Africa
10 July 2006
AFRICA/SUDAN - More than 10,000 Sudanese refugees in bordering countries repatriated. UNHCR calls the international community to fill the void between stages of assistance and development to make sure the once home repatriates can stay home
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - With the arrival at the beginning of last week of a convoy from Uganda, the number of refugees repatriated to southern Sudan with the assistance of the UN High Commission for Refugees overtook ...
10 July 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - Drought emergency persists: hundreds of thousands still risk famine in semiarid regions of Kenya. Economic recovery for families must include substantial replenishing of flocks
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The food shortage persists in semiarid regions of Kenya, where millions are threatened by the consequences of another famine. The alarm was raised by Famine Early Warning Systems Network FEWS NE ...
7 July 2006
AFRICA/GHANA - “The Liturgy must be lived as the principal means of living our faith in the presence of Christ in the life of every person” the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments said at a Meeting in Ghana on “The Liturgy in Africa”
Kumasi (Agenzia Fides)- “The Meeting is underway and the debate is high-level. The gathering has brought together 100 delegates from all over Africa including bishops, members of national liturgy commissions, liturgica ...
6 July 2006
AFRICA - “We have been present with our African Brothers and Sisters throughout the momentous and significant changes that have taken place on the Continent since the mid 19th century”: interview with Superior General of the Society for African Missions (SMA)
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - This year 2006 the Society for African Missions (SMA) is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding by Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac. Founded for the evangelisation of the peoples of ...
6 July 2006
AFRICA - Society for African Missions SMA : info
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On December 8, 1856, a Lyons in France at the Shrine of Notre Dame de Fourvière, Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac (1813-1859), the first Bishop of Coimbatore in India, and six companions conse ...
5 July 2006
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Ten new priests ordained in Ouagadougou Cathedral
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Saturday 1 July 10 new priests were ordained in the Catholic Cathedral of Ouagadougou: 1 diocesan priest, 1 Redemptorist, 2 Sons of Immaculate Mary, 6 Camillians.
The C ...
5 July 2006
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Despite some protests electoral campaign for presidential and political elections gets underway
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “The 30 day electoral campaign is officially open” declared the president of the Electoral Commission, a Catholic priest, Rev. Apollinaire Malumalu. There are 33 candidates for presidency an ...
5 July 2006
AFRICA - Brain drain: hitherto little known in Africa. Every year at least 70,000 scientists, doctors and technicians leave Africa for jobs in the West
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Not only precious metals and stones, strategic minerals, oil, precious timber, exotic plants and animals but also the ‘brains’ of people well educated and highly skilled. Africa continues to sup ...
4 July 2006
AFRICA/GHANA - Conference on the Liturgy in Africa and Madagascar opens tomorrow
Accra (Agenzia Fides)- A Conference on the Liturgy in Africa promoted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ghana will open tomorrow 5 July ...
4 July 2006
AFRICA - Darfur, Chad, Central African Republic: three connected crises?
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Tensions is rising again in the western Sudan region of Darfur, suffering from a violent civil conflict between local armed groups and pro-government militia, after rebels attacked again despite man ...
3 July 2006
AFRICA - Darfur, Somalia, crimes against humanity committed by Chad’s former dictator Habré: African Union confirms it will act
Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - Sudan, Somalia and the destiny of former Chad president Hissène Habré were discussed by the African Union meeting on Sunday 2 July at Banjul, capital of Gambia.
The most relevant decision t ...
3 July 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - “To end the humanitarian tragedy in Northern Uganda the region’s political problems must be solved first” says Italian NGO AVSI launching a challenge to the international community
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “The problem is not only humanitarian”. This is the challenge which AVSI (Associazione Volontari per lo Sviluppo Internazionale), Italian NGO connected with the Salesian Fathers intends to la ...
30 June 2006
AFRICA/ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tension as Chad rebels cross into Central African territory
Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- Concern is growing in Central African Republic where Central African army troops and CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) peacekeepers have been involved in fierce clashes wit ...
30 June 2006
AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Catholic radio and newspaper to foster national reconciliation: Bishops announce at the end of recent Plenary Assembly
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d'Ivoire is about to launch a Catholic daily newspaper La Nouvelle and a radio station La Voix de l’Evangile which will be heard all over the countr ...
26 June 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - More effort needed to see that Church teaching on AIDS reaches the people: in 25 years African Bishops issue some 80 pastoral letters and statements on the question
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “There is still much hesitation in the church to offer pastoral care to those living and dying with HIV/Aids,” said Fr Robert Vitillo, special advisor on HIV/Aids to the Catholic charity, C ...
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