Africa
14 May 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - The Catholic Church asks the government to dialogue with the Mungiki sect and for an independent investigation of the torturing of the rebels of Mont Elgon
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church’s members, along with other religious and social groups of Kenya are multiplying their efforts in requesting truth and justice in the two events that have caused concern in ...
14 May 2008
AFRICA/SUDAN - Doubts remain regarding the attack on Khartoum
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Over 200 people have died in the attack led by the JEM (Justice and Equality Movement) in Omdurman, twin city of Khartoum (see Fides 12/5/2008). This fact was made public by Sudanese authoritie ...
13 May 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “May the international community intervene to place an end to the violence”: appeal from the Bishops of Southern Africa
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of South Africa, Botswana, and Swaziland who form part of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) are launching an appeal for international and regional pressure in ...
12 May 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Uncertainty regarding the second round for presidential elections
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The runoff for presidential elections in Zimbabwe has once again placed in question the participation of the opposition in the elections.
The President of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC ...
12 May 2008
AFRICA/SUDAN - Attack on Khartoum: an unprecedented event in Sudan’s recent history
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The attack of rebels of the JEM (Justice and Equality Movement) on Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum is an unprecedented event in the long series of guerrilla warfare that has marked the count ...
9 May 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - South African President Mbeki visits Zimbabwe to re-launch negotiation talks
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - South Africa’s President, Thabo Mbeki, arrived today (May 9) in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital in efforts to re-launch the negotiation talks between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition, l ...
7 May 2008
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - 3,000 people attend the closure of the Eucharistic Congress in Ethiopia with Cardinal Ivan Dias, Special Envoy of the Holy Father, who later proceeded to Djibouti
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - “The celebration of the new Christian Millenium is a very important event in Ethiopia, as it defines one of the characteristics of the national identity,” Fides was told by Archbishop Ra ...
6 May 2008
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Funds and investments from all over the world: the chance of a lifetime
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “The Democratic Republic of Congo has once more become respectable,” said an editorial in the Congolese periodical “Le Potentiel,” dedicated to the intensification of political, and abo ...
5 May 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Justice and Peace Commission confirms that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission can no longer be relied on as a “neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire.”
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can no longer be relied on as a “neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire.” That was what the Justice and Peace Commission of the Zimbabwean Bishops’ ...
5 May 2008
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Crisis in Somaliland, an island of stability in the midst of the Somali chaos, endangers Western strategy in the area
Hargeisa (Agenzia Fides) - The violent confrontations carried out between the police and demonstrators last week in Hargeisa, capital city of Somaliland - a Somali region that declared itself independent in 1991 - has in ...
2 May 2008
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Close of the National Eucharistic Congress of the Church in Ethiopia, part of the Great Jubilee of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, May 4, the National Congress of the Church in Ethiopia will come to a close. The event is situated within the celebrations being held for the Great Jubilee and the new Christian M ...
2 May 2008
AFRICA/SOMALIA - A conflict that is increasingly more international
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The death of a alleged member of the terrorist network Al-Qaida at the hands of US armed forces, tensions in the port city of Bosaso, trafficking center for all kinds of merchandise and launch ...
30 April 2008
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “No to the culture of death that is imposed by others,” Mozambique’s Bishops say, at the close of their Plenary Assembly
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “Once more, we wish to reflect on the evil of abortion, a very worrisome matter (in its existence and in the project underway that seeks its legalization and/or decriminalization).” This was ...
30 April 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Talks on hold between Kenyan authorities and Mungiki sympathizers, following the assassinations of two of its top-ranking leaders
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A mediation effort being carried out between Kenyan authorities and Mungiki supporters (see Fides 9/11/2006) was interrupted when two of the organization’s representatives were killed by a sho ...
29 April 2008
AFRICA/BURUNDI - “The Holy Father’s words are an incentive for the international community to take greater interest in Burundi,” the country’s Apostolic Nuncio says.
Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - “We are very grateful to the Holy Father for the appeal for Burundi. It is a way to remind the international community of the country’s situation, so that they can make a greater effort in ...
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