Africa

• 29 December 2009
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Providing drinking water to children in Rwanda in the fight against world hunger Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In an effort to promote and support the welfare of the population in the districts of Gicumbi and Gatsibo, Rwanda, through integrated interventions in health, hygiene, habitat, environment, educa ...
• 28 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Increased amounts of Afghan heroin passing through Somalia, now a free zone for all kinds of illegal trafficking Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The Somalia, which since 1991 has been without a government capable of controlling the territory and enforcing laws, has become a haven for international criminal organizations that use it as ...
• 19 December 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “The political situation in our country has reached a crucial and decisive moment,” Bishops of Sudan affirm in Final Statement from Plenary Assembly Torit (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of their Plenary Assembly held in Torit, December 5-15, the Bishops of Sudan published a document addressed to Christians, political leaders, and all men of good will, entitled: “ ...
• 18 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “We are fearing a bloody Christmas, like that of 2008.” Bishop of Isiro-Niangara tells Fides his concerns Niangara (Agenzia Fides) - "We fear another massacre like that of Christmas 2008. We live in total insecurity," Fides was told by Bishop Julien Andavo Mbia, Bishop of Isiro-Niangara in the north-eastern part of the Democ ...
• 18 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Dream comes true for missionary 43 years in Congo: “Pere Crippa Joseph” Hospital in South Kivu, a symbol of peace among peoples suffering war in three nations ce to all, the population and the authorities. This is a small town located at 3 degrees latitude below the equator, 900 meters above sea level, with 50,000 residents and in full expansion. The land is located along the ...
• 17 December 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - President of the High Transitional Authority announces March 20th elections for the Constitutional Assembly Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "Andry Rajoelina has now closed the dialogue with the three former Presidents and intends to go on alone. The Maputo Accords are now a dead letter," Fides was told by a journalist at Radi ...
• 17 December 2009
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Awareness campaign by Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Harare on the revision of the Constitution Harare (Agenzia Fides) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe (CCJP), is committed to spreading awareness among the population. As is written in a statem ...
• 16 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Military takes control of Dongo, yet drama of refugees continues Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Congolese army (FARDC) has recaptured the town of Dongo, in the northwestern province of the equator, official sources from the government of Kinshasa claim. Since October, the Dongo area ...
• 16 December 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Faculty of Theology to be established at the Catholic University of Angola Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic University of Angola intends to establish a Faculty of Theology in short time. This has been stated by Archbishop Damião Franklim of Luanda, who emphasized that the requirements e ...
• 15 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Further attacks on Monastery in Bukavu, where a sister was killed on December 7; today, Peace March and Masses in parishes Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, is once more suffering violence. According to a statement received by Fides, on the night of Sunday, Dec ...
• 15 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “Mr. President...guarantee security for the Church and inhabitants of Bukavu,” clergy and religious from the Archdiocese of Bukavu tell President Kabila Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - "We appeal to you to ask you to ensure our safety and that of the people we minister to" is how the priests and religious men and women of the Archdiocese of Bukavu have addressed the President o ...
• 14 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Blessing of first stone of the Pan-African Institute for the Social Doctrine of the Church: a laboratory for the culture of peace and promotion of the common good, without any kind of discrimination Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, blessed the foundation stone of the Pan-African Institute for Social Doctrine of the Church ...
• 14 December 2009
  AFRICA - “Due to climate changes, our seminarians can no longer grow anything they need to live on.” African priest expresses his concern. Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Until the early 90s, our seminarians were able to meet most of the food needs of their communities by cultivating the fields. In recent years, due to climate change, they cannot produce anything, ...
• 14 December 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Inauguration of Saint Maximilian Kolbe Hospital at the Franciscan Friar's mission in Sabou Sabou (Agenzia Fides) – This year, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, marked another great event for the mission and the people of Sabou, a town in central-western Burkina Faso. In a testimony sent to Fides, F ...
• 12 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Irish missionary killed in Kenya; an active promoter of several development projects who had recently completed the construction of a new church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The death of Father Jeremiah Roche has aroused strong emotions in his community and in his homeland, Ireland, where the newspapers have given prominence to his killing," Fr. Cooney, of the Gene ...