Africa

• 3 November 2005
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Fresh military tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea. And in the background Islamic fundamentalism Rome (Fides Service)- “A possible key to understanding recent military manoeuvres on the Ethiopia / Eritrea border is a regime faced with domestic problems trying to divert tension to an outside enemy” said Federico ...
• 31 October 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - “Seen from here in Côte d'Ivoire the situation is much calmer than the media report” says a missionary in Abidjan Abidjan (Fides Service)- “Seen from here the situation in Côte d'Ivoire is much calmer than the local and international media report” said a missionary in Abidjan, economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, where yesterday ...
• 31 October 2005
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Sr Georgette shares her experience at a Nurses Training College in Rabat Rabat (Fides Service)- Sr. Georgette Makosso a Franciscan Missionary of Mary FMM from Central Africa described for Fides her experience of three years at a Nurses Training College in Rabat, Morocco. “The experienced sh ...
• 29 October 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - United Nations High Commission for Refugees needs more money to repatriate Burundian refugees Bujumbura (Fides Service) - UNHCR the United Nations High Commission for Refugees is running out of funds destined for the greatest operation of voluntary repatriation in the world and the largest in Africa. Unless it re ...
• 29 October 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The local Church continues its programme to promote civic education in view of elections next year Bandundu (Fides Service)- A group of about 50 representatives of Congolese political parties took part in a formation session of election process monitoring held at the multifunction Centre at the Catholic parish of St. ...
• 28 October 2005
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Prayers for peace to dispel pre-election tension in Zanzibar Dar Es Salaam (Fides Service)- “The decision to postpone national elections has not given rise yet tensions” said local Church sources in Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, where presidential and parliamentary elect ...
• 28 October 2005
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Bishop of Bobo-Dioulasso speaks about “traditional mechanisms” of African culture at the 1st Forum of Leaders for Peace in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou (Fides Service)- How religions can help promote a culture of peace was the focus of the 1st Forum of Leaders for Peace in Burkina Faso held in mid October in the capital Ouagadougou. The Forum, presided by ...
• 28 October 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Missionary Bishop harassed by immigration authorities: Zambian Bishops’ Conference protests Lusaka (Fides Service)- “We have noted with dismay the continued harassment and embarrassment of Rt. Rev. Paul Duffy OMI, the Bishop of Mongu by the Zambian immigration officials” the Catholic Bishops of Zambia said ...
• 27 October 2005
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - More involvement of laity: focus of missionary animation project presented by national director of Pontifical Mission Societies Nigeria Abuja (Fides Service)- To mark the celebration of World Mission Sunday, the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, south east Nigeria, organised its 4th Pastoral and Mission Weekend 22-23 October. The theme of the event was ...
• 27 October 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Appeal to national authorities to guarantee security for people in south Kivu; Great Lakes Region parliamentarians unite for peace Bukavu (Fides Service) - A dramatic appeal to the national authorities to guarantee security for the people of south Kivu in the east of Democratic Congo has been launched in an open letter by Prof. Idesbald Byabuze Kata ...
• 25 October 2005
  AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary celebrate 30 years of evangelisation and service to the poor Port Louis (Fides Service)- This year the community of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary at St Anne’s parish in Stanley, Mauritius in the Indian Ocean is marking thirty years of service. Spiritual daughters of St Fra ...
• 25 October 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Students “silent” victims of three years of lacerating conflict Abidjan (Fides Service)- In the past three years the silent victims of conflict in north of Côte d'Ivoire controlled by rebel groups, have been school pupils. And it would seem that once again they will be denied the op ...
• 25 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Fontilles anti-leprosy association “Act for Africa” collection in aid of healthcare programmes for Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda Madrid (Fides Service) - With the motto “Act for Africa, a future of health and development”, Fontilles anti-leprosy association has launched a campaign to improve the health of people so they can play an active par ...
• 25 October 2005
  AFRICA - Growing concern for avian flu in Africa: the Republic of Congo bans poultry imports from countries at risk but the real threat is migrant birds from Eurasia which spend Winter in Africa Rome (Fides Service)- Fear of bird flu is spreading in central Africa. In the Republic of Congo the authorities have banned imports of poultry from affected countries. The country imports poultry from Asia, Europe and So ...
• 24 October 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Muslims and Christians work together to help children from Cairo's refuse collectors village Cairo (Fides Service) - ‘Refuse collectors village’ children in Cairo look forward to a healthier, cleaner and brighter future thanks to an Italian Comboni missionary. “When I began gathering the children my idea w ...