Africa

• 21 May 2008
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Over 50,000 people flee Abyei, town rich in fuel reserves in dispute between north and south Sudan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The fighting going on for control of the area of Abyei, between troops of the Sudanese army and the SPLM/A (Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement/Army) is the most serious violation of the peace t ...
• 20 May 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The recent fighting is a result of a situation that has been rotting for some time,” one missionary says. Johannesburg (Agencia Fides) - “The fighting was inevitable, as the situation had been left to rot for some time,” Fr. Mario Tessarotto, Scalabrinian missionary, told Agenzia Fides. Fr. Tessarotto has been working on ...
• 16 May 2008
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “Apostles of Jesus,” first African missionary Congregation celebrates 40th anniversary in August Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of the Apostles of Jesus, the first missionary order founded in Africa, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on August 22. The theme of the anniversary is, “I will be with you alw ...
• 15 May 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “A new apartheid mentality is killing our country,” affirms the Archbishop of Johannesburg in condemning the xenophobia attacks on immigrants Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The South African Church has spoken out against the serious acts of violence committed against immigrants from Zimbabwe and Mozambique in the township of Alexandra, a lower-class suburb nea ...
• 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 ...