Africa

• 27 February 2004
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Political tension and massacre of civilians. Is peace still a long way off? Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Tension is still high in Democratic Congo after the arrest and release of Major Kassongo, a member of the Rassemblement Congo Democratic RCD/Goma one of the main rebel groups which is part of th ...
• 27 February 2004
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - 2nd meeting of Mater Christi Consortium focuses on Formation for religious men and women Ouagadougou (Fides Service)- The situation of consecrated life in west Africa was the theme for reflection during the 2nd Meeting of the Mater Christi consortium formed by religious congregations in the region for the fo ...
• 26 February 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Some school doors open, some pupils arrive but no teachers. A missionary from northern Ivory Coast tells the story Abidjan (Fides Service)- “Some pupils went to school but they found no teachers” said a missionary in Bouake, main city in northern Ivory Coast held by “New Forces” rebel group. “Schools were officially opened ...
• 25 February 2004
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Catholic Church says draft of new Firearms Control Act must give greater attention to protecting women from domestic violence Pretoria (Fides Service) - The Parliamentary Liaison Office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference SACBC, that has several times expressed concern about the delay in the finalisation of the regulations, i ...
• 25 February 2004
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Earth tremor in Morocco: official toll of death and destruction; the Pope sends message of sympathy Rome (Fides Service) - According to official statements at least 600 hundred people were killed, many while still asleep, thousands injured, and hundreds of homes destroyed by a violent earthquake early on Tuesday 24 Fe ...
• 25 February 2004
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE “Have we taken the commitment to evangelise seriously?” asks Catholic Bishop of Makeni in a recent Pastoral Letter Makeni (Fides Service)- “The growth of the church in Sierra Leone makes the challenge of evangelisation an even more poignant duty for all of us” writes Bishop Giorgio Biguzzi, Bishop of Makeni, in Sierra Leone in a ...
• 24 February 2004
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - In a letter UN Secretary General the Catholic Bishops of Congo call on the United Nations to make a greater effort “to help Congo stop the civil war” Kinshasa (Fides Service) - “The Bishops’ Conference of Congo speaks on behalf of millions of Congolese people who have benefited from the assistance offered by the United Nations’ system of specialised agencies and ...
• 24 February 2004
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Everyday life of a missionary in Congo shared by missionary Father Sergio Vandini Rome (Fides Service)- Rev. Father Sergio Vandini, from Terni diocese in Italy, sent as a Fidei Donum priest to Ntambue, 10 km from Kananga, West Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, sent Fides a brief report on his life ...
• 24 February 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We must work to promote respect for the dignity of every human being ”. the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace visits second largest shanty town in Nairobi Nairobi (Fides Service) - Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace started his visit to Kenya in Kibera, the second largest slum in Nairobi. A report from the African Catholic n ...
• 24 February 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA -: “The army and rebels are locked in mortal combat to destroy each other but innocent citizens pay the price” Catholic Archbishop of Gulu tells Fides Kampala (Fides Service)- “This is a human tragedy, a human tragedy ” Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu repeats again and again over the phone to Fides Service. Gulu is in northern Uganda where rebels of the Lord� ...
• 23 February 2004
  AFRICA /KENYA AIDS in Kenya 750 people die of AIDS every day, more than 31 per hour, more than 1 every 2 minutes. First conference of Kenyan women Rome (Fides Service) - In Kenya there are one million orphans whose parents died of AIDS, every day 750 people die of AIDS, more than 31 per hour, more than 1 every 2 minutes. These figures were quoted by Kenya’s Healt ...
• 23 February 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - 10th anniversary Institute for Social Ministry: renewing society in the light of the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching Nairobi (Fides Service) -“The Institute for Social Ministry makes a significant contribution towards renewing society by motivating spiritually those called to public office with a spirit of service while offering them ...
• 20 February 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We must work to promote respect for the dignity of every human being ”. the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace visits second largest shanty town in Nairobi Nairobi (Fides Service) - Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace started his visit to Kenya in Kibera, the second largest slum in Nairobi. A report from the African Catholic n ...
• 20 February 2004
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Everyday life of a missionary in Congo shared by missionary Father Sergio Vandini Rome (Fides Service)- Rev. Father Sergio Vandini, from Terni diocese in Italy, sent as a Fidei Donum priest to Ntambue, 10 km from Kananga, West Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, sent Fides a brief report on his life ...
• 19 February 2004
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Elections cannot be organised in 9 months: open debate Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “The enormous amount of work awaiting us cannot be completed in nine months. The political leaders must realise that elections cannot be organised in such a short time”, this opinion was ex ...