Africa

• 9 January 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We appreciate the government’s decision to declare a state of emergency for the food shortage in the north east regions of the country” says President of the Bishops’ Conference Kenya Nairobi (Fides Service)- “We appreciate the government’s decision to declare a national state of emergency” said Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir, Catholic Bishop of Eldoret and President of the Bishops' Ke ...
• 9 January 2006
  AFRICA/NIGER - Catholic Church in Niger looks back on 75 years of service and good relations in this mainly Muslim country Niamey (Fides Service) - In this new year 2006 the small Catholic Church in Niger with only two dioceses, is marking 75 years of service in this mainly Muslim country. In fact the people of Niger are 98% Muslim. The ...
• 23 December 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “Christmas finds children in northern Uganda in the same situation as the Holy Infant Jesus who had to flee into Egypt” a Catholic missionary says Gulu (Fides Service)-“Christmas finds children in northern Uganda in about the same situation as the Holy Infant Jesus who had to flee into Egypt” says a missionary in the north of Uganda where majority of the popula ...
• 21 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Clear lead of “yes” votes in referendum to approve new Constitution. “This is the civil and peaceful response from a people who suffered so much in so many years of violence and abuse” says local missionary Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “Yes” votes should make a clear win in the referendum on the Constitution in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to the first official results after a third of the votes had been coun ...
• 21 December 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - UN High Commission for Refugees voluntary repatriation programme completed Luanda (Fides Service) - The repatriation of a group of 42 Angolan refugees from Botswana last Sunday 18 December marked the end of a three year voluntary repatriation programme launched by the United Nations High Commis ...
• 20 December 2005
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - “Christmas passes almost unnoticed in Tunis in the eyes of the world but not in the eyes of the faith: we are a tiny flock but we live this important Feast Day with deep devotion " says Fr. Eugenio Elías Tunis (Fides Service) - Christmas celebrations in Tunis are far less visible than in many other parts of the world, says Fr. Eugenio Elías, a member of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, first of all because the perce ...
• 19 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO- Congo’s constitutional referendum continues. Operations to verify the vote of representatives of the Catholic Church are coordinated by different religious confessions present in the country Kinshasa (Fides Service) - Observers of various different religions are monitoring voting in the constitution referendum taking place in Democratic Congo. This monitoring service is organised by Inter-diocesan Hall at th ...
• 19 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Voters flock to vote Bukavu in the grip of “referendum fever” Bukavu (Fides Service) - In Congo where a two day constitutional referendum is underway parish priests remind people that voting is a right and a duty. “This Sunday is a memorable day for our country. Each one of us is ...
• 17 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - On the eve of the referendum President Kabila says he is moving his office to Bukavu in eastern Congo to promote stability in that part of the country where war is still a threat Bukavu (Fides Service)- “This is a positive signal and it will give the people in the east of the country new hope although prudence is necessary” say local sources in Bukavu the main town in the south Kivu region of ...
• 17 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Kenya to South Sudan starts today Khartoum (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR announced that the voluntary repatriation to South Sudan of refugees from Kakuma camp in north west Kenya starts today Saturday 17 Decembe ...
• 16 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Spreading the word” method chosen by Missionary Sisters of Jesus Christ to explain the importance of the constitutional referendum 18 December Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Initiatives organised by the local Church in DR Congo to spread awareness with regard to the referendum on a draft Constitution on Sunday 18 December include a ‘Spreading the Word’ mission s ...
• 16 December 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Holy Childhood Children in Kampala on solidarity mission to northern Ugandan children victims of violence and war Gulu (Fides Service )- Catholic children members of Holy Childhood Mission Society from the archdiocese of Kampala, capital of Uganda, recently visited children living in relief camps in northern Uganda displaced and suf ...
• 15 December 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “2005 will not go down in history as a year of glory” says Catholic missionary in Malawi where millions are faced with famine Lilongwe (Fides Service) - From famine stricken Malawi a missionary with decades of experience writes a letter: “To continue in a few lines the history of a country anxious to see the end of a year which will not go do ...
• 15 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Constitutional Referendum: “voting is a moral and civic duty” say Catholic Bishops but the Church does not tell people how to vote Kinshasa (Fides Service) - The Bishops’ Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged citizens to take part in the constitutional referendum on 18 December, but gave no indication as to whether people should ...
• 14 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “It doesn’t take much to make children in refugee camps happy: a bar of soap and a few sweets” says Secretary General of the Sisters of Charity who have worked in Sudan for many years among poorest of the poor Rome (Fides Service)- ““It doesn’t take much to make children in refugee camps in Sudan happy: a bar of soap and a few sweets” says dice Sr Vera, Secretary General of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Giovanna Ant ...