Africa

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  27 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The greetings of a resident in Kibera to Pope Francis: "I am proud to live in an informal settlement" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "I am proud to live in an informal settlement that I call home", said Pamella Akwede, a resident in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, in her speech in front of Pope Francis, during a meeting held in ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - New techniques to encourage fishermen and reduce poverty Mongu (Agenzia Fides) - A group of researchers, with the support of the Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) Fund, an initiative jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the Australian ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya: "everything is ready to welcome Pope Francis" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are ready to welcome Pope Francis in Kenya", say the Bishops of Kenya in their message dedicated to the Holy Father's visit. "For the past few weeks, many of you have joined us in making pre ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - The Director of the PMS:"Let's stop talking about religious war, yesterday’s victims are all Muslims" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Tunis has awakened with much sadness and disappointment" says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Tunisia, after yesterday’s suicid ...
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  24 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishop of Maralal: "May Pope Francis' message of reconciliation help us to overcome tribal violence" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are waiting for the message that the Pope will give us, especially on peace and reconciliation", said His Exc. Mgr. Virgilio Pante, Bishop of Maralal in northern Kenya in an interview with W ...
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  24 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Nairobi: conference on Land grabbing and just governance organized by African Bishops Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – In view of Pope Francis’ arrival in Africa, a conferance on Land Grabbimg and Just governance in Africa is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, and organized by SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conf ...
• 23 November 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - The African Bishops: "No to terrorism and wars that have bloodied the world and Africa in particular" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly denounce the terrorist attacks, in Nigeria, Kenya, Libya, Burkina Faso, Mali, Lebanon, France and other parts of the world, which have claimed numerous innocent lives and brought sorr ...
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  21 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The children of Holy Childhood will meet the Pope Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In a few days the Pope will arrive in Africa, and everything is ready to welcome him. The organizers are working hard to ensure that the historic visit will occur smoothly. In the slums of Kiba ...
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  20 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church inaugurates a TV channel for children Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The television channel wanted by the Coptic Orthodox Church and dedicated to children is called Koogi TV and was inaugurated yesterday, Thursday, November 19. During the presentation, the spokes ...
• 19 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Weak signs of hope thanks to pressure from China and Kenya for an inclusive dialogue" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in Bujumbura seems to be calm after yesterday’s fighting in several districts of the capital of Burundi (see Fides 18/11/2015). This is reported by local sources to Agenzia F ...
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  19 November 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Open discussion on the mission in Africa 50 years after the "Ad Gentes" apostolic decree Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are proud and happy of the good news that we have received thanks to the action of missionaries. It is necessary for us to pause on the decree on the universal mission 50 years after its pu ...
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  19 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros: participate in the elections and give your support to honest and competent candidates Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops and pastoral operators have to encourage "all citizens, and in particular young people, to participate in the second phase of the electoral process". Coptic voters must choose competent an ...
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  18 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Shooting during the night in Bujumbura Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Heavy fighting was heard last night in Bujumbura, also near the Seminary of the capital of Burundi. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by local sources who have requested anonymity for securit ...
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  18 November 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New attack in the northeast while the President denounces: "the army sabotaged by corruption" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 32 dead and 80 wounded in a suicide bombing in a petrol station in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, in the north-east of Nigeria. The attack is attributed to Boko Haram, the group responsi ...
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  17 November 2015
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The Bishops: "We hope these unspeakable acts do not give reason to those who take advantage of these attacks to instill hatred" Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "Living among the Muslims we witness their conviction and their deep humiliation of knowing that these acts are committed in the name of Islam", write the three Bishops of Algeria in a letter to ...