Africa
18 February 2008
AFRICA/ALGERIA - African Energy Committee begins work: “Energy is at the heart of economic development in Africa, a continent that is rich in resources, but poor in energy consummation.”
Argel (Agenzia Fides) - “Our continent now holds the record for the highest increase in oil production in its history, however at the same time, it has one of the lowest percentiles in the world of energy consumption, ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Man’s dignity is the focus of reflection for the Plenary Meeting of Nigerian Bishops
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “We thank God for his goodness to his Church in our land and to our nation. Despite all pressures and constraints, despite infidelities occasioned by human weakness, the Church of God in Nigeri ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Kenya, Chad, and Mozambique: African Bishops mourn the loss of human lives
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The permanent committee for the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SCEAM) that met February 8-9 in Johannesburg, South Africa (see Fides 5/2/2008 and 15/2/20 ...
15 February 2008
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Africa has no power to decide on the use of its own resources; the continent is subject to the decisions made in other places,” says Cardinal Pengo, President of SECAM
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “Africa is no longer per se a marginalized continent, as far as the global political set-up is concerned. The role of Africa in the world’s economic development, however, remains margin ...
14 February 2008
AFRICA/SUDAN - “Abyei is the key to peace in Sudan,” recent American study claims
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - “Abyei is the key to peace in Sudan,” has been the claim of a study made by the ENOUGH Project, an American action group for ending wars and genocide. At the end of January, the group publi ...
13 February 2008
AFRICA/CHAD - More refugees arrive from Darfour to Chad; the Catholic Church dedicated to humanitarian aid operations
N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - Worries increase in Chad due to the tensions being caused along the border with Sudan and for the arrival of more refugees from Darfour. Meanwhile, rebels who had sought to remove Chad Pres ...
12 February 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - 2 million unemployed: No roses for Kenya this Saint Valentine’s Day. Who thinks about the farmers of Naivasha?
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The investigation commission for the elections seems a necessary and important step that will shed light and return peace to the country,” Agenzia Fides was told by a source from the local ...
8 February 2008
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Pontifical Missionary Societies in Zambia hold a meeting for studying the PMS Statutes
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Missionary Societies of Zambia held their National Meeting in Lusaka February 5-6, for a study of the PMS Statutes, according to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Bernard Ma ...
7 February 2008
AFRICA/CHAD - “I thank the Holy Father for the support he has shown towards the people of Chad,” the Apostolic Nuncio tells Fides.
N’ Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - “I thank the Holy Father for his message of support and solidarity that he has offered to the people of Chad in these moments of difficulty,” the Apostolic Nuncio en Chad, Bishop Pierre ...
7 February 2008
AFRICA/GHANA - Instruction and Development at the heart of the President of Ghana’s visit to Rome
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Africa is a vast continent formed by over 50 countries, many of which have gained independence in the last 40-50 years and are still working to overcome the negative consequences left behind fro ...
6 February 2008
AFRICA/CHAD - Five thousand refugees in local parish in Kousseri, Cameroon; local Caritas at work. The Holy Father sends donation through Cor Unum.
N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - “There are about 5 thousand refugees from Chad in the Catholic parish church in Kousseri, diocese of Yagoua, Cameroon,” Agenzia Fides was informed by Sr. Lucia of the Congregation of Sis ...
6 February 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Opposition group threatens more demonstrations as grave humanitarian conditions continue
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Negotiations between Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, and opposition leader, Raila Odinga, continue in a tense climate due to threats from the opposition to return to the streets in demonstrations ...
6 February 2008
AFRICA/SUDAN - New foundation of Daughters of St. Paul in Juba
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - After 25 years of civil war, southern Sudan is experiencing a time of peace. Following a peace signing in January of 2005, Bishop Paris Taban, Bishop of Torit, offered an invitation to all religiou ...
6 February 2008
AFRICA/BENIN - “Smile it's Lent!” : a Letter from Bishop of Natitingou
Natitingou (Agenzia Fides) - “The word Lent does not mean sadness, aridity… instead it is a special 40 days given to us by the Church. In the Bible the number 40 evokes a special time in which God calls us to live cl ...
5 February 2008
AFRICA/CHAD - “It is time for weapons to be silent and negotiations to prevail”
N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides)- “It is time for weapons to be silent and negotiations to prevail” say Fides sources in Chad commenting the decision of the rebel troops which had besieged the capital N’Djamena, to acce ...
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