Africa

• 6 July 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON-Appointment of the Rector of the major philosophical Seminary "Paul VI" in the diocese of Bafoussam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 27, 2011 Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Dominique Ndeh, of the diocesan clergy in Bafoussam, Rector of the ...
• 6 July 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "Despite the tensions, a festive atmosphere is lived on the eve of independence", says the Secretary general of the Archdiocese of Juba Juba (Fides Service) - "The spirit of the population is high, there is excitement about the event. Feverish preparations are under way to fix streets and paint the buildings", says Fr. Martin Ochaya to Fides, Secretary ...
• 5 July 2011
  AFRICA /NIGERIA - "I do not exclude political reasons, someone could use the sect Boko Haram" says the Bishop of Maiduguri after recent attacks Maiduguri (Fides Service) - "It is clear that the tension in the city is very high, since there are armed groups who go around shooting people", says Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doem to Fides, Bishop of Maiduguri, in north Nigeria ...
• 5 July 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO- Peace march for Congo along the Francigena way on behalf of a Congolese living in Italy Rome (Fides Service) - "It is important to know one’s own history to avoid that the same crimes are repeated", says John Mpaliza to Fides, a Congolese native of Bukavu ( Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC ...
• 5 July 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON-Appointment of the Rector of the preparatory Seminary "Paul VI" in the Diocese of Nkongsamba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 27, 2011 appointed rev. Wolfgang Bienvenu Misoba, the diocesan clergy of Eseka rector of t ...
• 4 July 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "I pray for reconciliation between the Libyans", says Bishop Martinelli from Tripoli Tripoli (Fides Service) - "We need sincere dialogue to keep Libya united. I hope that the Libyans are reconciled. I hope in a sincere reconciliation between Tripoli and Benghazi, without prejudice and without special cla ...
• 2 July 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Tahrir Square fills up again with protesters. The opinion of a missionary to Fides Cairo (Fides Service) - Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday, 1st July, in Tahrir Square in Cairo to ask the trials against those who ordered the violent suppression of the revolution of January and February to be ...
• 2 July 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA- 50 years of AMECEA celebrated in Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), is celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year, founded in 1961. The anniversary coincides with the 17th Plenary Assembl ...
• 1 July 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal Okogie: "No to Islamic Banking, because it is a plan to subjugate Christians" AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal Okogie: "No to Islamic Banking, because it is a plan to subjugate Christians" Lagos (Fides) - Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos, has expressed his opposition to the proposal ...
• 1 July 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Mothers forced to give birth on the roadside: "the situation of displaced people of Abyei is still dramatic," says the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Juba (Fides Service) - "The situation of displaced people of Abyei remains dramatic, despite the arrival of some humanitarian aid", said Mgr.Roko Taban Mousa to Fides, Apostolic Administrator of Malakal in southern Sud ...
• 28 June 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The refugees learn how to make hand-crafted products with the help of JRS Kampala (Fides Service) - As part of an initiative to help the urban refugees to achieve greater self-sufficiency, JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service) has launched in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, a new training course for re ...
• 27 June 2011
  AFRICA-Projects and centers for boys and girls in difficulty Rome (Fides Service) – For decades in many African countries, village communities have provided aid and protection to children, especially in rural areas, where children, in the absence of parents, were entrusted to el ...
• 27 June 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU-Pastoral workers from Bissau at a conference: verification and programming of the pastoral year Bissau (Fides Service) - The pastoral year in the diocese of Bissau officially closed yesterday, Sunday, June 26 and the diocesan pastoral workers are now called to verify what has been done over the past year and plan ...
• 25 June 2011
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR-Poverty and malnutrition for 2 Malagasy children out of 3 South Amboasary (Fides Service) - Two out of three Malagasy children live in poverty and 50% of children under five years of age has growth problems because of malnutrition. The situation is particularly serious in the c ...
• 24 June 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA-The Vicar general of the Diocese of Mansa asks the authorities greater transparency Ndola (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar general of the Diocese of Mansa, Zambia, father Mambwe Mpas, said that failure to adhere to the present race in the country regarding the contract for road projects, could create a favor ...