Africa

• 16 September 2009
  AFRICA/UGANDA - A brief sketch of the “traditional kingdoms” of Uganda Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The fighting that took place last week in Uganda between police and “Kabaka” (the traditional king of the Baganga, Ronald Muwenda Mutesi II) supporters, has raised the question of Ugandan ...
• 16 September 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Let Us Save Our Nation”: Catholic Church in Kenya shows great concern for serious national problems Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Border conflicts; insecurity from crime; food insecurity; damage to the environment; the situations of the internal refugees; justice for political violence from 2007-2008; the adoption of rec ...
• 15 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The opposition tries to incite the province, “running the risk of igniting ethnic and tribal rivalries,” local sources tell Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The tri-party coalition that is opposed to the leader of the High Authority of Transition in Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has announce a new “informational campaign” in the various re ...
• 14 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Crisis in Madagascar worsens following the canceled meeting for the application of the Maputo Accords Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “In the last two days, new developments seem to have complicated the political crisis in Madagascar,” sources from Don Bosco Radio, the main Catholic radio station in Madagascar, told A ...
• 14 September 2009
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Calm returns to Kampala following attacks in recent days that led to at least 21 dead Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – At least 21 people have been killed in the fighting that has taken place in recent days in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. This is what rescue workers have reported, as it seems that peace has ...
• 10 September 2009
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Important member of Lord's Resistance Army captured in Central Africa Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – An important commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been captured by the Ugandan Army in southern Central African Republic. Mickman Opuk was the security guard for Joseph Kony, leade ...
• 10 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - After the formation decided by Rajoelina alone, opposition declares 'war': “It is a power struggle that loses sight of the common good,” local Church sources tell Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “We are awaiting developments on the situation and to see if, when, and how the announced demonstrations of Rajoelina's opponents turn out,” Agenzia Fides was told by sources at Radio D ...
• 9 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Overview of the political situation in Madagascar and the Maputo Accords Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The crisis that has been unleashed in Madagascar, with the resignation of President Marc Ravalomanana in March of this year, has led to intense diplomatic activity on the part of the Afri ...
• 9 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Formation of new government calls for efforts towards national reconciliation Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The Maputo Accord is now being outdated by the events, in addition to the fact that it has never been applied,” sources from Radio Don Boscom the most important Catholic radio station ...
• 8 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - Calm returns to Gabon, but opposition calls for vote recount and international investigation on post-electoral violence Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – A vote recount and international investigation commission for the post-electoral violence...these are the requests being made by the opposition in Gabon, which continues to deny the victory ...
• 8 September 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - State and Church launch appeals for national solidarity for over half a million victims of torrential rains in western Africa Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – President Blaise Compaore has launched an appeal to the nation, to raise 1 billion CFA franks (1.5 million Euros) to help victims of flooding in the country, especially in the capital city ...
• 7 September 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Three days of fasting and prayer for peace in Sudan's Western Equatoria State Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - “People are sad, people are angry; there is a lot of fear and nobody wants to go home. We have to put courage in people. We have to turn to God, to love him and to discover ourselves in the l ...
• 7 September 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Formation seminar for laity on: “You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world,” which we will be at the heart of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishop for Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The verse from St. Matthew's Gospel, “You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world,” which was chosen as the theme of the II Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for ...
• 4 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - Tensions continue in Gabon, as newly elected President asks opposition to accept “the verdict of the polls” Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - “The desire for chaos that characterizes some candidates and their supporters, whose aim is to plunge the country into the abyss of political violence,” said an official statement from th ...
• 4 September 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Troubling tensions in eastern and western Kasai Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “We will not allow anyone to set fire to the center of our nation,” said Me Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda, Vice-Prime Minister for Defense and Security of Congo, at the end of an inquiry mission i ...