Africa

• 14 April 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Cautious optimism in Burundi after news of cease-fire announced by the remaining group of active rebels Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “The news of a cease-fire offered by the remaining rebel group still active has been received with cautious optimism” local Church sources in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi told Fides. The ...
• 14 April 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Catholic Church in Sudan identifies priorities after peace agreement: forgiveness and reconciliation, care and resettlement of refugees, better relations with donors and partners Khartoum (Fides Service)- Care and resettlement of refugees, fight AIDS and guarantee efficient healthcare and education systems were the priorities identified by the Catholic Bishops of Sudan for the reconstruction of s ...
• 14 April 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Death of first Bishop of Mangochi: “I want to be a good religious today so I can be a good missionary tomorrow” Lilongwe (Fides Service) - “I want to be a good religious so I can be a good missionary tomorrow”. “I think this sentence reveals Mgr Assolari’s pastoral and missionary spirit” Fr Daniele Carraro, provincial su ...
• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETIOPIA - Millions of Ethiopians face starvation. Guaranteed only 20% of what is necessary for healthcare, water, sanitation and farming Rome (Fides Service) - The United Nations World Food Programme launched an appeal for 33 million dollars to allow it to continue to feed 1.5 million people over the next two and a half months. The WFP warns that the futu ...
• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Even at the heart of Congo Catholics pray to assist the election of a new Pontiff Bukavu (Fides Service)- “Yesterday 12 April the last requiem masses for Pope John Paul II were said every parish and our radio broadcast the last special evening prayers for the repose of the soul of the Pope” Italia ...
• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Church joins initiatives to mark ‘week of action on trade justice’ to promote consideration of Africans’ rights to development Nairobi (Fides Service)- Better trade conditions between rich and poor countries is the topic of the Association of Bishops’ Conferences of East Africa AMECEA being held 10-14 April in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The m ...
• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Christians of all confessions pray the new Pope will continue along the path of interreligious dialogue Cairo (Fides Service) - “Christians of all confessions in Egypt pray and wait for the new Pope”, Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Cairo Mgr Youssef Sarraf told Fides. The civil society it also attentive to the situation ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Goodbye John Paul II, parish priest of the world: continue to intercede for Africa”. Tribute from Radio Maria in the heart of Africa Bukavu (Fides Service)- “Goodbye John Paul II, parish priest of the world”, said Italian missionary Fr Luigi Lo Stocco, director of Radio Maria Malia wa Amani in Bukavu, in the east of Democratic Congo, in a tribute ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “Burundi recalls with love John Paul II’s visit in 1990” says parish priest of Bujumbura cathedral Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “The Holy Father’s visit to Burundi in 1990 had a lasting impact on the country and on the life of the people”, Mgr. Jean-Louis Nahimana, vicar general of the archdiocese of Bujumbura and ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Serious epidemic of cholera 5,700 cases, 61 mortal Rome (Fides Service) - Over the past two weeks there have been 5,700 cases of cholera, 61 of them mortal mainly in the region of Diourbel, 140 km east of Dakar. Senegal’s health authorities say it is the worst epidemic ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - New shadows in Côte d'Ivoire: government and rebels exchange reciprocal accusations Bouake (Fides Service)- “Nothing new in Côte d'Ivoire: after signing yet another peace agreement with great press attention, the following day government and rebels accused one another of breaking the pact”. There i ...
• 11 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Programme for preventive health care for women and children in Ethiopia: in the world every day 40,000 children die of curable diseases Addis Ababa (Fides Service) - According to the World Health Organisation every minute a woman dies of complications in pregnancy or while giving birth, and the mortality rate of infants in the early years of life is stil ...
• 11 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “A Pope who will never be forgotten”, according to Cairo daily Al Arabi Ahram Cairo (Fides Service) - The Cairo daily Al Arabi Ahram has given ample space to the death and the life of Pope John Paul II. In today’s edition it refers to the late Pope as a “hero”, a man who helped end the cold ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “Bomb blast at Khan el Khalili market was a protest on the part of fundamentalist Muslims against president Moubarak’s decision to call three days mourning for Pope John Paul II” says Catholic priest in Cairo Cairo (Fides Service) - “The suicide bomber who blew himself up in one of the parts of Cairo most visited by tourists, between the Khan el Khalili market and the Al Azhar Mosque, was a member of a group of Islam fundam ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of southern Africa recall Pope John Paul II’s love and commitment for Africa Pretoria (Fides Service)- “By raising many African Catholics to the honour of the altars Pope John Paul II showed that African Catholics are mature in their faith” the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa said in a me ...