Africa

• 16 November 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Clergy celebrates 75th anniversary and Saint Coeur de Marie Major Seminary in Anyama celebrates 50th anniversary Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, November 15, 2009, the National Day for Peace, in the presence of Cardinal Bernard Agre, and the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, the Church of Ivory Coast has solemnly ...
• 14 November 2009
  AFRICA/TOGO - "A Church, daughter of missionaries, becoming an adult," Director of PMS in Togo tells Fides Lome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church in Togo was begun on August 28, 1892, when the first Mass was celebrated in our land,” Agenzia Fides was told by Fr. Benoit Eoevi Penoukou, National Director of the Pontifi ...
• 12 November 2009
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Life of the Church: Consecration of the new Apostolic Vicar for Latin Community in Egypt and commemoration of the Legion of Mary Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – On October 31st, we held the ceremony of consecration for Bishop Adel Zaki, new Apostolic Vicar for the Latin Community in Egypt. The ceremony was held at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in downtown ...
• 12 November 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop of Rumbek's concern for lack of preparation among population for 2010 elections and referendum of 2011 Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Efforts are needed to prepare the population and the leaders of South Sudan for the 2010 elections and the referendum on independence in 2011.This is what Bishop Cesare Mazzolari of Rumbek, in ...
• 11 November 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Increasing outbreak of HIV, urgent need to focus on prevention Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - According to new estimates by the National AIDS Council in Zambia, there are about 82,700 persons tested HIV-positive in 2009, up compared with over 70,000 in 2007. The Zambia HIV Prevention Resp ...
• 9 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Situation of Angolan refugees forced out of Democratic Republic of the Congo to be presented at the Sixth International Congress of Migration which opens today at the Vatican Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Commission for Migrants of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe (CEAST) will present the issue of Angolans refugees forced out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
• 9 November 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Addis Ababa Accord: the question on the actual powers of the two “co-presidents” at the center of political debate Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - The agreement reached in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) by the four political movements of Madagascar (see Fides 7/11/2009) is stirring hopes among the population of Madagascar, but also some appre ...
• 7 November 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - 4 parties of the Madagascar crisis sign another accord for forming a government of national unity to lead the nation to 2010 elections Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - An agreement between the 4 main political movements, to lead the Madagascar into the elections of 2010, has been reached in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Known as "additional act" agre ...
• 7 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Determining the origin of Congolese minerals to prevent financing war in eastern DRC discussed at conference with three missionaries: "The primary obligation is the truth about the causes of violence." Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We fear a new war, which would have repercussions throughout the Great Lakes Region and that will provoke another humanitarian catastrophe." This is the alarm raised by Fr. Luigi Lo Stocco, Xaveri ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The aid offered to the returned refugees has only been a drop of water in the ocean,” says Bishop of Uije, launching an appeal to the public Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Emilio Sumbelelo of Uije has launched an appeal to send emergency aid for Angolans forced to return to their native country, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides 4/11/2009). ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Democratic Republic of Congo still behind in exploiting petroleum potential in Great Lakes Region, national press decries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "When will the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally begin to benefit from its oil resources?" asks the Congolese newspaper "Le Potential" in an article in which it stressed that all States ...
• 4 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “The solution to Guinea's problems is to be found in Guinea, through the efforts of Guineans to promote dialogue,” writes President of Guinean Bishops' Conference Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – A pressing invitation to dialogue among all Guinean parties was made by Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly of Conakry, President of the Guinean Bishops' Conference, in a message to the nation which ...
• 4 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Over 20,000 Angolans in Democratic Republic of Congo forced to return home and living amidst difficulties, Church's concern Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Over 20,000 Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to return to Angola and have been living in tents, with very little food and medical assistance. The humanitaria ...
• 3 November 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “At the World Cup 2010, thousands of women will be taken to South Africa for prostitution,” spokesman from South African Bishops' Conference tells Fides. “We are working to assist the victims of trafficking in human persons.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We are expecting to see a sharp increase in trafficking of women forced to be prostituted for the Soccer World Championships, which will be held in South Africa in 2010,” Fr. Chris Townsend, ...
• 3 November 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We should be witnesses to the universal love of God,” says Archbishop of Mombasa in a conference on dialogue between Christians and Muslims Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – In order to maintain healthy relations between Christians and Muslims, the leaders of both religions should be oriented towards peace, tranquil coexistence, to overseeing and solving conflicts ...