Africa

• 2 October 2009
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “National Healing and Reconciliation”: Pastoral Letter of the Bishops on the evils of the nation and its path to healing Harare (Agenzia Fides) - “We are all guilty, for those who have been victims at one time have been aggressors at another and many more have done nothing in the face of atrocities perpetrated before their eyes. Today, w ...
• 2 October 2009
  AFRICA - On the eve of the Synod for Africa, African Bishops highlight Church's effort for peace and reconciliation on the continent Accra (Agenzia Fides) – Evangelization, peace, and reconciliation are at the heart of the document of presentation of the Instrumentum Laboris of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, publishe ...
• 1 October 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We come to the Synod accompanied by the prayers and interest of millions of our fellow Christians,” write the Bishops of the AMECEA Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – How has Africa evolved since 1994, the year of the First Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, looking back now from 2009, on the eve of the II Synod on the continent? This is t ...
• 30 September 2009
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - “We use our right to vote in order to choose a government which will facilitate the coming of the kingdom of God on earth here and now,” say Bishops of Botswana, as they await Presidential elections next month Gaborone (Agenzia Fides) - “It is our duty as responsible citizens to exercise our right to choose the leaders and government that will respect human dignity and create better life for all,” the Bishops of Botswana a ...
• 29 September 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Victim assessment of demonstration in Conakry; a witness briefs Fides on recent events Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The number of victims is now at 128 following the repression of the demonstration held yesterday, September 28 in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea. This is what was affirmed by a ...
• 29 September 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - On the eve of the demonstration that turned bloody, Bishops launched appeal to everyone: “If the house of Guinea is set on fire, we will all be held accountable.” Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23, shortly prior to the demonstration held yesterday, September 28 which later turned bloody, the Catholic Bishops of Guinea launched an appeal to all concerned, asking them to r ...
• 28 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Fighting between police and demonstrators from 3 former Presidents' movements; Madagascar protests impeding Rajoelina speaking in UN Assembly Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – There are 8 wounded and 17 arrested, after fighting broke out on September 26 in front of the Mahamasina Stadium in downtown Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. “The most seriousl ...
• 28 September 2009
  AFRICA - Reinforce “South-South” cooperation for a new international economic system, the conclusion of the South Africa - South America Summit Porlamar (Agenzia Fides) – The new “South-South” agreement for finding an alternative to the economic system, dominated by the Western countries. This is the ambitious program of the second summit held for countrie ...
• 25 September 2009
  AFRICA/ERITREA - General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries expresses “solidarity and communion” with the Church and Eritrean people Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - “'If God is with us, who can be against us?' (Rm. 8:31). With these words of St. Paul we, delegates of the 17th General Chapter, wish to express our solidarity and communion with all of you, de ...
• 25 September 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Over 500 participants at the interreligious encounter for peace organized by the Community of Saint Egidio in Guinea Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “It is surprising to see this kind of encounter in our country, with religious leaders and people from all walks of society. We hope that peace may become a way of life, that this reflects the ...
• 24 September 2009
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Synod for Africa and Year for Priests, focus for Third Plenary Meeting of Bishops of Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – The Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops and the Year for Priests were the focus of the Third Annual Plenary Meeting of Bishops of Malawi, which concluded today, September 24. ...
• 23 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “The child labor issue is no new problem,” local source tells Fides, in commenting on recent report from International Labor Office think the alarm over the increase of the phenomenon from January until today seems excessive,” Agenzia Fides was told by sources from Don Bosco Radio, the main Catholic radio of Madagascar, commenting on a recent repor ...
• 23 September 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - A Bishop from South Sudan asks international community to protect civilians from Lord's Resistance Army attacks Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio, in the State of Western Equatoria (South Sudan), has called for the intervention of the international community in stopping attacks of Ugandan ...
• 22 September 2009
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - One out of eight women risks death from childbirth: “In resolving this tragedy, economic resources are needed, but so is a reflection on the dignity of the woman,” missionary says Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – One out of every eight pregnant women in Sierra Leone risks death during the pregnancy or at childbirth, says a report from Amnesty International. In the Western World, this percentile is red ...
• 21 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - More rumors of a possible military intervention: “it is a way of putting pressure on the Prime Minister,” local sources tell Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “Rumors of a possible kidnapping of Prime Minister Monja Roindefo by the military are leading to a greater tension between parts of the army and some politicians,” Agenzia Fides was tol ...