Africa

• 7 May 2009
  AFRICA/CHAD - Rebel attacks force humanitarian aid organizations to limit services to thousands of refugees N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Rebels continue their attacks in east Chad, where on May 4 they launched an offensive from the border with Sudan (see Fides 6/5/2009). A spokesman from the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) d ...
• 6 May 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Let us help those who are tricked into being brought to our city to be exploited...”: Letter from the Archbishop of Cape Town against human trafficking Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) - “As the local Church of Cape Town we have a duty to take action.” This was the exhortation made by Archbishop Lawrence Henry of Cape Town (South Africa) to faithful, in asking them to awak ...
• 5 May 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - High tension between Sudan and Chad, the day after the signing of an accord to begin normalization process between the two countries Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – At just two days from the signing at Doha (Qatar), tensions are rising between Sudan and Chad, thanks to an accord that was meant to help normalize relations between the two countries. The g ...
• 4 May 2009
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Archdiocese of Rabat holds a Congress in honor of the 800th anniversary of the Franciscan Rule Rabat (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco, celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Franciscan Rule with a two-day Congress that opened on May 2. The Congress was presented by Archbishop Vincent Landel ...
• 4 May 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Climate changes provoke an increase in cholera in Zambia, Spanish study says Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – Climate changes are causing a rise in infections in Africa. This is what a study published by researchers at the Spanish Carlos III Health Institute say. According to the study, the increase of ...
• 29 April 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “Thank you, Holy Father, for bringing hope for the future back to our continent” - A Message from the Bishops of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo thank His Holiness Benedict XVI for “having visited our land of Africa, for having confirmed our faith in Jesus Christ, the Light of the Worl ...
• 29 April 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - A missionary's testimony from Korogocho, the fourth largest Nairobi slum that is home to 120,000 people Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “Calling to mind the shantytowns of Korogocho – Nairobi (Kenya), its people, and reinterpreting the experience I have had over the course of the many years in which I have lived here, always ...
• 28 April 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Politicians are insensitive to the people's suffering,” Bishops say in calling for food price control to overcome hunger Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The vast majority of our leaders show a blatant insensitivity to the needs of our people. They pursue their own selfish interest, thus nurturing greed and corruption. Goods and wealth which r ...
• 28 April 2009
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Condolences for death of Brother Xavier Habig of the Fraternité des Petits Frères del Evangile, in car accident Alger (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa in Algeria is deeply saddened by the death of Brother Xavier Habig of the Fraternité des Petits Frères del Evangile (Fraternity of the Little Brothers of the ...
• 27 April 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “In the 2009 election, the real victory belongs to all the South Africans...We call on the new government to show an even greater commitment to service towards the marginalized,” Bishops of South Africa write, following elections Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Jacob Zuma, leader of the African National Congress (ANC), is the new President of South Africa. Zuma won the elections on April 22 (see Fides 22/4/2009). The ANC obtained 65.9% of the vo ...
• 27 April 2009
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Exhibition on Saint Paul inaugurated for the Year of Saint Paul, on the 4th anniversary of the election of Benedict XVI Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – On the 4th anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the Apostolic Nunciature in Uganda, in addition to the reception for ecclesiastical and civil authorities, has erected an exhibitio ...
• 24 April 2009
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “Notre Dame de la Sagesse” High School in Gitega has educated over 8,000 young people in 50 years Gitega (Agenzia Fides) – Founded by a group of Fides Donum priests, the “Notre Dame de la Sagesse” High School of the Archdiocese of Gitega has offered an education to over 8,000 youth in its over 50 years in exist ...
• 24 April 2009
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Cardinal Massaja and the era of the Catholic missions in Ethiopia Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In 1846, Capuchin missionary William Massaja – whose 200th anniversary of birth is celebrated this year – was consecrated Bishop and appointed the first Apostolic Vicar of Galla, in South Eth ...
• 23 April 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Symposium on Saint Paul at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa Eldoret (Agenzia Fides) - The Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has organized a one-day symposium to celebrate the Year of the Apostle Paul which was declared last year by Pope Benedict XVI. The sy ...
• 23 April 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - First Science Festival in Owerri, from April 24-May 2, promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture Owerri (Agenzia Fides) – From April 24-May 2, Owerri (Nigeria) will be hosting its first Science Festival. The event is being organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture and the IDIS Foundation, of Naples (Italy). ...