Africa
21 July 2014
AFRICA/SUDAN – Sudan bans the construction of new churches
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese Minister of Guidance and religious Endowments announced that the government will not issue permits anymore for the construction of new churches in the country. Sudanese Christian l ...
21 July 2014
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Race against time to control the outbreak of ebola
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - In the last two weeks, the NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has treated more than 70 patients with symptoms similar to those of ebola and fears a possible increase of patients in the coming w ...
18 July 2014
AFRICA/KENYA - The First Lady praised the Church's role in improving the lives of millions of Kenyans
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The First Lady of Kenya, Ms. Margaret Kenyatta, praised the role of the Catholic Church in improving the lives of millions of people across the Country. "Our presence at this meeting indicates t ...
18 July 2014
AFRICA/NIGER - New French military mission for the Sahel, but not everyone agrees
Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The French military operation in Mali "Serval" has ended and has been replaced by an even vaster operation "Barkhane", a new mission led by Paris in coordination with Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Fa ...
17 July 2014
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Civil society presents a scheme to lead the country out of the crisis
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Disarmament of the militias; sending peacekeeping forces trained by the military that do not belong to the neighboring states; establishment of a Special Tribunal for Central Africa; establishmen ...
17 July 2014
AFRICA/KENYA - The army have discovered four fields where the perpetrators of the attacks in the coastal region hide
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Kenyan security forces have found and destroyed four paramilitary fields used by militants who since June have terrorized some villages in the County of Lamu on the coast of Kenya on the bor ...
17 July 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - A bill to ensure and regulate the construction of churches is being studied
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A committee of inquiry called to outline a draft law to regulate and ensure clear legal procedures concerning the building of churches and Christian places of worship on Egyptian territory has beg ...
17 July 2014
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The President intends to ask a billion dollars to fight Boko Haram
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has asked the National Assembly for an international loan of one billion dollars to buy new weapons and equipment to fight Boko Haram. According to the ...
16 July 2014
AFRICA/MALAWI - More than 250 Bishops from East Africa at the Assembly on new evangelization
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Today, July 16th, the 18th Plenary Assembly (Association of the Members of the Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa) opens in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe. According to information sent t ...
16 July 2014
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Insecurity caused by Boko Haram: The Church promotes a day of prayer
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to entrust Cameroon as well as all the other Countries in war to the Lord. The insecurity that is raging on the borders of Cameroon, in particular those with Nigeria, has created a psyc ...
16 July 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros II: the Bishops do not express support for candidates or political parties in elections
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The date of the next general elections in Egypt has not yet been set. In all probability, the Egyptians will not go to the polls before next October, but already meetings and contacts to define li ...
15 July 2014
AFRICA/BENIN – Opening of the meeting of African Bishops on the family in preparation for the Synod
Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - Meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SECAM) to consolidate African issues and help prepare African bishops for the upcoming Synod which will be held ...
15 July 2014
AFRICA/KENYA - The perpetrators of the attacks against some villages on the coast have been identified
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Idris Kamau, a Kenyan, has been indicated by a report of the Security Service (NIS) as the commander of the armed groups responsible for the attacks in Lamu County (coastal region on the border ...
14 July 2014
AFRICA/SUDAN - Stop to the building of churches by the authorities in Khartoum
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese government, through the Minister of Religious Affairs, Shalil Abdullah, announced the freezing of permits for the construction of new churches. The decision - explained the Ministe ...
14 July 2014
AFRICA/LIBYA - Worrying situation in Tripoli after clashes at the airport
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is very tense and uncertain. We are very concerned" say to Fides Agency local sources from Tripoli who have requested anonymity. The Libyan capital is experiencing difficult times ...
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