Africa

• 27 July 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Not only Rwanda but also Uganda supports the M23", accuses the Congolese civil society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Fighting from the Congolese army, backed by United Nations troops and rebels of the M23 continue, in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to agency sources, the cla ...
• 26 July 2012
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Church of Ghana express their condolences over the death of President Atta Mills Accra (Agenzia Fides)-The Bishops of Ghana say they are "dismayed and shocked by the death of His Excellency John Evans Atta Mills, President of our dear nation" in a message published on behalf of the local Episcopal Co ...
• 26 July 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - Warning for child soldiers and for the malnutrition that affects many of them Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Food insecurity and political instability, diseases, abuses and violence have become for months part of the life of the population of many African countries. The cultural, religious, ethnic divis ...
• 25 July 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Torrential rains cause death and devastation, two camps for the displaced have been set up Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - Due to heavy rains that is hitting Nigeria, in the Central Plateau region, so far at least 35 people have been killed, 50 are reported missing and 370 houses have been destroyed or submerged by wa ...
• 25 July 2012
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A series of initiatives of the Church to say "no" to the division of the country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a series of initiatives to say no to the "balkanization" of the Country, whose territorial integrity is threatened by yet another arm ...
• 25 July 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - African Catholic Journalists participate in a conference: communication to promote peace Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics Journalists from several African countries started on July 23 in Mombasa (Kenya) a four-day seminar on the role of media in conflict resolution, peace building and promotion of good go ...
• 24 July 2012
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - In the district of Gambo one hospital for 100,000 people Gambo (Agenzia Fides) - In the province of West Arsi, 245 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the Missionaries of the Consolata manage the general rural Hospital in Gambo. Founded in 1922 by the ...
• 21 July 2012
  AFRICA - Abortifacient drugs and contraceptives: a false and dangerous solution to poverty Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Flooding the developing world with contraceptives and abortifacient drugs to reduce population growth, is not the key to reducing poverty. It is a false and dangerous solution, promoted by org ...
• 20 July 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - 2,054 mothers die for every 100,000 children born alive: 1 woman out of 7 during pregnancy or childbirth Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Decades of conflict and marginalization have made South Sudan the most dangerous country on earth where to give birth, with the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. 2,054 mothers die for e ...
• 19 July 2012
  AFRICA - A million severely malnourished children in Sahel Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A million severely malnourished children are waiting to receive care in Sahel. According to the latest figures released by UNICEF, it is the highest number in the history of humanitarian aid. This ...
• 19 July 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Tens of thousands of people in Somaliland have no home or food or health care Hargeisa (Agenzia Fides) - Due to severe drought that has hit most of the Republic of Somaliland for 4 years, about 120 000 people in coastal regions, central and western are in urgent need of food. The areas most in nee ...
• 18 July 2012
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Chronic malnutrition is a silent crisis: one of the most severe problems in the country Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Madagascar is one of the six countries where there is the highest rate of undernourishment in the world. Half of all children in the country under five years of age suffer from chronic maln ...
• 17 July 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - Conclusion of the Congregation of Procurators of the Society of Jesus; we need to think of Africa from a different perspective Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The 70th Congregation of Procurators of the Society of Jesus, which for the first time in its history was held in Africa, Kenya, from July 9 to 15 (see Fides 06/07/2012) decided that it is not n ...
• 17 July 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The key to overcoming poverty: involving African women in the economy Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - During the Second Economic Summit of African Women, which has just ended in Lagos, after two days of work what was highlighted was the fact that the economic support to women is the key to tacklin ...
• 16 July 2012
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta has formally been proclaimed patroness of the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe Robe (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, July 14 in Goba, a city in south-central Ethiopia in the area of Bale, in the Region of Oromia, about 446 km south-east of Addis Ababa, Father Angelo Antolini, OFM Cap., Director of ...