Africa

• 20 January 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Young people are the hope of the Church” says Cardinal Etsou, archbishop of Kinshasa, concerned for a growing phenomenon of “street minors” and for the negative influence exerted by certain media Rome (Fides Service)- “I said this also to the Holy Father: I will never tire of being with young people, listening to them and helping them achieve their aspirations” said Cardinal Bamungwabi Nzabi Etsou archbishop ...
• 20 January 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Democratic Republic of Congo - info Kinshasa (Fides Service)- The Democratic Republic of Congo with its area of 2,345,410 sq. km., is the third largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria. It has borders with the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville ...
• 19 January 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Disorder continues in Abidjan whereas in rebel controlled areas all is quiet Abidjan (Fides Service)- “It’s like living in a completely different country from the psychological point of view as well” says a local source in Bouaké, main town of northern Côte d'Ivoire since September 2002 i ...
• 19 January 2006
  AFRICA/GABON - “Dialogue has always been the basis for resolving conflict” say Catholic Bishops of Gabon after recent incidents of violence Libreville (Fides Service)- “In our traditional society dialogue has always been the basis for resolving conflict. This is true also in modern society” the Catholic Bishops of Gabon affirm in a message addressed to � ...
• 18 January 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - 50 years since first twinning between a French diocese and an African diocese archdiocese of Lyons in France and archdiocese of Koupéla Burkina Faso exchange official visits Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - Representatives of 7 parishes of the archdiocese of Lyons in France twinned with 7 parishes in the archdiocese of Koupéla in Burkina Faso, are making a visit to their African twins 17 - 24 ...
• 18 January 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Delegation of religious men and women will investigate conditions in southern Sudan awaiting returning refugees in view of providing assistance Khartoum (Fides Service)- A delegation of religious men and women will make a fact finding visit to southern Sudan to investigate the situation in view of assisting returning refugees who fled to escape the civil war whi ...
• 18 January 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Triple jubilee for archdiocese of Koupela: foundation, anniversary ordination first bishop and twinning with archdiocese of Lyons Koupela (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Koupela in Burkina Faso celebrated 21 and 22 January a triple 50th jubilee: foundation, anniversary of the ordination of the first bishop and twinning with the French archdioc ...
• 17 January 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War and now rebuilding: “The local Church supported by missionaries has never abandoned the people of southern Sudan and will continue to help them overcome their difficulties” says Comboni Provincial Superior Khartoum (Fides Service) - The peace agreement for southern Sudan reached a year ago did restore hope among these people who suffered greatly in 20 years of civil war, but much remains to be done to rebuild entire region ...
• 17 January 2006
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - “This is a positive moment for all Liberians” says a missionary after installation of the new President Monrovia (Agenzia Fides)- “This is a positive moment for all Liberians and for the future of the country” said Italian missionary Fr Mauro Armanino, a member of the Society for African Missions, in the Liberian capi ...
• 16 January 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - Official Catholic/WCC booklet 'Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity' circulated in English and Kiswahili: “follow ecumenism principles in all activities” Nairobi (Fides Service) - Christians of different confessions in Kenya have planned various initiatives for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) with the theme this year “When two or three are ...
• 16 January 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Agreement for the repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Kenya. “We welcome such agreements but these returnees need infrastructures. In much of the area the only schools and medical centres are those opened and run by Catholics” say missionaries in Sudan Khartoum (Fides Service)- “The situation of Sudanese refugees who return to southern Sudan is still very precarious and it is too early to express an opinion with regard to agreements with hosting countries for their r ...
• 16 January 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kinshasa Diocesan Congress on the theme Living Basic Ecclesial Communities CEVB Kinshasa (Fides Service) - ‘CEVB foundation of the Church-Family-of-God’ is the theme of the first session 17-20 January of a Diocesan Congress on Living Ecclesial Communities CEVB organised by the archdiocese of Kin ...
• 13 January 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - At Ouagadougou main prison Camillian Brothers guarantee spiritual assistance and medical care Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - MACO, short for Maison of Arrest and Correction Ouagadougou, is the oldest prison in Burkina Faso and the one with the highest number of detainees (1,016 on 31 December 2005). Major criminal ...
• 13 January 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Who should care for Zaire Armed Forces widows and children in precarious camp conditions 40 km from Kinshasa? Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Cana camp at Kimpoko, 40 km from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is ‘home’ for about 80 families, mostly widows and children of the old Armed Forces of Zaire, a countr ...
• 13 January 2006
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Happy and hopeful although conscious of difficulties ahead Liberia waits for new President to take office Monrovia (Fides Service) - Aged 25 years, more than half of them lived as a refugee in another country: this is the identity kit of most Liberians about to celebrate the installation of the new president Ellen Johnson-Si ...