Africa

• 15 December 2004
  AFRICA - Congo, Burundi, Uganda: three Great Lakes region countries in crisis Rome - (Fides Service)- Three countries in Africa’s Great Lakes region are in the grip of crisis: Democratic Congo, Burundi and Uganda. East Congo has once again been plunged into fear and violence with the arrival of ...
• 14 December 2004
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - St. Augustine African and Universal: Tunis hosts important exhibition on the Bishop of Hippo Tunis (Fides Service ) - On the occasion of the 1650th anniversary of the birth of St Augustine of Hippo, St Louis Catholic Basilica in Tunis will host an Exhibition on the famous 4th century Bishop of Hippo from 15 Dece ...
• 14 December 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “I think the peace agreement for southern Sudan will be postponed to January or February next year” Bishop Gassis of El Obeid told Fides Khartoum (Fides Service)- “I think the peace agreement for southern Sudan will be postponed to January or February next year” Bishop Gassis of El Obeid told Fides. “In fact the status of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mou ...
• 14 December 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Hidden tragedy in Ivory Coast: in the past month more than 5,000 people have been chased from their homes. Catholic village chief among those killed Abidjan (Fides Service)- “Such violence against civilians has never been seen in two years of crisis. Rebels are breaking into homes, smashing doors, injuring helpless people, robbing everything” a local source in B ...
• 13 December 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - More violence in North Kivu threatens whole area. Christian Churches in Goma launch appeal: “No to a spirit of division and tribal rivalry, yes to peace and mutual acceptance” Bukavu (Fides Service)- Hundreds perhaps thousands are fleeing the area of Kanyabayonga 160km north of Goma in North Kivu where violent fighting broke out yesterday. “The fighting is between RCD rebels and regular army ...
• 13 December 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Talks for peace in Darfur resumed but the situation in the region is still critical Rome (Fides Service)- Fresh diplomatic efforts are being undertaken to solve the tragic crisis in Sudan’s western region of Darfur. In effect Sudanese government and rebels operating in Darfur resumed talks on Friday 1 ...
• 13 December 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - A Christmas with hope for peace in northern Uganda: “but more than one million people are in conditions of extreme poverty” a local missionary told Fides Gulu (Fides Service)-“This Christmas will be different because the peace talks with rebels have given rise to new hope for the future” local sources in Gulu, main town of Gulu region in northern Uganda, devastated by ...
• 10 December 2004
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - More Ivorians in Liberia have repatriated. Monrovia (Fides Service)- The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR has started a two day operation in north eastern Liberia to assess the actual number of Ivorian refugees in the area. In a report sent to F ...
• 9 December 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “We are back to where we started” say Fides sources a month after violence in Ivory Coast Abidjan (Fides Service)- “We are back where we started at least apparently. After violence a month ago public order is stable and calm has returned. At the political level we see again the sort of dialogue between the ...
• 9 December 2004
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - A conflict which costs more than 31,000 lives every month:: Democratic Republic of Congo is living its darkest and bloodiest war Bukavu (Fides Service)-“Tension rises by the hour, even though there is no fighting at the moment in the city and Congolese troops present in strength seem determined to protect Bukavu from any sort of aggression ” ...
• 6 December 2004
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - “Health care offered in the spirit of St Camillo is for everyone, whatever their religion, social condition, ethnic origin or skin colour”: reflection by Camillian Brother Grigoletto Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - Camillian Brother Giovanni Grigoletto, a trained nurse on mission for 30 years at the San Camillo Medical Centre for Adults in the capital of Burkina sent Fides a reflection on this work in ...
• 3 December 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Tension in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu rises as rumours circulate that popular military commander may be replaced Bukavu (Fides Service)- Rumours that the popular military commander of the 10th military region Mbuza Mabe may be dismissed, are giving rise to apprehension in Bukavu, in eastern Democratic Congo, local sources told Fid ...
• 3 December 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - “This looks more like sacrifice than just 'ordinary' killing” the Catholic Bishops of Kenya say referring to the recent murder of Irish missionary Father Hannon Nairobi (Fides Service)-“ The country seems to be degenerating systematically to a state of anarchy, where there is no rule of law” the Catholic Bishops of Kenya said in a message of condolence addressed to ‘Bishop ...
• 3 December 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “Humanitarian situation ever more desperate. A sea of homeless people from the north is pouring into the outlying districts of the capital Abidjan” PIME missionary told Fides Rome (Fides Service)- In a statement sent to Fides the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME has launched an appeal for solidarity and aid for the people of Ivory Coast. “It is two years now - since September ...
• 3 December 2004
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Unemployment, illiteracy, hunger and run down health services challenge missionaries in Norte Lunda diamond area Luanda (Fides Service)- Lunda Norte was the last of Angola’s provinces to be evangelised. The first missionaries settled here in the early 20th century at Mussuco, in the far north west but because the area was vast, ...