Africa

• 12 October 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Precarious situation in north Kivu after rebel general Nkunda announced a cessation of hostilities Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- There is a very precarious calm in the east of Democratic del Congo after a unilateral cease fire declaration was made by rebel leader Laurent Nkunda. Although clashes between the army and Nkund ...
• 11 October 2007
  AFRICA - Tourism to boost economies of two African getting over dramatic civil wars Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Two Africa countries, devastated by civil war, are hoping tourism will re-launch their economies. One is Rwanda, which after the civil war and genocide of 1994 is determined to take the path of ec ...
• 11 October 2007
  AFRICA -“Stop Kalashnikov ammunition supplies” a report on wars in Africa which 'burned up' at least 300 billion dollars 1990 and 2005 Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Over 300 billion dollars were lost because of African wars between 1990 and 2005. Billions were diverted from development in Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democ ...
• 10 October 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate murdered in car-jacking Northern Province of South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Oblate novitiate community in South Africa and the Northern Province are mourning the death of the Associate Novice Master, Fr. Allard Msheyene ‘MAKO, shot and killed by roadside carj ...
• 10 October 2007
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - 11th plenary assembly of the Catholic bishops of English-speaking West Africa, will discuss interreligious dialogue and solidarity with the people of Sierra Leone Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- The 11th plenary assembly of the Catholic bishops of 5 English-speaking West African countries opened at Lagooda Conference Centre in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, Monday. The plenary b ...
• 10 October 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - The country calls for better aircraft maintenance after yet another air tragedy involving an old aeroplane Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “The highest national authorities will have to explain the terrible lack of organisation which makes our country look like a banana republic a jungle without order or lay, where only the stron ...
• 9 October 2007
  AFRICA/CHAD - Glimmers of hope for peace after government, guerrilla and opposition parties peace reach agreement N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides)- As the European Union prepares to send peacekeepers to Chad and the Central African Republic (see Fides 27/9/2007), international observers question the impact of agreements which the governm ...
• 9 October 2007
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Fresh fierce fighting in north Kivu after more than a month of cease fire Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Fierce fighting has resumed in the eastern North Kivu region of Democratic Congo, between the regular army and troops loyal to rebel general Laurent Nkunda, who announced yesterday 8 October tha ...
• 9 October 2007
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Church in Rwanda holds 1st Catholic Bible Meeting to mark 40th anniversary of Dei Verbum: “The Bible in Christian life in Rwanda: achievements, challenges and prospects ” Kigali (Agenzia Fides)- “This has been the first Catholic Bible Meeting in the history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda” says the closing statement of the Bible Meeting held in Kabgayi 17 - 20 September. The stateme ...
• 8 October 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Water, petroleum, regional and global interests: Somalia's chaos derives not only from the activity of the local players Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- Uganda has announced a new peace initiative for Somalia while from the tormented Horn of Africa country reports of fresh clashes continue to arrive. Ngoma Ngime, special envoy of Ugandan presid ...
• 8 October 2007
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - The UN denounces explosion of sexual violence in Kivu. A missionary says: “Congolese women, not resigned, struggle every day for their rights” Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)-“Sexual abuse as a weapon has been used for some time against civilians. As in every war women are the first victims. At last the world is talking about it” said a Missionary in the east of Dem ...
• 5 October 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Nigerian dioceses have benefited greatly from Fidei Donum missionaries. We are now discussing how to use them for the Nigerian Diaspora in the world ” says Nigerian national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “The Fidei Donum Encyclical of which we are celebrating the 50th anniversary is one of the most popular and it focuses almost exclusively on Africa” Mgr Hypolite Adigwe, national director of th ...
• 5 October 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - UN general secretary warns: “Drug trafficking is a threat to democracy in Guinea Bissau” Bissau (Agenzia Fides)- “Drug traffickers threaten to subvert the nascent democratisation process in Guinea Bissau, entrench organised crime and undermine respect for law” UN general secretary Ban Ki-moon said in a ...
• 4 October 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We resolve to continue to proclaim the Word following the example of the first missionaries”: National Mission Congress 50th Fidei Donum anniversary resolutions Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “We have just held our first National Mission Congress to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous encyclical by Pope Pius XII Fidei Donum” Mgr. Hypolite Adigwe, national director of the Pontifi ...
• 4 October 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Good prospects for second South Africa, Brazil and India summit in mid October Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - Ever stronger is the South Africa, India and Brazil alliance in the field of negotiations on free trade agreements with northern hemisphere countries. This was announced by Ambassador Jerry Mat ...