Africa

• 9 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - A priest and religious sister killed just hours apart in Bukavu, East Congo. Is the Church becoming the scapegoat? Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - A priest and a nun have been killed just hours apart from one other in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fr. Daniel Cizimya Nak ...
• 9 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - National Council of Churches calls for new constitution that guarantees respect and protection of human life Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - According to the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), the new constitution being drafted should ensure full compliance and protection of human life. The NCCK also asked the Committee of ...
• 7 December 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Tensions on the rise in Sudan following arrest of several opposition leaders Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Several leaders of the former Southern Sudan rebellion and dozens of demonstrators were arrested today, December 7, in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and in Omdurman (the twin city where Pa ...
• 7 December 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Narcotics behind attack on Guinea's strong man? Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "The circumstances that led Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité to shoot Dadis Moussa Camara, are not clear. Why did the aide of the head of the military junta try to kill him? In Guinea there is a possib ...
• 5 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “The erection of the hierarchy in our countries is an important event in salvation history," Archbishop of Kinshasa says Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "An important event in salvation history" is how Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo, Archbishop of Kinshasa, described the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Burundi, Democratic Republic of ...
• 5 December 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Camara recovers in Morocco; situation in Guinea remains calm, although future uncertain Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Camara Dadis, was hospitalized in a Moroccan hospital to treat his injuries in from an attack on December 3 (see Fides December 4). His co ...
• 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, ...