Africa

• 15 February 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - South African Bishops express concern for moral failings of leaders Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of South Africa express their “strongest concern of the scandalous behavior of leaders who shamelessly flout the norms of morality and decency, accepted and expected by the ...
• 12 February 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Water and oil, two main players in Southern Sudan's independence Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Water and oil are two of the main principles that would be at stake in the event that Southern Sudan were to become an independent state with the referendum of January 2011. "The victory of ...
• 10 February 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Katanga: Caritas assisting over 170 female ex-soldiers in program for reintegration into society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Over 170 female ex-soldiers are benefiting from a program of reintegration into civil society run by Caritas-Développement Congo in Kalemie, in the Province of Katanga (southeastern Democrat ...
• 10 February 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Head of State ad interim Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The circumstances in which I find myself assuming office today as acting president of our country are uncommon. More than ever therefore, I urge all Nigerians as a people who have faith in God ...
• 9 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - World Day of the Sick: experience of sickness and suffering can become a school of hope La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - On February 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick. This celebration is a special moment in Bolivia, which invites all men of good will to turn our attention and prayer towa ...
• 9 February 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - 3-year campaign for the fight against mother-child AIDS transmission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya has just recently launched a 3-year campaign for the fight against mother-child AIDS transmission. The “Campaign to End Child HIV/AIDS” aims at increasing coverage rates in the preve ...
• 9 February 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - President of Chad visits Sudan, marks turning point in relations between countries Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A turning point has come in relations between Chad and Sudan. The Chadian President Idriss Déby arrived yesterday, Feb. 8, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for his first visit to Sudan aft ...
• 9 February 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Senate votes to transfer presidential powers to Vice-President Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Nigerian Senate voted today, February 9, in favor of a motion to declare Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan president ad interim. The motion, voted by a majority of Senators, contends that the ...
• 8 February 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Local Catholic Church running international program for AIDS patients Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “This event honors the commitment and success of the Catholic Church in caring for the world’s largest population of people with HIV,” said CRS (Catholic Relief Services) South Africa ...
• 8 February 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “Tensions caused by underdevelopment in the area at the root of clashes in N'Zerekore,” local source tells Fides Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – "A simple traffic accident that has caused an explosion of violence reveals a worsening of Guinean society and, in particular, of that area of the country," a source from the Church in Guinea ...
• 6 February 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Malawi President's election as President of African Union, inspires hopes and fears Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – On January 31, the 14th African Union Summit elected the Head of State of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Union. In his acceptance speech for such a highly pursued office, Muthar ...
• 6 February 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Yet another military operation in east Congo causes concern among missionaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The launch of a new military offensive in North and South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo) against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda raises several questions ...
• 5 February 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Religious leaders from 4 Central African nations willing to mediate negotiations with LRA rebels Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – "Peace has no political or religious color. In order for our peace efforts to succeed, we must support them with prayer. Let us pray together for peace in our hearts, pray for the victims, p ...
• 5 February 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Proposal to insert Constitutional clause denying that changes definition of initiation of life from conception to birth is inspired by an “anti-life mentality” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Strong opposition has arisen from the Church of Kenya in regards to the proposal of the Parliamentary Commission for the Revision of the Constitution to amend the clause that defines the beginni ...
• 4 February 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are all concerned about the power vacuum created by the absence of the President," Archbishop of Jos tells Fides Jos (Agenzia Fides) – "Nigerians are very worried and confused about the risk created by a serious power vacuum," Agenzia Fides was told by Archbishop Ignatius A. Kaigama of Jos (Nigeria), where there are growing press ...