Africa

• 26 September 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Bishops say: “No violence. No bribing young people to sow chaos in the electoral campaign Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Violence as a form of mobilisation is unacceptable for the stability and prosperity of our country”. This statement was made by Bishop John Nuje, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conferenc ...
• 26 September 2007
  AFRICA - Are new trade agreements with European Union a threat to African economies? Rome (Agenzia Fides) - African countries and the European Union should sign new trade agreement by December this year, the agreements are called Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA). In fact the Lomé Agreements which h ...
• 25 September 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Tension rises again in east Congo, one cause is exploitation of oil Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - There is concern for a possible worsening of the situation in eastern North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fresh fighting between the regular army and rebels led by Laurent Nkund ...
• 25 September 2007
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Only 2 doctors for every 100,000 people in a country where 940,000 people suffer from HIV/AIDS Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - “The crisis in healthcare system is becoming unbearable” say missionary sources in Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries. “For every 100,000 people there are only 2 doctors, 56 nur ...
• 24 September 2007
  AFRICA - Flood emergency in Africa continues: harvests destroyed, millions left homeless, threat of epidemics and consequences at the level of public order Rome (Agenzia Fides)- The devastating flood emergency continues in many different parts of Africa. Some 20 African countries have been affected by torrential rainfall since July. At least 270 people are confirmed dead an ...
• 24 September 2007
  AFRICA/BENIN - “The family is at the centre of our pastoral work and we focus especially on Holy Childhood ” the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Benin, in Rome for the ad limina visit speaks with Fides Roma (Agenzia Fides)- “The future of our Church in Benin is to give priority to the family since the family is the basic nucleus of society and of the Church” Bishop Antoine Ganyé, president of the Catholic Bishops' ...
• 21 September 2007
  AFRICA/GHANA - The German government responds to call from Catholic Bishops of Ghana to help flood victims Accra (Agenzia Fides)- In the grave situation caused by floods in three regions of northern Ghana, the local Catholic Church appealed for international solidarity. One of the first countries to respond was Germany which ...
• 21 September 2007
  AFRICA - Every year corruption robs 148 billion dollars from Africa's development New York (Agenzia Fides)- Every year Africa loses 148 billion dollars because of corruption. This was reported by the United Nations Organisation and the World Bank which have launched a joint Stolen Assets Recovery Init ...
• 20 September 2007
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Over 2.400 Small Christian Communities in Dar es Salaam offer basic service of in depth evangelisation Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides)- In the archdiocese of Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania there are more than 2,400 Small Christian Communities, SCC. Sr Rita Ishengoma, of the congregation of St. Teresa of the Holy Child ...
• 20 September 2007
  AFRICA - One and a half million people in Africa affected by worst floods in decades: concerning situation from west to east Rome (Agenzia Fides)- At least 1.5 million Africans are affected by floods which have devastated vast areas of the continent since country since July according to UN humanitarian agencies. The World Food Programme says t ...
• 19 September 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At the end of 2nd plenary assembly Catholic Bishops assure contribution to heal the nation's moral crisis, the root of all evil Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- In a statement issued at the end of their second plenary assembly the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria affirm “We have had the elections, but the wounds inflicted on the Nigerian people and on our nas ...
• 19 September 2007
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “What prevailed was a desire for change, to forget the past” Catholic missionary comments election of Sierra Leone's new President Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- “Following the tension of the final battle, the people of Sierra Leone expressed its joy and satisfaction for the results, which confirm a general desire for change compared with the past, to ...
• 18 September 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - “We ask the United Nations Organisation to help us stop the armed groups which threaten regional peace”: say governments of Great Lakes region Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- A call to the United Nations Organisation to intensify collaboration with the Congolese authorities to gain control of certain “negative forces” operating in the east of the Democratic Repub ...
• 18 September 2007
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Prime Minister launches economic development programme: priorities include energy and agriculture Dakar (Agenzia Fides)- Energy and agriculture are the economic priorities earmarked by Senegal's premier Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré in an address to Parliament in Dakar. Calling for a “national pact of stability and ec ...
• 17 September 2007
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Ernest Bai Koroma is the new President of Sierra Leone. “Let's put our confidence in the people”, says an experienced missionary. Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- Ernest Bai Koroma, leader of the All People’s Congress Party (APC), is the new President of Sierra Leone. This was announced in the later morning today 17 September by the Independent Elector ...