Africa

• 19 September 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO – Everything is ready for the resumption of hostilities in North Kivu, denounces the local civil society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A guerrilla commander accused of committing war crimes, is ready to lead the offensive of the M23 against the Congolese army in the territory of Rutshuru, North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republi ...
• 19 September 2013
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The plight of child soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Known for the kidnappings of children that are exploited as soldiers, the Lord's Resistance Army, since 1986, has maintained a war of opposition against the Government of Uganda. The rebels ente ...
• 18 September 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The conditions of the priest attacked with acid remain serious. "Why is the Church attacked?" asks the Bishop Dar es Salaam ( Agenzia Fides) - "The conditions of Fr. Anselmo unfortunately remain very serious, because the acid continues to penetrate beneath the surface layers of the skin", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Augus ...
• 18 September 2013
  AFRICA/UGANDA - New intervention to fight AIDS in the region of Karamoja Moroto (Agenzia Fides) – In Morilinga, in the district of Moroto, region of Karamoja, international agencies, NGOs and local associations have come together to share strategies and commitments for the elimination of HI ...
• 18 September 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The rebels continue to harass the population despite the dissolution of Seleka Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "What can you do, these things happen!". In an interview with Fides Agency Fr. Aurelio Gazzera, a missionary talks about what happened to him on September 16 when he went to negotiate with the re ...
• 18 September 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The U.S. Pentagon to General al-Sissi: Protect the Copts Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. defense secretary Chuck Hagel, in a telephone conversation on Tuesday, September 17 with General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, rebuked the strong man of the Egyptian army to make every effort to ...
• 17 September 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR – A Congolese nun wins the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award Kinshasa ( Agenzia Fides) - "She is a true heroine", said António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in announcing the Nansen Refugee Award to Sister Angélique Namaika, a Congolese nun who works in the nort-e ...
• 17 September 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Your Holiness, pray for peace in the DRC": letter from "Première Dame" to Pope Francis Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of the Congolese people, who I humbly represent, I would like to ask His Holiness for the intercession of prayer for lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo", asks Ms. Mari ...
• 16 September 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The priest attacked with acid in Zanzibar transferred to Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam ( Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest, Fr. Anselmo Mwanga'mba, was attacked with acid by unknown assailants which caused him serious injury, on the island of Zanzibar (Tanzania), on September 13. "The acid ...
• 16 September 2013
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The right to a better education, better teachers and beautiful classrooms Chipata (Agenzia Fides) - In the world, 775 million adults cannot read and write. Literacy is much more than an educational priority, it is a great investment in the future and the first step towards the new skills nee ...
• 16 September 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops denounce "the attempts of foreign agencies to introduce unhealthy values in society" Abuja (Agenzia Fides ) - "It is deeply disappointing that Nigeria is blessed by an abundance of resources that do not reflect the lives of its children", say the Nigerian Bishops in a statement sent to Fides Agency at th ...
• 12 September 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Confusing situation in Bossangoa while the President substitutes the Chief of Staff Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We are trying to understand what is happening in Bossangoa because it is difficult to get accurate information from there. Here in Bozoum the situation is calm" says to Fides Agency Aurelio Gazz ...
• 12 September 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Pope Tawadros II resumes public catechesis: hatred must not enter our hearts Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - After a suspension of about 10 weeks, due to the clashes that rocked the Country following the deposition of Islamist President Morsi, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II yesterday returned ...
• 12 September 2013
  AFRICA - Dispensaries and charitable initiatives for the poor and disabled Bonoua (Agenzia Fides) - New apostolic and charitable initiatives by the Society founded by Don Orione confirm the charisma of the religious brothers in favor of the poor and needy. Present in 30 Countries around the wor ...
• 12 September 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - New bombings in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan and South Sudan have been denounced Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese Air Force continues to bomb villages in the Nuba Mountains in spite of the declaration of cease-fire declared by the government in Khartoum. This was revealed by a spokesman of the ...