Africa

• 26 March 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - President Bashir challenges arrest warrant from International Crime Court; heightened concern for humanitarian crisis in Darfur Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Sudan is at the heart of a complex diplomatic maneuver, as humanitarian aid groups from the United Nations launch alerts as to the gravity of the humanitarian situation in Darfur, the western ...
• 25 March 2009
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops of Cameroon regret that the media ignored the essential aspects of the Holy Father's message for Africa on poverty, reconciliation, justice, and peace Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Cameroon are “profoundly dismayed” for the press' partial presentation of the response given by Pope Benedict XVI to a journalist on the Church's commitment to fighting the ...
• 25 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - From Swaziland, former President Ravalomanana launches appeal to citizens to “save the country” Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis in Madagascar has once again taken another turn. Former President Marc Ravalomanana has launched an appeal to the people of Madagascar, asking that they “save the c ...
• 24 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “An assessment that has surpassed our highest expectations,” Nuncio in Angola tells Fides, following the visit of Benedict XVI Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “We give thanks to God and to the Holy Father for his visit to Angola,” Fides was told by Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Apostolic Nuncio in Angola, where on March 23, Pope Benedict XVI concluded ...
• 24 March 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Peace accord signed in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A peace agreement has been signed between the government and the rebels from the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
• 23 March 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “A book for missionary activities with children, offering the public experiences from places all over the world,” PMS Director from Zambia says Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “The book was written, thinking of the animators and their valuable service to children. The general objective is to help the animators to assimilate the main principles and take on the right s ...
• 23 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Rajoelina swears in as President of the transitional government, while international community considers the change of power unconstitutional Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Andry Rajoelina swore in as President of the transitional government in Madagascar, however the international community has not recognized the process that has led to the coming into powe ...
• 20 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - With the hope that the Pope's visit will help strengthen the family and overcome the consequences of the war Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “Pope Benedict XVI's visit, the second time a Pope is on Angolan soil (the first was Pope John Paul II in 1992). This visit happens at a time when the Angolan authorities take measures to tackl ...
• 20 March 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The word of God should be the light for our path to nationhood,” say Nigerian Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Building a nation, overcoming divisions and evils that impede the people of Nigeria from realizing their potentials was the focus of the Message from the Bishops of Nigeria, published at the clo ...
• 20 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “The situation is calm. We are waiting to see how many ambassadors attend the ceremony for the presentation of the President ad interim,” Fides sources say Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “We have returned to normal life. The situation is calm and there are no demonstrations in favor or against the new government,” Fides was told by a source from Radio Don Bosco, the lar ...
• 18 March 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - In the Year of Saint Paul, a new parish in Moaaga dedicated to the Apostle is “overflowing with missionary zeal” Moaaga (Agenzia Fides) – Saint Paul's Parish in Moaaga is the most recent addition to the Archdiocese of Koupela (Burkina Faso). It was erected by Archbishop Seraphin Francois Rouamba of Koupela, in a decree dated July ...
• 18 March 2009
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The long road to authentic abolition of all discrimination against women Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - “A legislation that calls for the prohibition of dicriminations against women according to article 1 of the Convention, and appropriately sanctioning the violations of article 2b of the same d ...
• 17 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - 450 children cared for by the “Semente do Futuro” Center in Huambo are the hope for a more complete and dignified life Huambo (Agenzia Fides) – The “seeds of the future,” in Angola, are 450 children living in Huambo, in the western heart of the country, supported long-distance by Italian families who decided several years ago, alon ...
• 16 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “We are anxiously awaiting the Holy Father's words of peace and reconciliation,” Fides hears from the Bishop of Cabinda, President of the Committee for the Papal Visit Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “All Angola is joyfully awaiting the Holy Father's visit. One can especially perceive the fervor with which the Church, in its many expressions, is preparing for the arrival of Benedict XVI. Ev ...
• 16 March 2009
  AFRICA - The effects of the economic crisis in Africa: objectives reached in past decades now at risk, concern for the high cost in human lives, potential threat to peace and stability Dar-es-Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “Although the global economic crisis began in the markets of countries with an advanced economy, it has also had negative consequences on the economies of the developing countries. This ...