Africa
14 June 2010
AFRICA/BURUNDI - “The situation is tense, but we still hope for a positive solution to the crisis” says a local Church source
Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “ The situation is tense but all parties are still determined to find a solution to the political crisis” a local Church source told Fides from the Burundian capital Bujumbura, where a seri ...
14 June 2010
AFRICA/CONGO - Inaugurated in Kinshasa a new Day Centre for street children
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A recently inaugurated Centre Sainte Famille - Point d’eau, in Kinshasa, run by Guanelliani religious will offer daytime assistance to street children. Congo's children live on the streets ...
14 June 2010
AFRICA/RWANDA - Water supplies for 69,300 people: health, hygiene, agricultural development, better livestock
Kibungo (Agenzia Fides) - Work on a Ndamira-Ngoma water pipeline in Kibungo has been completed. In just one year the Movement to Fight Hunger in the World together with the local community, built 6.6km long water pipelin ...
12 June 2010
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Catholic Church in South Africa hopes to harness media impact of World Football Cup to draw attention to African issues and difficulties
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – South Africa is hosting the 19th World Football Cup, the first to be held on the continent of Africa. In view of this the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Southern Africa, SABC, has plann ...
11 June 2010
AFRICA - “The problem with child soldiers is resolved through development, not by rhetorical agreements”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – African governments must commit to removing the conditions that create rebellions which in turn lead to the recruitment of child soldiers, and not merely sign agreements that I think are just rhe ...
11 June 2010
AFRICA/GUINEA - “Army coups will no longer be possible in Africa” says Guinea's Transition President
Conakry (Agenzia Fides)- "Guinea's army is now the army of the Republic. So we must accept the truth of the vote after the elections on 27 June. We will be subject to the democratically elected President. From now on the ...
10 June 2010
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - International Soccer Peace Tournament organized by Catholic Church: “South Africans, immigrants, and fans from around the world united in the greatest challenge, peace.”
Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to involve all South Africans in the world, especially those who remain on the margins of this event," Antoine Soubrier of the Communications Office for the Southern African Catholic B ...
9 June 2010
AFRICA/TANZANIA - “Form responsible and ethical people who will take leadership as a service” says Cardinal Pengo at Catholic African University Symposium
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “Education for peace should not be mere words or formula, but it should be introduced in our curricula. Our universities must promote peace and security in Africa through education, trai ...
9 June 2010
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Drug alert in Luanda: “cocaine is consumed in almost all of Luanda's nightclubs”
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – There has been a cocaine alert in Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to statistics presented by the national police headquarters in the Angolan capital, the number of cocaine users has in ...
8 June 2010
AFRICA/CAMEROON - PMS National Director tells Fides: Church is growing, enlivened by a missionary spirit
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI is still very much felt in Cameroon, as evidenced by the strong participation of the faithful at the Mass celebrated in Yaounde one year after the Holy Father's ...
8 June 2010
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Growing US list of Guinea Bissau citizens suspected of cocaine trafficking
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – The USA is finalizing a list of 120 names of Guinean nationals suspected of being involved in drug trafficking. The list includes the names of politicians, parliamentarians, businessmen, and mi ...
8 June 2010
AFRICA/NIGER - Every child has a right to food and medical attention
Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – A lack of transport, rural lifestyles, and pressure on women to prepare fields for harvest mean severely malnourished children are being taken out of therapeutic feeding programs before their t ...
7 June 2010
AFRICA/RWANDA - Superior General of the Josephite Brothers of Rwanda tells Fides: "New technologies are an integral part of the education provided in our schools"
Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – "The Rwanda is undergoing a phase of development, including technologically, which is very important. We want to continue making our contribution to this development with our educational activi ...
7 June 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - 50 years of DRC: Bishops organize conference “to understand the past and the present, in order to plan for the future”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A celebration with 3 perspectives: retrospective, introspective, and prospective. This is what the Congolese Bishops' Conference (CENC) is planning for the 50th anniversary of independence be ...
5 June 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - In eastern Congo, gold likely to be a curse for local population says exclusive report sent to Fides
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The recent news that in Nigeria some 200 people have died in recent months due to mining a gold mine, is in addition to a series of complaints about environmental damage and human costs cause ...
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