Africa

• 7 April 2006
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Radio AVEC fundamental channel for evangelisation in one of the most isolated areas of Madagascar Antananarivo (Fides Service) - Radio AVEC of the diocese of Ihosy in Madagascar, broadcasts 14 hours a day, soon 16, for a 270km radius. The Radio started in 1999 is affiliated with Don Bosco Radio in Antananarivo, the c ...
• 6 April 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Seminar highlights urgency of Interreligious Dialogue between Catholics and followers of Traditional African Religions for a society at peace and in solidarity Lagos (Fides Service)- Dialogue between people of different faiths for building a society of peace and solidarity was the central theme of a Seminar on Relations between Christianity and Traditional African Religion held ...
• 6 April 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Provisional list of presidency candidates: 32 out of 73 candidatures accepted as valid Kinshasa (Fides Service) - A provisional list has been announced of candidates in presidential elections in Democratic Congo in June: 73 people presented their candidature and the Independent Electoral Commission accepte ...
• 6 April 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - After 20 years of exile first 500 refugees return to Southern Sudan from Ethiopia Khartoum (Fides Service) - About 500 Sudanese refugees have returned home as part of repatriation operations from Ethiopia to Blue Nile State in Southern Sudan promoted by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees ...
• 5 April 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - “Rebuilding trust among Ivorians to restore peace in the country”: a priority in the present situation for the Archbishop of Gagnoa Rome (Fides Service)- “Prospects for evangelisation in Côte d'Ivoire are good as we can see from many signs of vitality in the local Church” says Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire presently in R ...
• 4 April 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - Augustinians in Kenya: a constantly growing young reality Nairobi (Fides Service)- 11 students in 1997, 20 in 2000, 30 in 2005. This is the progression of Augustinian vocations in Kenya where Augustinians have been only been present for about a decade. In 1995 the then vice pro ...
• 3 April 2006
  AFRICA/BENIN - Elections: a test for a democracy which the Church helped build enlightening consciences Cotonou (Fides Service)- “Contrary to all forecasts the election was proof the good health of Benin’s democracy compared to situations in other countries of Africa” says Fr Jean-Raphaël Marie Tonoudji of the congr ...
• 3 April 2006
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - “Charity is still the most beautiful language” says former Bishop of Tunis with regard to Christian/Muslim relations Tunis (Fides Service)- “We are all foreigners from no less than 44 different countries but prayer builds us into one family” says Bishop Fouad Twal, for 13 years Bishop of Tunis and now Coadjutor of the Latin Patriar ...
• 1 April 2006
  AFRICA - Alarm for Africa’s forests essential for daily subsistence and reduction of poverty: 20 million hectares lost in five years 2000/2005 Maputo (Fides Service)- Every year between 2000 and 2005 Africa lost 4 million hectares of forest mainly for conversion of forest land into farmland. Forestland in that period was reduced from 655,6 million hectares to 6 ...
• 1 April 2006
  AFRICA/CHAD - United Nations High Commission condemns forced recruitment of Darfur refugees N’Djamena (Fides Service)- The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR firmly condemns forced recruitment of Sudanese refugees from Darfur by various armed groups in some of the camps run by UNHCR in eastern ...
• 31 March 2006
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Gratitude of the Archdiocese of Rabat to the Church in Benin in the words of Archbishop Landel Rabat (Fides Service)- “The archdiocese of Rabat owes a debt of gratitude to the Church in Benin” writes Archbishop Vincent Landel of the diocese of Rabat, capital of Morocco in the diocesan bulletin Ensemble at the ...
• 31 March 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kinshasa archdiocese holds triduum to commemorate John Paul II Rome (Fides Service) - A triduum in memory of John Paul II. This is how the archdiocese of Kinshasa, capital Democratic Republic of Congo intends to commemorate Pope John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death. T ...
• 30 March 2006
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Little interest for Taylor’s arrest. “Most people are more concerned about where to find the next meal” a missionary explains Freetown (Fides Service)- “There has been little reaction to the fact that Charles Taylor has come back to the country to be tried by an international court. I think most people are indifferent to the news of his arres ...
• 30 March 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - “A chokora” is a resource to value not a social threat. Nairobi street children turn musical actors Rome (Fides Service) - As part of initiatives to help abandoned youngsters get off the streets and prepare for better future the African Medical Research Foundation AMREF has involved a group of street children in Nairob ...
• 29 March 2006
  AFRICA - Swiss Missionary Fr Michael Traber social communications and human rights activist dies at the age of 77 Immensee (Fides Service )- Swiss Missionary Fr Michael Traber, of the Mission Bethléem Immensee (SMB), a missionary institute based at Immensee in Switzerland has died at the age of 77. The missionary was known for his ...