Africa

• 2 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Climate changes: Wangari Muta Maathai is a prophetic voice from Africa capable of inspiring the world, says missionary in Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of the Summit on Climate Change scheduled to take place in Copenhagen (December 7-18), Agenzia Fides wishes to re-publish an article originally written for the magazine “The Harp� ...
• 2 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "We waited for a clarification of the UN; since it does not arrive we explain our position," say Xaverian Missionaries of the Democratic Republic of Congo Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The Xaverian Missionaries operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have expressed dismay for the journalistic indiscretions in regards to the confidential report prepared by a team of ex ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Xaverian Missionaries say: “Do not blame missionaries and small charities for the scandalous involvement of well-known mining companies and Western governments in the war in eastern Congo." Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “A group of UN experts has presented the UN Security Council with its latest report on the implementation of UN Resolution 1533 from 2004 on the DR Congo, in particular on the embargo of ar ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - "There has been some progress, but there are serious problems hindering integral development of the person" say Bishops of Senegal, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "There has been significant progress, but there are still concerns about the difficulties and problems that are undermining the overall development of people." This is what the Bishops of the Inte ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World AIDS Day 2009: microsite by Doctors Without Borders on the fight against AIDS in South Africa Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2009, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is launching a microsite dedicated to AIDS in South Africa where they tell the stories of the people from Khayelitsha, ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Married at age 13, HIV-positive and widow at 14: the story of Tatu Saidi Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - "When I found out I was HIV-positive, I immediately told my husband, who warned me not to tell anyone. And I did not dare contradict him.” Thus began the story of Tatu Saidi, a Kenyan girl of ...
• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - The practice of "three stones" widespread in district of Kilifi, where a population of half a million people finds 1 in 7 HIV-positive Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the traditional practices that contribute to the spread of HIV in Kenya is the 'meko tatu ", i.e. when a woman has three relationships simultaneously. Common among Miji Kenda tribes that p ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Talks between the junta and the opposition resume; group of Guineans criticize report on September 28 events which seems to be trying to provoke ethnic and religious conflict Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – Talks resume today, 30 November in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, between the military junta of Guinea and the "Live Forces", the symbol beneath which several opposition groups fall. Ac ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Celebrations for 25th anniversary of the Association of Central African Bishops' Conferences and 50th of hierarchy's erection in Burundi, DRC, and Rwanda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Today, November 30, marks the beginning of ceremonies for the 25th anniversary of the Association of Bishops' Conferences of Central Africa, ACEAC (1984-2009), which includes Burundi, Democra ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Multipurpose Health Education Center of the “Suore Dorotee” of Alepe prepares HIV/AIDS attack plan Alepe (Agenzia Fides) - There are many activities and initiatives of the Catholic Church around the world in support of AIDS patients. Among these, there is the generous commitment of the “Suore Dorotee” of Vicenza ( ...
• 28 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “I found a church eager to continue the work of missionaries and to contribute to human development," Fr. Magrin tells Fides, after visit to Kisangani Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) - “I found a living Church, eager to make her contribution to human promotion and development in the area," says Fr. Giuseppe Magrin, Director of Formation for the Congregation for the Evangel ...
• 28 November 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Church can go where others cannot: over 1,000 hospitals and 5,000 clinics caring for AIDS patients in Africa Karen (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church is at the forefront of efforts to combat AIDS in Africa, in both the care and prevention spheres.” This is what a spokesperson from the African Jesuit AIDS Network told Fides in pr ...
• 28 November 2009
  AFRICA - African Bishops' Message for World AIDS Day: AIDS continues to be a priority for the Church in Africa, although it may have disappeared from the international agenda Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church is second to none in facing HIV in Africa and caring for people infected and affected,” says the Message for World AIDS Day (celebrated on December 1), from the Symposium of Bishops ...
• 27 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “We are awaiting the publication of the UN report on Congo before making a comment” Xaverian missionaries say Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In relation to the indiscretions of the press on the UN report in which reference is made to two Xaverian missionaries working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the General Curia of the ...
• 27 November 2009
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - A million voters to elect Head of State and Parliament Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) – About one million Namibians are called to the polls today, 27 November, for the legislative elections and presidential elections. The challenge sees the electoral participation of 14 parties ...