Africa

• 18 June 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Concern in Bukavu, eastern Congo, after the assassination of a local radio journalist. The trial of the suspected murderers postponed until the end of the month Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- Postponed until June 25, the trial of the suspected murderers of journalist Serge Maheshe who ran Radio Okapi radio station in Bukavu in the east of Democratic Congo sponsored by the United Nation ...
• 18 June 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Could strife within the President's party be behind and alleged coup plot in Zimbabwe? Harare (Agenzia Fides) - An alleged coup plot has been revealed in Zimbabwe. Local press said 6 suspects arrested at the end of May are due to report in court on 22 June on charges of plotting to overthrow the government ...
• 15 June 2007
  AFRICA - The abolition of the death penalty in Africa: scheda Rome (Agenzia Fides)- In Africa the death penalty has been abolished in 14 countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome e Principe, Rwanda, Seyc ...
• 14 June 2007
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudan, UN and AU agree to deploy 19,000 peacekeepers in Darfur Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- Sudan has reached an agreement with the African Union and the United Nations Organisation to deploy a 'hybrid' peace-keeping force in the western Darfur region devastated by civil war since 2003 ...
• 14 June 2007
  AFRICA/LESOTHO - Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Food Programme warning: only a prompt intervention can save 400,000 people in Lesotho from famine Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Lesotho has urgent need of international aid to avoid a serious food shortage caused by rising cereals prices since the principal harvest was destroyed by one of the worst droughts in the past thirt ...
• 13 June 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The dignity of workers must be respected but the right to strike should not endanger lives” say Catholic Bishops in South Africa where the public servants strike is causing a deteriorating situation effecting especially school children and hospital patients Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has expressed concern at the deteriorating situation of the public servants strike. In a SACBC statement sent to Fides the Bishops ...
• 13 June 2007
  AFRICA - CERNA Bishops conclude Ad Limina visit Rome (Agenzia Fides)- The Bishops and Vicars General of the Regional Bishops Conference of Northern Africa CERNA send Fides a report on their ad limina visit to Rome which concluded on 9 June. Last week Fides interviewed ...
• 12 June 2007
  AFRICA/GHANA - “Take the path of reconciliation and forgiveness ” says the Catholic Bishop of Yendi, in northern Ghana, where the succession of the traditional king is a cause of dispute Accra (Agenzia Fides) - No to “punitive” justice founded on revenge, yes to justice founded on reconciliation and pardon. This appeal was launched by Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, the Catholic Bishop of Yendi, in nor ...
• 12 June 2007
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “The funeral of First Lady could build new unity in Malawi” says a Monfort missionary Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- “On June 9 2007 the whole of Malawi stopped for the funeral of the First Lady Ethel Mutharika, wife of President Bingu wa Mutharika who died on 28 May” Monfort missionary Fr Piergiorgio Gamb ...
• 11 June 2007
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - A visit of great symbolic significance: the leader of radical wing of president's party goes to former rebel's stronghold Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- “A small symbolic step but most important on the path to peace in Cote d'Ivoire” said local Church sources with regard to a visit to Bouaké in the north of the country by Charles Blé Goudé ...
• 8 June 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Respect for legality but at the same time dialogue to rid slums of crime”: a missionary in Nairobi tells of Catholic commitment in degraded city districts Nairobi (Agenzia Fides )- “The operation launched by the police against the Mungiki sect must be seen in the context of the electoral campaign but it also has aspects which go beyond the present situation” Fides lear ...
• 8 June 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - More than 30 people killed in violent clashes between the police and members of the Mungiki sect Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Some 37 people are reported to have been killed and 300 arrested in a police operation against the Mungiki sect in Mathare slum district of Nariobi, capital of Kenya. The Mungiki (Multitude) se ...
• 6 June 2007
  AFRICA - “ We must deepen our reciprocal knowledge in order to build a world of peace founded on respect for others” says Catholic Archbishop of Rabat, president of the Northern African Regional Bishops Conference, in Rome for the ad limina visit Rome (Fides Service)- “Our small communities of Catholics living among people who are mainly followers of Islam, bear witness to Christ's love for all humanity” said Archbishop Vincent Landel of Rabat, Morocco and pr ...
• 6 June 2007
  AFRICA/CHAD - Jesuit Refugee Service starts school lessons for children of internally displaced families N’Djamena (Fides Service)- On 18 May in Habile 3 IDP camp a service of primary school began for the children of internally displaced persons in the Dar Sila region in eastern Chad started by the Jesuit Refugee Service ...
• 5 June 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Doctors and nurses strike causes healthcare collapse: Red Cross steps in Harare (Agenzia Fides)- “A war situation ” .This was how the international Red Cross Committee defined the health system in Zimbabwe where junior doctors and nurses are striking for higher salary and better working c ...