Africa

• 28 April 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - President holds out hand to main Opposition leader: turning point in the crisis but not over yet Abidjan (Fides Service)- “This is another important step towards solving the crisis” said Fides sources with regard to the decision of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to allow main Opposition leader Alessandre Ouatt ...
• 27 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - UNHCR starts repatriation of 58,000 refugees from Congo Republic to Democratic Congo, Equateur province Rome (Fides Service) - At the moment, the province of Equateur is the only one in Democratic Congo where the United Nations High Commission for Refugees is assisting the repatriation process of refugees. In the past two ...
• 27 April 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Villages torched in Darfur, growing fear among the homeless. UN High Commission for Refugees sounds the alarm Rome (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR has expressed serious concern for new cases of burned abandoned villages in Darfur to discourage the villagers to return home. At the end of ...
• 26 April 2005
  AFRICA/TOGO - “Moderate optimism after agreement to form national unity government” say Fides sources Lome (Fides Service)- “People are beginning to go out into the streets more confident that life is returning to normal” local Church sources in Togo told Fides. Togo is living a serious political crisis with presiden ...
• 26 April 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - A missionary in northern Uganda tells the tragic tale of girl soldiers Gulu (Fides Service)- “Every day we live the tragedy of little girls abducted by rebels” said Comboni missionary Fr Tarcisio Pazzaglia in northern Uganda where the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army Uganda are no ...
• 25 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Respect civilians” says human rights organisation to UN peacekeepers in Bunia, main town in Ituri Bunia (Fides Service)- Justice-Plus, a civil society organisation based in Bunia, has called on UN peace keepers in the region to “avoid killing civilians”. Bunia is the main town in Ituri in north east of Democratic ...
• 25 April 2005
  AFRICA/TOGO - Uncertainty about the results of presidential elections in Togo; Opposition denounces fraud Lome (Fides Service)- In Togo where presidential elections were held yesterday the situation is very tense. “The Opposition has accused the government of fraud” Fides was told by local Church sources which ask to rem ...
• 25 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Accelerate disarmament of militia in Ituri, north east Democratic Congo and identify the perpetrators of atrocities against civilians and take them to court”: says a local humanitarian organisation Bunia (Fides Service)- A firm call to accelerate the process of disarmament and demobilisation of militia in Ituri, north east Democratic Congo was been launched to the government and the international community by Justi ...
• 23 April 2005
  AFRICA/GHANA - “A European Pope is a blessing also for the Church in Africa” says Cardinal Turkson archbishop of Cape Coast in Ghana Rome (Fides Service)- “Pope Benedict XVI coming from Europe represents hope also for the Churches in mission territories. I see him as a providential choice” African Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson archbishop of ...
• 22 April 2005
  AFRICA/BENIN - Catholics in Benin rejoice for the election of Benedict XVI Cotonou (Fides Service)- “The election of Benedict XVI was welcomed with great joy here in Benin” a journalist working for “Radio Immaculate Conception” in Cotonou, capital of Benin told Fides. “As soon as ...
• 22 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Civilian population caught in cross-fire”: report from the European network of NGOs active in Central Africa on the situation in eastern Congo Bukavu (Fides Service) - Civilian population caught in cross-fire, subject to extortion and violence by the troops which should protect them. This situation is reported by EurAC the European network of NGOs active in Ce ...
• 21 April 2005
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Catholics in Mbulu welcome the Pope from Bavaria whose compatriots helped build the local cathedral Dar es Salaam (Fides Service)- “The news of the election of Pope Benedict XVI was welcomed with cheers and applause and the ringing of church bells all over the diocese of Mbulu” Fr. Reginald Barhe in Mbulu diocese ...
• 20 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “We pray Benedict XVI may be a bridge between the Church in the East and the Church in the West” Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Cairo told Fides Cairo (Fides Service) - “I was celebrating Mass when the white smoke appeared. I was informed and immediately announced to local Catholics the name of the new Pope Benedict XVI , faces were radiant with happiness”, C ...
• 20 April 2005
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “We hope the Pope will continue like his predecessor to defend human rights and promote the cause of peace”. South Africans say after election of Benedict XVI Pretoria (Fides Service)- “Catholics and non Catholics in South Africa hope the new Pope Benedict XVI will continue to work of his predecessor, John Paul II, to defend human rights and promote peace in the world” Co ...
• 19 April 2005
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - “A Pope of deep spirituality who will make an impact on Africa” says a missionary in Senegal commenting election of Pope Benedict 16th Dakar (Fides Service)- “The election of Pope Benedict 16th came as a surprise in Senegal because he is not very well known here” Oblate Missionary Fr. Tonino Mazzeo stationed in Dakar told Fides. “But I am sure tha ...