Africa

• 1 August 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Bishop of Minya: with the lie of the "Coptic plot" Islamists will justify other terror against Christians Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Western chanceries "have overestimated the real roots of political Islam in the Egyptian people" and now "remain floored and ambiguous before the scenarios opened by the revolution of 30 June", wh ...
• 1 August 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Caritas: "The population of Mali has demonstrated with the vote its attachment to the institutions" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Mali despite the short preparation period and in a difficult context, expressed its attachment to the institutions of the Republic and the good coexistence among all", says a state ...
• 31 July 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Caritas Mali: "Elections substantially correct" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - While in Mali people are awaiting the results of the first round of presidential elections held on 28 July, Caritas Mali sent Fides Agency a preliminary report on the conduct of the election. Ca ...
• 31 July 2013
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "Work for peace and for free and fair elections": appeal to the faithful of Christian leaders Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "Today the nation of Zimbabwe is at a crossroads; a defining moment, commonly called Kairos in theological term, when the people of God is called to make decisions affecting their future seeking ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "If all believers observed the law of God, there would be no war" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - A day of prayer for peace has been proclaimed on Aug. 12 (eve of national independence) by the religious leaders of Bouar in the Central African Republic. The Country is experiencing a difficult ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Destruction, death, violence, theft: funds allocated for the reconstruction of 4 dioceses Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) - Four Central African dioceses which were attacked and robbed by a group of radical Islamist of the coalition Séléka, from Chad and Sudan, will benefit from an urgent aid campaign promoted by ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – The Bishop of the city: the toll of the terrorist attacks in Kano remains uncertain Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A series of attacks with explosives devastated Kano yesterday, 29 July, the main city in northern Nigeria. Fides Agency was able to briefly contact the Bishop of the city, His Exc. Mgr. John Namaz ...
• 29 July 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Respect and dignity for women in Kananga: poor, lonely and with dependent families Kananga (Agenzia Fides) – In Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, even if the population does not live the direct consequences of the war looming in the Central African country for decades, it suffers the consequ ...
• 27 July 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Presidential elections, Caritas urges to solve the humanitarian crisis Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Spain adheres to the statement that Caritas Internationalis made during the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on the situation in Mali, and calls on the tran ...
• 26 July 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "Converted being tracked down" Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - To convert from Christianity to Islam has become much more dangerous in Sudan after the secession of South Sudan, which took place in July 2011, say to Fides some believers in local communities ...
• 25 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Tense Climate after the deposition of the government Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Tense climate in Juba after the deposition of the government on behalf of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. "Apart from an increase in roadblocks, currently there are specific movements in Juba ...
• 24 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Kussala: "The military presence is not the solution" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The military presence is never a solution. The international community should do more to stop the LRA leader, Joseph Kony, but does not seem to have much desire" is what His Exc. Mgr. Edward Hiibo ...
• 24 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – Food emergency for thousands of people who have fled into the forests of the State of Jonglei Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Tens of thousands of people have fled to avoid yet another wave of violence in the forests of the State of Jonglei, in South Sudan, where there is severe food crisis. Since clashes have started bet ...
• 23 July 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram: Christian girls kidnapped and Islamized, schools targeted Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community in northern Nigeria is alarmed by a phenomenon that is spreading: Christian girls under 18 are abducted and forced to convert to Islam. The girls are kidnapped and kept ...
• 23 July 2013
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Bishops: "Burkina Faso needs justice, reconciliation and peace" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "Burkina Faso needs justice, reconciliation and peace. The protagonists of the current social tensions (majority and opposition political parties, movements and associations, civil society) ...