Africa

• 4 June 2007
  AFRICA/GABON - “ The call to holiness: this is the message which Pope John Paul II tirelessly announced to the whole Church” said the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples in his homily on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the late Pontiff's visit to Gabon Libreville (Fides Service)- Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has concluded his pastoral visit to Gabon, (see Fides 31 May 2007) where on June 2 in the capital Libreville h ...
• 1 June 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Catholic Bishop receives award for commitment in the field of health care and the struggle to eradicate illegal sale of medicines Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- A Catholic Bishop in Congo has received an important award in teh field of healthcare. Bishop Fidèle Nsielele of the diocese of Kisantu, was awarded the “Galien d'honneur” by Congolese phar ...
• 31 May 2007
  AFRICA/GABON - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinal della Ivan Dias is visiting Gabon on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of a pastoral visit to the country by Pope John Paul II Libreville (Fides Service)- Today Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples arrives in Gabon where he will take part in celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of a pastoral visi ...
• 31 May 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Bishop of Bukavu fears new outbreak of war in east Congo Bukavu (Fides Service)- “A psychosis of war pervades our villages”. This alarm was launched by the Catholic Archbishop of Bukavu in the east of Democratic Congo, Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo, in a letter ...
• 31 May 2007
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA The Pope appoints new Bishop of Keetmanshoop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 31 May 2007, appointed Rev. Phillip Pöllitzer, O.M.I., Bishop of Keetmanshoop (Namibia), until now the Bishop elect was Provincial of the Oblate Miss ...
• 30 May 2007
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Solwezi Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 30 Mary 2007 appointed Rev. Alick Banda Bishop Solwezi (Zambia). Until now the bishop elect was Chancellor of the diocese of Ndola and docent of Canon ...
• 29 May 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - “There can be no reconciliation without justice but there can be no peace without a desire and disposition to forgive” say Catholic religious superiors in Kenya in a statement on the roots of the present violence in the country Nairobi (Fides Service)- At least 50 people have been arrested in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, in connection with investigations into shooting on Sunday 27 May in Kariobangi slum in which 5 people including a little girl o ...
• 28 May 2007
  AFRICA/ COTE D'IVOIRE - Orionini Fathers lay foundation stone for new Seminary at Anyama Abidjan (Fides Service) - Saturday 26 May will be a day to remember for the Orionini family in Africa. In Cote D'Ivoire in Anyama the foundation stone was laid for a new Orionini seminary. The Congregation of Saint Luigi ...
• 26 May 2007
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Falling cotton prices, crisis for Burkina Faso producers, government intervenes to save main cotton company from bankruptcy Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - There is alarm in Africa for falling prices of cotton the main export for many countries including Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou authorities say, “subsidies granted by countries in the north t ...
• 24 May 2007
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Bishops' statement with regard to Jesuit missionary expelled without any explanation by the state authorities Antananarivo(Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops of Madagascar have expressed serious perplexity after the expulsion of Jesuit missionary Fr. Sylvain Urfer, on 12 May. A Bishops' Conference statement issued on 21 May ...
• 23 May 2007
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Saturday 26 May diocese of Mangochi celebrates installation of Bishop Alessandro Pagani Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- Bishop elect Alessandro Pagani will be ordained and installed in his diocese of Mangochi, in Malawi on Saturday 26 May. “The celebration is expected to be attended by many people” said Monfo ...
• 22 May 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - In April new record inflation 3713.9%, but the real figure could be double Harare (Fides Service)- Inflation continues to rise in Zimbabwe. According to the central office for statistics in April the annual rate reached 3713,9%, and the monthly rate is 100%. Experts in economy speak of hyper-in ...
• 22 May 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - COMESA Summit: Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa heads of state meet for full implementation of free trade zone Nairobi (Fides Service)- Today 22 May a summit of 12 heads of state of COMESA Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa countries opens in Nairobi, Kenya. The summit, the main instance of this commercial association, ...
• 19 May 2007
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Radio Kaoze speaks for Kalemie. Only one of many Catholic stations in the country Radio Kaoze is named after the first Congo born priest Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “We named the radio Kaoze, in memory of the first Congo born priest who was of our diocese. The radio is a channel of evangelisation” Rev David Luhaka, Vice president of Radio Kaoze managin ...
• 18 May 2007
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "The people of Zambia have spoken: they want a new constitution before presidential and parliamentary elections in 2011” say the Catholic Bishops Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- “The people of Zambia have spoken: they want a new constitution before presidential and parliamentary elections in 2011” says a statement signed on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Zambia by ...