Africa

• 5 July 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Ten new priests ordained in Ouagadougou Cathedral Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Saturday 1 July 10 new priests were ordained in the Catholic Cathedral of Ouagadougou: 1 diocesan priest, 1 Redemptorist, 2 Sons of Immaculate Mary, 6 Camillians. The C ...
• 5 July 2006
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Despite some protests electoral campaign for presidential and political elections gets underway Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “The 30 day electoral campaign is officially open” declared the president of the Electoral Commission, a Catholic priest, Rev. Apollinaire Malumalu. There are 33 candidates for presidency an ...
• 5 July 2006
  AFRICA - Brain drain: hitherto little known in Africa. Every year at least 70,000 scientists, doctors and technicians leave Africa for jobs in the West Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Not only precious metals and stones, strategic minerals, oil, precious timber, exotic plants and animals but also the ‘brains’ of people well educated and highly skilled. Africa continues to sup ...
• 4 July 2006
  AFRICA/GHANA - Conference on the Liturgy in Africa and Madagascar opens tomorrow Accra (Agenzia Fides)- A Conference on the Liturgy in Africa promoted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ghana will open tomorrow 5 July ...
• 4 July 2006
  AFRICA - Darfur, Chad, Central African Republic: three connected crises? Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Tensions is rising again in the western Sudan region of Darfur, suffering from a violent civil conflict between local armed groups and pro-government militia, after rebels attacked again despite man ...
• 3 July 2006
  AFRICA - Darfur, Somalia, crimes against humanity committed by Chad’s former dictator Habré: African Union confirms it will act Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - Sudan, Somalia and the destiny of former Chad president Hissène Habré were discussed by the African Union meeting on Sunday 2 July at Banjul, capital of Gambia. The most relevant decision t ...
• 3 July 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “To end the humanitarian tragedy in Northern Uganda the region’s political problems must be solved first” says Italian NGO AVSI launching a challenge to the international community Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “The problem is not only humanitarian”. This is the challenge which AVSI (Associazione Volontari per lo Sviluppo Internazionale), Italian NGO connected with the Salesian Fathers intends to la ...
• 30 June 2006
  AFRICA/ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tension as Chad rebels cross into Central African territory Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- Concern is growing in Central African Republic where Central African army troops and CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) peacekeepers have been involved in fierce clashes wit ...
• 30 June 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Catholic radio and newspaper to foster national reconciliation: Bishops announce at the end of recent Plenary Assembly Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d'Ivoire is about to launch a Catholic daily newspaper La Nouvelle and a radio station La Voix de l’Evangile which will be heard all over the countr ...
• 26 June 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - More effort needed to see that Church teaching on AIDS reaches the people: in 25 years African Bishops issue some 80 pastoral letters and statements on the question Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “There is still much hesitation in the church to offer pastoral care to those living and dying with HIV/Aids,” said Fr Robert Vitillo, special advisor on HIV/Aids to the Catholic charity, C ...
• 26 June 2006
  AFRICA - Sierra Leone and Burundi first countries to benefit from UN development programme to consolidate peace Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Civil war can be stopped. Burundi and Sierra Leone were the countries chosen to benefit from a development programme promoted by the United Nations newly formed Peacebuilding Commission charged wi ...
• 23 June 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Ouagadougou Seminary celebrates ordination of 22 deacons, and institution of 36 readers and 26 acolytes from Burkina, Niger and Mali Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 June at St John Baptist Seminary in Ouagadougou, 22 young men, including two Camillians and two Redemptorists, were ordained deacons; another 36 seminarians including 6 Camillians were ...
• 23 June 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Agreement between Sudanese government and one guerrilla group to guarantee security in Darfur. With regard to the sending of an international peace force to the region talks continue. Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- An international peace force cannot be sent to the west Sudan region Darfur where civil war has raged for years without the consensus of the Sudanese government, said United Nations’ vice secr ...
• 23 June 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Basic education for all: UN World Food Programme to build 25 new schools in southern Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The UN World Food Programme plans to build 25 new schools in southern Sudan where the rate of primary school attendance is one of the lowest in the world. The schools are part of a project worth 3 ...
• 23 June 2006
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Reciprocal recognition between Somali government and Islamic Courts which control most of the country Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- An agreement reached between the Islamic Courts and the transition government of Somalia foresees a treaty and reciprocal recognition. The agreement - said agreement mediator Arab League gene ...