Africa

• 25 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux in South Africa: 10 July evening prayer vigil on the eve of the World Cup Final Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- The relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux arrive today 25 June, at the Carmelite Convent in Benoni, Johannesburg, where they will be welcomed by the clergy of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, ...
• 24 June 2010
  AFRICA - Disjointed economic growth benefits only a small minority Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “It is unquestionably true that Africa is growing, but also that it lacks the policies to turn this growth into financial policies which will promote the prosperity of the people ” Fides learne ...
• 24 June 2010
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Caritas Goma runs programmes for victims of a “forgotten war” in eastern Congo Goma (Agenzia Fides)- The silent victims of “forgotten wars” are mainly women and children. This is the case of women in north Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where bands of armed men, local an ...
• 23 June 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Disquieting attacks continue, but efforts are being made to clear the political picture Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “These episodes of violence are signs of the tension present in this country, however we have not yet reached the point of no return: we can still go back, violence can be stopped” Fides wa ...
• 23 June 2010
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - 46th plenary meeting of Catholic Bishops focuses on fifty years of national independence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)-“Losing one's life for others. This is the path which the local Church indicates to the Congolese people as they prepare to celebrate on 30 June, 50 years of independence. What is needed is sin ...
• 23 June 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Newly inaugurated Clinic offers medical, psychological and nutritional care, as well as micro-credit projects and basic education for children Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) – In Burundi a small Clinic recently opened by the Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM), a programme run by Jesuit Fathers, provides treatment for AIDS and preventative therapy against HIV. News of the in ...
• 22 June 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We condemn the attack on 13 June and the profanation of the Eucharist on 14 June. We shall not be intimidated” Bishops say Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “ It is with great shock and disbelief that we, together with the rest of the world, witnessed the ugly scenes that befell our Christian sisters and brothers on the evening of Sunday the 13th 2 ...
• 22 June 2010
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Several motives behind the murder of Floribert Chebeya Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Several motives could be behind the assassination of Congolese human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, chairman of the NGO Voice for the Voiceless (VSV), who disappeared with his driver in the ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “There is no reason why local elections should be repeated ” say Catholic Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “ There is no reason why local elections should be repeated” the Catholic Bishops of Burundi have said in a statement, a copy of which was sent to Fides. The statement issued by the Catholi ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop emeritus of Torit calls Southern Sudanese to unity and peace Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- “An architect of development and a hero for the people of eastern Equatoria and the whole of Southern Sudan”. With these words the Governor of the State of Eastern Equatoria (Southern Sudan) ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Difficulties with adequate assistance to HIV+ babies and mothers Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Although South Africa appeared to have almost succeeded in guaranteeing access to healthcare for mothers and babies, the rate of maternal and infant deaths continues to rise, making the M ...
• 19 June 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Marriage crisis in Kenya: recent survey results Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Survey reveals marriage crisis amidst the pressures of modern life ”, was the title of an article in the Kenyan daily The Nation illustrating a survey on married life in this country. From ...
• 19 June 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - Sahel: 10 million people risk famine; “Green Wall” to counter desertification Niamey (Agenzia Fides)- In Niger seven million people, more than half the entire population, suffer because of the acute food shortage affecting more than 10 million people all over the Sahel region of Africa. This was s ...
• 18 June 2010
  AFRICA - Crime is a threat to peace in the world, especially in the poorest countries New York (Agenzia Fides)- Trafficking of arms, drugs, human beings, selling of counterfeit medicines, maritime piracy, illegal burying of poisonous toxic refuse, looting of natural resources, forests and animals, compute ...
• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “People feel very strongly about the Day of the African Child in Sierra Leone where the majority of the population is under 25 years of age” Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- “People in Sierra Leone feel very strongly about the Day of the African Child. It is a national celebration involving schools of all grades” Fides learns from Xaverian Missionary Fr Gerardo ...