Africa

• 15 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “Corruption puts the brakes on development” says Archbishop of Lubango during celebrations for 30 years of Angola’s independence Luanda (Fides Service)- “Development is another name for peace” said Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho of Lubango quoting Pope Paul VI’s famous words. The Archbishop said this in his homily during a Mass of thanksgiving ...
• 14 November 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - National directors of Pontifical Mission Societies in English speaking Africa meet in Lusaka: “providential moment because it enabled the participants to know each other and various pastoral situations, share experiences in mission, and plan missionary animation and cooperation” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- The Regional meeting of the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies for the English Speaking Africa for 2005, took place in Lusaka, Zambia from the 24th October to 2nd November. The ...
• 14 November 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Catholic Bishops of Kenya encourage people to take part in the referendum on the Constitution and launch an appeal for non violence Nairobi (Fides Service)- In a pastoral Letter addressed to “Dear brothers and sisters in Christ and all people of good will”, the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have urged people to take part in the referendum on the Cons ...
• 14 November 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - UNHCR starts operation to repatriate Sudanese refugees from Central African Republic Khartoum (Fides Service)- In view of the start of organised repatriation - at the end of November, of the first of hundreds of thousands of refugees originally from southern Sudan at present sheltering in neighbouring co ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Catholic Bishops of Angola “celebrate with joy the 30th anniversary of independence” Luanda (Fides Service) -“Gathered in Luanda for our second plenary assembly this year, on 11 November National Independence Day we too celebrate with joy the 30th anniversary of the independence of Angola” the countr ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux will cross Côte d'Ivoire divided by civil war Abidjan ( Fides Service) - Early next year, 15 February to 30 April 2006, under the banner of peace and harmony the relics of the Saint Therese of Lisieux will cross Côte d'Ivoire torn in two by civil war. The news was ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - 30 years of independence 27 marred by civil war Rome (Fides Service) - 27 years of civil war in Angola between the government and UNITA rebels left deep scars on the country. The war which exploded in 1975 and ended in 2002 left over 600,000 people dead and over four ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Liberia is the first African country to elect a women President Monrovia (Fides Service) - Liberia is the first African country to elect a women head of state. The new President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf won 59.1 % of the votes in a second round of presidential elections, (see Fides 8 ...
• 10 November 2005
  AFRICA/TOGO - S. Egidio Community hosts meeting of Togo Government and opposition delegates in Rome Rome (Fides Service)- At the invitation of the Rome based S. Egidio Community and following a meeting on 21 July between the President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe and the national leader of the Union of Forces for Change G ...
• 10 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angola celebrates 30 years of independence with inauguration of Capanda Power Station which will provide 520 megawatts for development Luanda (Fides Service)- Angola, at the moment one of the poorest African countries but potentially very rich, stands to benefit enormously from a new hydro electrical power station under construction on the River Cuanza ...
• 9 November 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - St Joseph the Worker in Nairobi marks 20 years of cooperation between priests and laity and community solidarity Nairobi (Fides Service)- Thousands of Catholics gathered at St. Joseph the Worker Parish Kangemi, in Nairobi, on Sunday, November 6, 2005, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the parish. The Archbishop ...
• 9 November 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - 40,000 megawatt from the River Congo and Africa’s industrialisation would take off: this and other discoveries can be found in the booklet Le Monde dans ma Poche ‘The world in my pocket’ edited by Afriquespoir mission magazine Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “The World in my Pocket ”, is the title of a handbook of information on the world edited by Afriquespoir quarterly published by the Comboni missionaries in Kinshasa, capital of the Democrati ...
• 8 November 2005
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - “We are planning with Muslim religious leaders how to restore calm” says Catholic archbishop of Dakar Dakar (Fides Service)- “We are planning with Muslim leaders necessary steps to help lesson tension in Senegal” says Archbisop Théodore Adrien Sarr of Dakar president of the Senegalese Catholic Bishops’ Conference. ...
• 8 November 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Malawi chaos ever more chaotic : corruption accusations against president could stop international food aid, famine ever closer Lilongwe (Fides Service)- The battle between Malawi’s national leaders continues other while the country’s serious food shortage is ever more critical and famine ever closer. On Thursday 3 November vice president Cas ...
• 8 November 2005
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Presidential elections second round. Catholic Bishops urge electors to vote according to conscience Monrovia (Fides Service)- “The second round of presidential elections is taking place today 8 November in a climate of serenity without incidents” said local Catholic church sources in Monrovia capital of Liberia. Af ...