Africa

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  28 September 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "Government subsidies to enable the poor to have access to higher education" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope for a realistic plan of making it possible for the poor and working class families to have access to higher education after the year 2017", say the Catholic Bishops of South Africa ...
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  28 September 2016
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Migration in Africa: conference promoted by Catholic organizations Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Senegal will host a regional meeting on intra and inter-regional migration in Africa, promoted by the Migration et Développement de la Société Civile en Afrique Network (MADE Afrique). Accordin ...
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  27 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Risk of an imminent crisis" warns the UN Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo, whose President Joseph Kabila, yesterday September 26, was received in audience by Pope Francis, remains on the brink of the precipice, after the incident betw ...
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  27 September 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "No to the creation of the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs" say Catholics and Protestants Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics and Protestants in Zambia have opposed the establishment of a new government Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs. "In view of the various financial and economic chal ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Unsustainable education costs: Sudanese families forced to leave their daughters at home El Geneina (Agenzia Fides) - Studying in Sudan seems to have become inaccessible for a growing number of people. The surge in prices is forcing parents to keep their daughters at home. The costs for uniforms, folders, bo ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy between majority and opposition on the responsibility of the clashes Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is internal and international controversy on the responsibilities of the recent clashes that devastated Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides 19-20-21-22/09/2016) ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Politicians: let us give value to the "Way of the Holy Family" to relaunch tourism Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The economic crisis that is affecting Egypt calls upon all communities of Egyptian-born emigrants around the world. Among the resources on which to focus there is also that of promoting tourism, u ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Apparent calm in Kinshasa; the number of the victims due to recent clashes remains uncertain Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is apparent calm in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were demonstrations were held in the city with clashes and also casualties among security forces and oppositio ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros: the invitation to support President al Sisi is not political interference, but "patriotism" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The invitation to express public support for President Abdel Fattah al Sisi during his visit in New York, by the Coptic Orthodox Church to the faithful residing in the US, does not manifest subo ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops choose a woman who will select a new electoral commission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has selected Mrs. Bernadette Musundi, to a nine-member team that will select a new electoral commission. This is what the Kenyan Bishops decided dur ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "We will suspend our participation in national dialogue, no to Kabila’s third term" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese Bishops have threatened to withdraw from the dialogue if the political forum is used to give Joseph Kabila an opportunity to stand for re-election. "Out of respect for our innoc ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The UN: "serious violations of human rights, strong risk of genocide" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - 564 extrajudicial executions in Burundi from April 26, 2015 till the end of August 2016, were documented by a UN report. "Experts ascertained serious violations of human rights that were and ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Hundreds of Copts at the pro-Sisi demonstration outside the UN headquarters New York (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Copts attended the demonstration convened on Tuesday, September 20 in front of the headquarters of the United Nations to show their support for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Si ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New clashes in Kinshasa, but the door to dialogue between majority and opposition remains open Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Clashes continue even today and the city is paralyzed", say local sources to Agenzia Fides from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where since yesterday there have been ong ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church reaffirms its opposition to early marriage Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities of the Coptic Orthodox Church wanted to strongly reaffirm their opposition to the celebration of combined marriages by family units that involve boys and girls at an early age. A s ...