Africa

• 10 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - After the formation decided by Rajoelina alone, opposition declares 'war': “It is a power struggle that loses sight of the common good,” local Church sources tell Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “We are awaiting developments on the situation and to see if, when, and how the announced demonstrations of Rajoelina's opponents turn out,” Agenzia Fides was told by sources at Radio D ...
• 9 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Overview of the political situation in Madagascar and the Maputo Accords Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The crisis that has been unleashed in Madagascar, with the resignation of President Marc Ravalomanana in March of this year, has led to intense diplomatic activity on the part of the Afri ...
• 9 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Formation of new government calls for efforts towards national reconciliation Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The Maputo Accord is now being outdated by the events, in addition to the fact that it has never been applied,” sources from Radio Don Boscom the most important Catholic radio station ...
• 8 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - Calm returns to Gabon, but opposition calls for vote recount and international investigation on post-electoral violence Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – A vote recount and international investigation commission for the post-electoral violence...these are the requests being made by the opposition in Gabon, which continues to deny the victory ...
• 8 September 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - State and Church launch appeals for national solidarity for over half a million victims of torrential rains in western Africa Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – President Blaise Compaore has launched an appeal to the nation, to raise 1 billion CFA franks (1.5 million Euros) to help victims of flooding in the country, especially in the capital city ...
• 7 September 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Three days of fasting and prayer for peace in Sudan's Western Equatoria State Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - “People are sad, people are angry; there is a lot of fear and nobody wants to go home. We have to put courage in people. We have to turn to God, to love him and to discover ourselves in the l ...
• 7 September 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Formation seminar for laity on: “You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world,” which we will be at the heart of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishop for Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The verse from St. Matthew's Gospel, “You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world,” which was chosen as the theme of the II Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for ...
• 4 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - Tensions continue in Gabon, as newly elected President asks opposition to accept “the verdict of the polls” Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - “The desire for chaos that characterizes some candidates and their supporters, whose aim is to plunge the country into the abyss of political violence,” said an official statement from th ...
• 4 September 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Troubling tensions in eastern and western Kasai Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “We will not allow anyone to set fire to the center of our nation,” said Me Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda, Vice-Prime Minister for Defense and Security of Congo, at the end of an inquiry mission i ...
• 3 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - Ali Bongo, son of deceased President, wins elections; clashes break out between police and demonstrators Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – Serious conflict has broken out between police and demonstrators in Gabon, where Ali Bongo, son of former President Omar Bongo, has been declared winner of the presidential elections with 4 ...
• 3 September 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “We cannot say that the war in Darfur has ended,” says Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, following declarations made by former commander of international peace-keeping force Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – There has been great surprise and hesitation in response to declarations made by General Martin Luther Agwai, outgoing commander of the United Nations-African Union peace-keeping force in Dar ...
• 2 September 2009
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Several activities of the Catholic Church in Egypt: youth gathering, women's retreat Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – This August, the Catholic Church in Egypt did not go on vacations, but instead offered its faithful several activities oriented towards spirituality and reflection. In mid-August, there was a l ...
• 2 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - This evening, presidential election results expected Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – This evening, September 2, the results of the presidential election that began on August 30 in Gabon (see Fides 31/08/2009), are expected to appear. The capital, Libreville, is awaiting the ...
• 1 September 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Work begins on Saint Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, supported by John Paul II, near the Basilica of “Notre Dame de la Paix” Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) – The Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast, Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, Ms. Therese Marie-Therese Houphouet-Boigny (widow of the first President of Ivory Coa ...
• 1 September 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Priests of South Africa issue a report on their status and prepare to collaborate during the World Cup 2010 Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The serious acts of violence committed against Catholic priests have been denounced by representatives of the priests in the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (South Africa, B ...