Africa

• 4 December 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Jesuits and two Catholic organizations launch campaign against corruption Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – A campaign against corruption has been launched in Zambia by the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection, along with two other Catholic organizations, Caritas Zambia and Civil Society for Pov ...
• 4 December 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “Who's in charge in Guinea?” local Church sources are wondering after attack on military junta leader Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “The question we must ask at this point is who's in charge in Guinea ', say Church sources in Guinea, who contacted Agenzia Fides, where yesterday evening, December 3, the junta head, Moussa C ...
• 3 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “There should be a block in the flow of weaponry, funding, and people to Shebaab," Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides, after the murder of 3 Ministers Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - “The international community must move from declarations of principles to the facts: we need a coordinated effort, especially by the United Nations, African Union, Arab League, Islamic Leagu ...
• 3 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - The African Union and infiltration of Islamic fundamentalism in Somalia Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The attack occurred today, December 3, in Mogadishu that has killed 20 people, including 4 Ministers of Somalia's transitional government (in addition to those of Health, Education, and the ...
• 2 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Climate changes: Wangari Muta Maathai is a prophetic voice from Africa capable of inspiring the world, says missionary in Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of the Summit on Climate Change scheduled to take place in Copenhagen (December 7-18), Agenzia Fides wishes to re-publish an article originally written for the magazine “The Harp� ...
• 2 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "We waited for a clarification of the UN; since it does not arrive we explain our position," say Xaverian Missionaries of the Democratic Republic of Congo Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The Xaverian Missionaries operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have expressed dismay for the journalistic indiscretions in regards to the confidential report prepared by a team of ex ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Xaverian Missionaries say: “Do not blame missionaries and small charities for the scandalous involvement of well-known mining companies and Western governments in the war in eastern Congo." Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “A group of UN experts has presented the UN Security Council with its latest report on the implementation of UN Resolution 1533 from 2004 on the DR Congo, in particular on the embargo of ar ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - "There has been some progress, but there are serious problems hindering integral development of the person" say Bishops of Senegal, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "There has been significant progress, but there are still concerns about the difficulties and problems that are undermining the overall development of people." This is what the Bishops of the Inte ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World AIDS Day 2009: microsite by Doctors Without Borders on the fight against AIDS in South Africa Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2009, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is launching a microsite dedicated to AIDS in South Africa where they tell the stories of the people from Khayelitsha, ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Married at age 13, HIV-positive and widow at 14: the story of Tatu Saidi Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - "When I found out I was HIV-positive, I immediately told my husband, who warned me not to tell anyone. And I did not dare contradict him.” Thus began the story of Tatu Saidi, a Kenyan girl of ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - The practice of "three stones" widespread in district of Kilifi, where a population of half a million people finds 1 in 7 HIV-positive Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the traditional practices that contribute to the spread of HIV in Kenya is the 'meko tatu ", i.e. when a woman has three relationships simultaneously. Common among Miji Kenda tribes that p ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Talks between the junta and the opposition resume; group of Guineans criticize report on September 28 events which seems to be trying to provoke ethnic and religious conflict Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – Talks resume today, 30 November in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, between the military junta of Guinea and the "Live Forces", the symbol beneath which several opposition groups fall. Ac ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Celebrations for 25th anniversary of the Association of Central African Bishops' Conferences and 50th of hierarchy's erection in Burundi, DRC, and Rwanda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Today, November 30, marks the beginning of ceremonies for the 25th anniversary of the Association of Bishops' Conferences of Central Africa, ACEAC (1984-2009), which includes Burundi, Democra ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Multipurpose Health Education Center of the “Suore Dorotee” of Alepe prepares HIV/AIDS attack plan Alepe (Agenzia Fides) - There are many activities and initiatives of the Catholic Church around the world in support of AIDS patients. Among these, there is the generous commitment of the “Suore Dorotee” of Vicenza ( ...
• 28 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “I found a church eager to continue the work of missionaries and to contribute to human development," Fr. Magrin tells Fides, after visit to Kisangani Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) - “I found a living Church, eager to make her contribution to human promotion and development in the area," says Fr. Giuseppe Magrin, Director of Formation for the Congregation for the Evangel ...