Africa

• 1 March 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Flow of refugees in both directions between Chad and Sudan. Growing concern in the international community Khartoum (Fides Service) - There is increasing concern for the situation of insecurity on the Sudan Chad border after the United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR said it was registering movement of people in bo ...
• 27 February 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A free and independent press in support of Congo’s fledgling democracy, La Prospérité daily newspaper sets the example Kinshasa (Fides Service) - For the past 5 years La Prospérité daily newspaper printed in Kinshasa strives to offer the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo information as impartial as possible and in such as way ...
• 27 February 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “In depth analysis of the vote shows some change in those in power”: 80 members of parliament lost their seats Kampala (Fides Service)- “President Museveni’s victory did not come as a surprise but in depth analysis of the elections for parliament reveals that not all remained as it was. In fact 80 outgoing MPs were not re-ele ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The best curb for violence is authentic democracy and rule of law” says Archbishop Onaiyekan, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria Abuja (Fides Service) - From Abuja the capital of Nigeria where over 130 people have been killed in five days of riots the Catholic Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan says “it is incorrect to speak of a conflict of ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - In Algeria there is still an emergency for Sahrawi refugee suffering consequences of serious flood Algiers (Fides Service) - Two Italian and Portuguese cargo aircraft transported some 20 tons of tents to the western Algerian region of Tindouf as part of operations to supply emergency homes in three camps for more than ...
• 23 February 2006
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Two stories among many: 200,000 homeless people after government’s Murambatsvina ‘Restore Order’ operation Harare (Fides Service)- The operation Restore Order started in Harare and other cities on 19 May 2005 by the Zimbabwe government under the pretext of ridding the cities of black market trade and illegal building forced a ...
• 23 February 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Polling stations open for presidential and parliamentary elections. What problems face the next President? Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- The polling stations opened today for presidential and parliamentary elections (see Fides 22 February 2006). “After the tension of the past few days, today all is calm” said local Church sour ...
• 22 February 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Anyone who commits a crime must be brought to justice. No one who commits a crime in the name of religion can expect to go unpunished. This goes for everyone Christians as well as Muslims” Abuja (Fides Service)- A curfew has been imposed in Onitsha, capital city of the Nigerian state of Anambra where yesterday, 21 February, there were serious riots. “The situation is now quiet, the police are patrolling ...
• 22 February 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ugandan elections tomorrow: outgoing President Yoweri Museveni stands best chances Kampala (Fides Service)- Tomorrow 23 February 10.4 million Ugandans are called to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. There are five candidates for presidency but the competition is really between outgoi ...
• 22 February 2006
  AFRICA/CHAD - Over 4,000 more Central African Republic refugees have crossed into Chad since the beginning of the month N’Djamena (Fides Service)- Increasing numbers of people are fleeing violence in the Central African Republic, 4,000 new arrivals in Chad since the beginning of February. Personnel of the United Nations High Commission ...
• 21 February 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “It is not true that other Nigerians hate Catholics … the present violence has little to do with religion. It is more about political exploitation of divisions in Nigerian society for some personal gain” says papal nuncio in Nigeria Lagos (Fides Service)- “It is not true that other Nigerians hate Catholics” Archbishop Renzo Fratini papal nuncio in Nigeria said after some media reported that Catholics were being targeted by Muslim extremists. � ...
• 21 February 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope receives Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau on ad limina visit: “Walking with his people the Bishop must encourage, guide and co-ordinate evangelising work so the faith may grow and spread” Vatican City (Fides) - On Monday 20 February Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of African Catholic Bishops on ad limina visit and he said “Through you, the Bishops of the Church which is in Senegal, in Mauritania, in ...
• 21 February 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Final message from a meeting of Recollect Augustinian Missionaries in Mission Year 2006: "let us continue in the most difficult frontier and prophetic ministries and maintain a demanding spirit of mission instead of a certain easy-going attitude” Yopal (Fides Service) - From 25 January to 2 February Recollect Augustinian Missionaries from all over the world met at Yopal-Casanare, Colombia, for their second meeting in the framework of Mission Year 2006 convoked b ...
• 21 February 2006
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Solidarity from Ozieri diocese in Italy builds a new church and school in one of Luanda’s poorest outer districts Luanda (Fides Service)- “We have come to share the joy of our Angolan brothers and sisters for their new church” said Bishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti of Ozieri diocese in Sardinia Italy in Luanda on Sunday 19 February ...
• 21 February 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - “Thank goodness UN sanctions on a few Ivorian political leaders have not met with protests which means we can continue our work to assist refugees and displaced persons” says JRS director in Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan (Fides Service)- " Thank goodness UN sanctions on some of our political leaders have not met with protests which means we can continue our work to assist refugees and displaced persons who were cut off during pro ...