Africa
7 December 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - Tensions on the rise in Sudan following arrest of several opposition leaders
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Several leaders of the former Southern Sudan rebellion and dozens of demonstrators were arrested today, December 7, in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and in Omdurman (the twin city where Pa ...
7 December 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - Narcotics behind attack on Guinea's strong man?
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "The circumstances that led Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité to shoot Dadis Moussa Camara, are not clear. Why did the aide of the head of the military junta try to kill him? In Guinea there is a possib ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “The erection of the hierarchy in our countries is an important event in salvation history," Archbishop of Kinshasa says
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "An important event in salvation history" is how Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo, Archbishop of Kinshasa, described the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Burundi, Democratic Republic of ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - Camara recovers in Morocco; situation in Guinea remains calm, although future uncertain
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Camara Dadis, was hospitalized in a Moroccan hospital to treat his injuries in from an attack on December 3 (see Fides December 4). His co ...
4 December 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Jesuits and two Catholic organizations launch campaign against corruption
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – A campaign against corruption has been launched in Zambia by the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection, along with two other Catholic organizations, Caritas Zambia and Civil Society for Pov ...
4 December 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - “Who's in charge in Guinea?” local Church sources are wondering after attack on military junta leader
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “The question we must ask at this point is who's in charge in Guinea ', say Church sources in Guinea, who contacted Agenzia Fides, where yesterday evening, December 3, the junta head, Moussa C ...
3 December 2009
AFRICA/SOMALIA - “There should be a block in the flow of weaponry, funding, and people to Shebaab," Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides, after the murder of 3 Ministers
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - “The international community must move from declarations of principles to the facts: we need a coordinated effort, especially by the United Nations, African Union, Arab League, Islamic Leagu ...
3 December 2009
AFRICA/SOMALIA - The African Union and infiltration of Islamic fundamentalism in Somalia
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The attack occurred today, December 3, in Mogadishu that has killed 20 people, including 4 Ministers of Somalia's transitional government (in addition to those of Health, Education, and the ...
2 December 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Climate changes: Wangari Muta Maathai is a prophetic voice from Africa capable of inspiring the world, says missionary in Kenya
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of the Summit on Climate Change scheduled to take place in Copenhagen (December 7-18), Agenzia Fides wishes to re-publish an article originally written for the magazine “The Harp ...
2 December 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - "We waited for a clarification of the UN; since it does not arrive we explain our position," say Xaverian Missionaries of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The Xaverian Missionaries operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have expressed dismay for the journalistic indiscretions in regards to the confidential report prepared by a team of ex ...
1 December 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Xaverian Missionaries say: “Do not blame missionaries and small charities for the scandalous involvement of well-known mining companies and Western governments in the war in eastern Congo."
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “A group of UN experts has presented the UN Security Council with its latest report on the implementation of UN Resolution 1533 from 2004 on the DR Congo, in particular on the embargo of ar ...
1 December 2009
AFRICA/SENEGAL - "There has been some progress, but there are serious problems hindering integral development of the person" say Bishops of Senegal, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania
Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "There has been significant progress, but there are still concerns about the difficulties and problems that are undermining the overall development of people." This is what the Bishops of the Inte ...
1 December 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World AIDS Day 2009: microsite by Doctors Without Borders on the fight against AIDS in South Africa
Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2009, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is launching a microsite dedicated to AIDS in South Africa where they tell the stories of the people from Khayelitsha, ...
1 December 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Married at age 13, HIV-positive and widow at 14: the story of Tatu Saidi
Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - "When I found out I was HIV-positive, I immediately told my husband, who warned me not to tell anyone. And I did not dare contradict him.” Thus began the story of Tatu Saidi, a Kenyan girl of ...
1 December 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - The practice of "three stones" widespread in district of Kilifi, where a population of half a million people finds 1 in 7 HIV-positive
Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the traditional practices that contribute to the spread of HIV in Kenya is the 'meko tatu ", i.e. when a woman has three relationships simultaneously. Common among Miji Kenda tribes that p ...
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