Africa

• 17 January 2005
  AFRICA/CHAD - Catholic Bishops reflect on youth in society and in the Church N’Djamena (Fides Service)- “Young people in society and in the Church” is the main topic on which some 40 Catholics Bishops of central African countries will reflect at the 7th plenary meeting of the Association of ...
• 17 January 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Over 45,000 people welcome new auxiliary Bishop of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Congo Bukavu (Fides Service ) - Catholics in Bukavu gave a warm welcome to the new Auxiliary Bishop François Xavier Maroy Rusengo on Sunday 16 January, during an outdoor mass celebrated at the Kadatu Concordia sports stadium ...
• 17 January 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - South African president Mbeki continues his work of mediation but some Ivorian parties seem not interested in peace Abidjan (Fides Service)- “President Mbeki is doing a good job but I am not sure that the Ivorians parties will let him finish the task” a local Church source told Fides with the regard to South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki ...
• 14 January 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - In the hell of Nairobi’s Korogocho slum Catholic sports centre cheers children of every faith Nairobi Fides)- A Catholic sports centre in a typical symbol of Africa, a Nairobi slum. St John's Sports Society (SSS) was opened two years ago by Italian missionary Father Daniele Moschetti parish priest at St John’s ...
• 14 January 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Uncertainty about peace process in Congo one cause of Congo's falling currency” says Central Bank governor Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Uncertainty with regard to peace is one of the main causes for the fall in value of the country’s Franc Congo, according to Jean-Claude Masangu, governor of the Congo Central Bank. Other cause ...
• 13 January 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - 19 killed in clashes: tribal strife or something more? Nairobi (Fides Service)- 19 people were killed and many injured in recent tribal clashes in the semi-desert province of north east Kenya. Some of the injured were transported by air to Nairobi for treatment at the Kenya ...
• 13 January 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Now peace has come 750,000 children in southern Sudan need schooling, say Italian volunteers Rome (Fides Service)- “Now peace has been made what is needed is education!” Italian development volunteers members of AVSI association of volunteers for international development operating in Sudan said after the re ...
• 12 January 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Burundi famine alarm in north east. Thousands face food shortage. Tsunami and other emergencies test solidarity among peoples Bujumbura (Fides Service) - A hunger alarm has been raised in northern Burundi. The government in Bujumbura says dozens are dying and thousands are in danger of starving to death in the provinces of Kirundo in the north ...
• 11 January 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - African Union in favour of Ivory Coast referendum on Constitution “but rebels in the north disagree and seem to reject any idea of a united country” say Fides sources Abidjan (Fides Service)- “I doubt conditions are right for the return of peace in Ivory Coast, indeed we see worrying signals which seem to indicate the continuation of the division of the nation” a missionary in the ...
• 11 January 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Tension in Democratic Congo for possible postponement of elections. Situation in the east still critical. Catholic Bishop of Butembo-Beni says “150,000 people without humanitarian assistance. European Union must intervene” Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Tension is high in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Congo where yesterday 10 January at least four people were killed in clashes during a protest against possible postponement of political electi ...
• 10 January 2005
  AFRICA - Darfur, Ivory Coast, Democratic Congo: three crisis areas focal points of African Union Peace and Security Council Summit in Gabon Libreville (Fides Service)- Heads of state and members of the African Union Peace and Security Council AUPSC will attend a summit meeting, today 10 January and tomorrow January 11, in Libreville, capital of Gabon to disc ...
• 10 January 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - What peace for Sudan? Southern Sudan is not Darfur Rome (Fides Service) - Peace signed yesterday in Kenya, marks the end of more than 20 years of war in southern Sudan, but this conflict must not be confused with the war still going on in the western Sudanese region of D ...
• 8 January 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - History making signing of peace agreement for Southern Sudan. But still no solution for Darfur drama Rome (Fides Service)- All is ready at the sports stadium in Nairobi capital of Kenya, for the signing of a history making agreement for peace between the Khartoum government and leaders of the former rebel movement Sudan ...
• 7 January 2005
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Somalia: tsunami. “Tragedy worsened by non-existent state administration” Bishop Bertin, Apostolic Administrator Mogadishu told Fides Rome (Fides Service) - Some African countries were also affected by the December 26 seaquake. The most serious situation is in Somalia at Rafi Hafun in the north eastern region of Bari also called Migiurtina. “At least ...
• 5 January 2005
  AFRIKA/KENYA - Catholic parishioners in Nairobi slums make special collection for seaquake victims in south east Asia: “they know what it means to sleep with an empty stomach” Nairobi (Fides Service) - Parishioners at Christ the King Catholic church in Kibera, Nairobi gave generously to a special collection to alleviate the suffering of victims of the terrible seaquake which struck south east ...