Africa
18 January 2008
AFRICA/TUNISIA - “Everyone here was shocked by the news, Christians and Muslims alike”
Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - From Tunis Fr. Eugenio Elías, a missionary of the Community of the Incarnate Word, writes: “Tunisia is a mainly Muslim country. Its position in northern Africa and its closeness to Europe make ...
18 January 2008
AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - “Peace in Somalia is possible, because to abandon hope means to accept the reign of death” Bishop of Djibouti in Rome for the ad limina visit speaks to Fides
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “This is a political question concerning relations between states” Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, told Fides expressing his opinion with regard to th ...
17 January 2008
AFRICA/EGYPT - “As missionaries for years we have sensed in secular circles hatred towards the Catholic Church"
Cairo (Agenzia Fides)-“I sympathise with the Holy Father because as missionaries we are familiar with discrimination on the part of secular circles” said Italian Comboni missionary Fr. Luciano Verdoscia, who has serv ...
16 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - For almost 20 years the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have denounced the exploitation of tribal tension for political ends and have worked to promote social harmony
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- The violence which has disrupted Kenya in recent weeks did not come unexpected: For almost 20 years the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have warned about the exploitation of ethnic tribal tension for p ...
14 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, strongly condemns tribalism. A missionary says: “people are quietly but resolutely moving away from mixed areas to places where there are people only of their own tribe.”
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) -“This wounded country is still assessing the damage caused by insane violence ” said a missionary in Kenya who asked not to be named for security reasons. “In Nairobi at least in appearanc ...
14 January 2008
AFRICA - What causes people to emigrate from West Africa?
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - What stories lie behind the flow of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe? Mere figures cannot describe the dramas which push growing numbers of Africans to risk their lives in order to reach Eu ...
11 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - The door of dialogue is still open” local Church source tells Fides after mission of mediation by African Union president ends
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “The door is not closed, it is still open, even though the mission of the international mediator cannot be called a success. But the situation is complex and cannot be solved in a few days” s ...
11 January 2008
AFRICA - Millions affected by floods in southern Africa; children most at risk
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Floods in some countries in southern Africa have caused considerable loss of life and material damage. Southern Zambia is devastated by floods, following weeks of torrential rain. Some 3,000 people ...
10 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - A compromise could end the crisis. Bishops call national day of prayer for peace Sunday 20 January
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “This could be a solution for the crisis” Italian Consolata Missionary Fr. Luigi Anataloni, of CISA Catholic news service in Nairobi told Fides with regard to an idea presented by some Africa ...
10 January 2008
AFRICA/SUDAN - Darfur: amidst attacks and tensions between Sudan and Chad UN/AU peacekeeping mission starts
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - While international observers and media focus attention on the crisis in Kenya, concerning developments are registered in the situation in the western Sudanese region of Darfur.
On 9 January ...
9 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - President Kibaki launches new government, fierce opposition protests, “but no one wants to bring the crisis to a head” national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies tells Fides
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “The President has made his move, the opposition reacted swiftly also not to lose supporters' consensus, however I really hope the meeting on Friday 11 will take place and that the parties will ...
9 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya's crisis has serious economic repercussion on neighbouring countries: fuel imported through Mombasa port ever scarcer
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- The political crisis in Kenya is affecting the economies of bordering nations which depend to a large extent on Kenyan infrastructures for exports and imports, especially with regard to fuel.
The ...
8 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Religious leaders committed to finding peaceful solution to Kenyan crisis; violence has serious economic impact
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenya's religious leaders are actively committed to helping find a peaceful solution to the country's dramatic crisis. A delegation of religious leaders, including Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of N ...
8 January 2008
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - “No to the division of Congo, yes to respect for the will of the people”: Catholic Bishops' Memorandum for Goma Peace Conference
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - To resolve the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, root problems must be settled “in every dimension: humanitarian, land ownership, historical, economic, political, ethnic ...
7 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - “Signs of hope: most Kenyans want peace and are praying incessantly for peace; criminal as well as political interests behind the clashes” a missionary tells Fides
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “There are small signs of hope which show that the majority of Kenyans want” Fr. Luigi Anataloni, a Consolata missionary told CISA Catholic News Agency in Nairobi. Calm has returned after tra ...
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