Africa

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  6 April 2020
  AFRICA - Africa more reactive to Covid-19 than other continents, but a strong health, economic and social impact is feared Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Africa has shown greater reactivity to the Covid-19 emergency compared to Europe and America. Local governments quickly took steps to contain the epidemic (from closing borders to lockdown) without ...
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  6 April 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After Ebola, covid-19: Holy Week between uncertainty and fear, says Cardinal Ambongo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are terrified of the possible spread of covid-19 here in Congo; we have no means or logistical solutions to deal with it and it would be a disaster": says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, ...
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  4 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Covid-19, "humanitarian aid for the population must be guaranteed" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Closing the borders in South Sudan means condemning thousands of people to hunger: the food security of the population still depends on exports from neighboring countries as well as humanitarian a ...
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  4 April 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A missionary: "Let's challenge the virus with prayer, charity and hope" Bozoum (Agenzia Fides) - Covid-19 has also reached the Central African Republic. Officially there are eight cases of contagion, but it is feared that the virus may be more widespread. "Last week - explained to Fides Aure ...
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  3 April 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Coronavirus: an appeal for universal solidarity from the President of the Episcopate Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Dear brothers and sisters, the pandemic due to the coronavirus puts man in front of his fragility; but then the thought of God expressed by the apostle Paul helps us: charity never goes", said ...
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  3 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Slums closed "they risk exploding": social effects of the fight against covid-19 Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) – There are just over a thousand cases and the dead are counted on the tip of a hand, but in South Africa Covid-19 is equally scary. "The virus - explains to Agenzia Fides Pablo Velasquez, a Sc ...
• 2 April 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora to Diocese and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis elevated the Apostolic Vicariate of Kontangora (Nigeria) to Diocese, with the same denomination and territorial configuration, making it suffragan of the Metropolita ...
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  2 April 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Covid-19: no case of infection, but preventive measures in the archdiocese of Blantyre Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - "Here in Blantyre, so far, there has been no case of infection verified and it would be a great grace if there were none in the future", writes to Agenzia Fides missionary Anna Tomasi of the Fr ...
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  2 April 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The Church makes its structures available to combat COVID-19 Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Guinea-Bissau is ready to make its health facilities available to national authorities in the context of the fight against COVID-19. This is what emerged from yesterday's m ...
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  1 April 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo tests positive for coronavirus; cases are increasing in Africa Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Cardinal himself announced it through a note from the Vicar General, Fr. Alfred Ouédraogo "We want ...
• 1 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Bloemfontein and appointment of the new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (South Africa), presented by His Exc .Mgr. Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. ...
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  31 March 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cardinal Ambongo criticizes the postponement of the blockade in Kinshasa: "One must not play with people's lives" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of the serious dangers posed to our Country by the coronavirus, the President of the Republic has taken preventive measures. In applying these measures, the governor of the provinc ...
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  31 March 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Indiscriminate attacks on villages: religious conflict fomented Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Whether they are jihadists or simple bandits, nobody knows exactly. The only thing that is sure is that the attacks on the villages and towns of Cabo Delgado, in Mozambique, continue unabated. Mo ...
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  31 March 2020
  AFRICA - African Catholics without church, sacraments and priests for covid-19: it is also an opportunity for growth Kara (Agenzia Fides) - After the outbreak of the health crisis due to COVID-19, drastic measures have been taken by the governments of many African countries, with the closure of structures and isolation; on the other ha ...
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  30 March 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Covid-19: the Jesuits open a psychological support center Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the spread of coronavirus and its psychosocial impact on the population, Fr. Jean Messingue, specialist in clinical psychology and director of ITCJ, the theology institute of the Soci ...