterday, April 29, in Pr ...
• 28 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Meeting in Pretoria to resolve Madagascar crisis Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Today, April 28, in Pretoria (South Africa) marked the opening of the meeting promoted by France, South Africa, and the SADC (Southern African Development Community) to resolve the crisis ...
• 28 April 2010
  AFRICA - “War of the Nile” feared after failed Sharm El-Sheik Summit Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "War of the Nile" is the headline in the Congolese newspaper "Le Potentiel," in an editorial commenting on the failure of the Summit in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, which was to conclude with a new agree ...
• 28 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 40 minors of Rwanda and Congo seek “Long-Distance Sponsors” Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – There are a growing number of children seeking help from the Movement for Fighting World Hunger, who are now served in two centers for child protection, in Rwanda and DRC. Forty new requests ha ...
• 27 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Elections: President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir, reelected and South Sudan President Silva Kiir confirmed Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Sudanese elections confirmed the two "strong men" of the country, the President of Sudan Omar Al Bashir and President of the autonomous government of Southern Sudan, Silva Kiir. Al Bashir has ...
• 26 April 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Reform of the Constitution: encounter between representatives of Christian communities and government Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives of the government and Christian churches of Kenya are meeting today, April 26, to reach agreement on the revised draft of the Constitution, which has raised great concern on th ...
• 26 April 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Theological education for human development and nation-building in Africa Port Harcourt (Agenzia Fides) - While the Church has contributed immensely to human development and nation-building through theological education, evident in the establishment of schools, seminaries, special institutes ...
• 24 April 2010
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Migrants suffer “intolerable exploitation” affirm Bishops of North Africa Rabat (Agenzia Fides) – The meeting of the CERN (the Episcopal Conférence Régionale de l'Afrique du Nord), which was held in Rabat (Morocco) April 20 to 24 (see Fides 04/16/2010) has brought about a fruitful exchange ...
• 23 April 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - June 13 declared “World Cup Sunday” by South African Bishops Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of South Africa have declared Sunday, June 13, “World Cup Sunday.” This date has been chosen, as it coincides with the beginning of the World Cup and the conclusion of th ...
• 23 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Crises in 3 areas of Congo linked by common thread of control for nation's resources Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Democratic Republic of Congo, which in June will celebrate 50 years of independence, is increasingly the focus of strategic moves of major world powers and neighboring countries intereste ...
• 22 April 2010
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Church in Zambia organizes Missionary Congress in October Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – October 13 to 16, the Church in Zambia will host a Missionary Congress. As Fr. Bernard Makadani Zulu, National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia, tells Fides, the Missionary Co ...
• 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 ...