Africa

• 19 September 2008
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - UN confirms emergency situation caused by tensions on the Djibouti-Eritrea border Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The situation on the Djibouti-Eritrean border remains volatile after a flaring of tensions on the border in June left over 35 dead and dozens wounded (see Fides 12/6/2008). This is what has been ...
• 18 September 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Over 5 million people at risk for starvation in Kenya, 923 million at risk worldwide Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – At least 5 million people could die of hunger. This is what has been declared by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group. The organization has found that at least 1.3 million people in rural ar ...
• 18 September 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - South Kivu students in eastern Congo protest against the war Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The students of Bukavu (the capital of South Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo) have organized peaceful demonstrations protesting the war on the border between nor ...
• 17 September 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “We are having to respond to the spiritual and material wounds of the civil war,” the Bishop of Kongolo says. Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We have emerged from a conflict that has left deep wounds – material ones, but above all, spiritual ones,” Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanda of Kongolo (Democratic Republic of Congo) told Agenzi ...
• 17 September 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The petroleum war in the Delta between guerillas and financial speculators Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – There continues to be attacks on the Nigerian oil installations being carried out by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which on September 14 declared an authentic “o ...
• 16 September 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Agreement signed regarding distribution of powers between the majority and the opposition; new Premier calls for the country’s unity Harare (Agenzia Fides) – The agreement as to distribution of powers was signed yesterday, September 15, in Zimbabwe’s capital city of Harare. The document establishes the formation of a coalition government (see Fide ...
• 16 September 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “I have a difficult mission ahead, but I have faith in God’s assistance,” says the Bishop-elect of Yagoua Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “As Bishop, I will be a father to all people, especially to the priests, looking after their spiritual and material needs, as well as those of my lay faithful that the Church has entrusted to m ...
• 15 September 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The Jubilee Year of St. Paul is a year of renewal on the mission of the Church,” say the Bishops, praising the improvements of the country’s social conditions, although there is still work left to be done. Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “We commend the one year in office of President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua. We note an increase in peace and tranquility, religious coexistence, fairness and the rule of law.” These were the wo ...
• 11 September 2008
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “The elections are the best expression of democracy: go out and vote,” the Bishops of Mozambique say in a Pastoral Letter on the upcoming parliamentary elections Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – “We are all called to contribute, as citizens, to the consolidation of democracy, as an important step in establishing the common good.” This is how the Bishops of Mozambique are addressing ...
• 11 September 2008
  AFRICA/CONGO - “A Bishop should be involved in the daily life of his people, sharing in their joy and sadness, their hope and their suffering.” Homily of Cardinal Dias at the ordination of the Bishop of Quesso Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “Being a Bishop in the Church today is a very difficult task, that demands a great responsibility and implies service to God and the faithful with all the care and love of the Good Sheph ...
• 10 September 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “Words should be translated into action,” says the President of the Zimbabwean Bishops’ Conference, commenting on the recent accords between the government and the opposition Harare (Agenzia Fides) – “From the colonial times to the post independent times, governments have failed to facilitate the construction of a society that is respectful of the dignity of all persons and guarantee secu ...
• 10 September 2008
  AFRICA/CONGO - “An occasion for measuring the depth of our faith and the quality of our Christian testimony, to discover the maturity of the Church in Congo.” Homily of Cardinal Dias, for the 125 anniversary of the evangelization of Congo Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “On this delightful occasion, as Prefect of the Roman Dicastery responsible for the Evangelization of Peoples, I am extremely pleased to be able to be here among you to join in celebrati ...
• 9 September 2008
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - “A Church that remains particularly attentive to the situation of African women, youth and the most disadvantaged in society, true to its vocation of a preferential option for the poor”: African Bishops at the close of their meeting with Cardinal Martino Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) – An Africa that is united, pacific, solid, and respectful of human rights, of the dignity of the human person created in the image of God and lives in the Spirit of Christ, who has come t ...
• 9 September 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angola emerges with renewed vigor after elections won by the incumbent party and with a plans to work in regional politics, especially in the Zimbabwean crisis Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Angola's main opposition party, UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola), has conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections on September 5 (see Fides 8/9/2008), won with ample ...
• 8 September 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of Southern Africa decry the “lack of ethical leadership” and issue two Pastoral Letters in anticipation for 2009 elections; Year of Saint Paul and African Synod being reviewed at the Plenary Assembly Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – It’s election time in Africa. First, the legislative elections held this weekend in Angola, then there’s the greatly anticipated presidential elections of Ivory Coast scheduled for No ...