Africa

• 24 February 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Parliament refuses President’s request to extend martial law Conakry (Fides Service)- The Guinean parliament refused a request from President Lansana Conté to extend martial law imposed on 12 February after the Unions announced a general strike following the appointment of Eugèn ...
• 23 February 2007
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - “Sunday’s elections will be an important test for the life of Senegal once a beacon of democracy for all Africa” says a local Church source Dakar (Fides Service)- “The elections will reveal the vitality of the country’s democratic system” said local Church sources in Dakar capital of Senegal, where a first round of presidential elections will be held ...
• 20 February 2007
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Radio Sanwi 15 years at the service of the local Stigmatine Mission for mainly non Christian listeners Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Radio Paix Sanwi, a Catholic radio station promoted by the Stigmatine missionaries in Aboisso in the south of Cote d’Ivoire is celebrating 15 years of broadcasting, to mainly non Christian list ...
• 19 February 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Thank you Holy Father for your comforting words, a source of encouragement for the whole Christian community: communications officer of Conakry archdiocese Conakry (Fides Service)- “The Pope’s words brought comfort to the whole Christian community in Guinea” said Fr Come Traoré Communications Officer for Conakry archdiocese in Guinea. In Rome yesterday 18 February, a ...
• 17 February 2007
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic Bishops ask government to reconsider decision not to host the Uganda peace talks that collapsed in Juba Kampala (Fides Service)- “The cessation of hostilities between the two groups expires on February 28 and war could break out if the peace talks would not have resumed” Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu northern U ...
• 16 February 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Understanding the Phenomenon of Child Soldiers: Jesuit Refugee Service study Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- In the Democratic Republic of Congo as many as 30,000 boys and girls are caught up in civil war. This emerged from a JRS study, ‘Understanding the Phenomenon of Child Soldiers’ published on ...
• 15 February 2007
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - As the date of presidential elections approaches Catholic and Muslim leaders call for calm and respect for the rules of democracy Dakar (Agenzia Fides)- Tension grows as the 25 February, the date of presidential and political elections, approaches and Muslim and Catholic religious leaders are calling for calm and respect for the rules of democracy. ...
• 14 February 2007
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Brazilian Orionini missionaries in Maputo: poor suburban Catholics proudly support parish and priests Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Almost four years since the arrival of the first Orionini missionaries in Mozambique, director general of the Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza, Rev. Flavio Peloso, made a pastoral visit to ...
• 14 February 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Catholic Church in Nigeria will carry out a sensitization campaign to educate the people on how to take part in April elections Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Church in Nigeria will carry out a sensitization campaign to educate the people on how to take part in the forthcoming general elections, the Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okog ...
• 13 February 2007
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - From Lyons to Algiers under the banner of inter-religious dialogue Algiers (Fides Service)- Cardinal Philippe Barbarin Archbishop of Lyons and Azzedine GACI the president of the Regional Council for the Muslim Cult CRCM of the French region of Rhône-Alpes, will make a five day visit to ...
• 12 February 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Catholic Bishops of Congo call for a serious investigation after clashes in Bas-Congo Province Kinshasa (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Congo have expressed serious concern after “tragic events over the past weeks particularly in the Bas-Congo province”. In a statement released at the end of a meetin ...
• 12 February 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA - General strike resumes after appointment of Premier rejected by Opposition and unions Conakry (Agenzia Fides)- Guinea is again in a state of general strike. Unions and Opposition members announced the strike today 12 February after clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against the appointmen ...
• 9 February 2007
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia opens new website for formation and mission animation Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- The Pontifical Mission Societies Office in Zambia has launched its new website. www.pmszambia.org . The site has interesting information classified in the following topics: Home Mission Appeal; Ma ...
• 9 February 2007
  AFRICA - Severe flooding in southern Africa: critical situation in Mozambique Rome (Fides Service)- Torrential rains continue to lash Southern Africa. Besides Angola (see Fides 8 February 2007) serious floods are reported in Mozambique and Madagascar. In Mozambique at least thirty people are sai ...
• 9 February 2007
  AFRICA - Is Africa the new battle field in the war on terrorism? Rome (Fides Service)- Could Africa be the new battle field in the war waged by the United States and its allies against terrorism inspired by the figure of Bin Laden? This is the question which emerges when reading event ...