Africa

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  7 August 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Drugs and crime behind massacre in a church at Ozubulu Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- Yesterday Sunday 6 August 12 persons died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting attack inside the church of Saint Philip at Ozubulu State of Anambra, in the south of Nigeria. Local Fides sou ...
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  5 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Election results shall be accepted and let no one incite to violence”, religious leaders warn Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Election results shall be accepted and no one shall incite his or her respective supporters to violent action to contest the vote”. This is the message addressed by the religious leaders o ...
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  4 August 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kasai victims of armed conflict continue to increase Luebo (Agenzia Fides) - Over the past two months, more than 140 children have died in the region of Kasai, DR Congo, because of armed conflict. The number of victims may be higher, with 500 reported cases of minors used ...
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  3 August 2017
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Algiers repatriates Nigerien migrants in agreement with Niamey Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to tackle the phenomenon of irregular migration and to fight against human trafficking, the Algerian authorities have decided, in close coordination with the Nigerien authorities, repa ...
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  2 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya shocked by the killing of IEBC systems development manager Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of human rights activists took to the streets of Nairobi to protest murder of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ICT Manager, Chris Msando. The body of Chris Msando ...
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  1 August 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Demonstrations to demand presidential elections have been repressed Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tens of demonstrators have been arrested along with journalists who were trying to document the event. This is how the first demonstration convened to ask for the holding of political and presi ...
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  1 August 2017
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Health atlas to provide better service to mothers and children Wolisso (Agenzia Fides) - Mapping the territory to provide better service to mothers and children. Making the best use of available resources is always a valid rule where resources are scarce and the needs are many, and ...
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  31 July 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops announce a prayer Novena for the upcoming vote Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We note with appreciation, the relatively peaceful manner in which campaigns have been conducted. We urge all the candidates to continue conducting themselves with decorum and sobriety in the r ...
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  31 July 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Over 100 villagers in the east captured by the Mai Mai Simba militiamen Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Over a hundred people in a Congolese village were kidnapped by an armed group. According to information sent to Agenzia Fides by CEPADHO, a local NGO, on July 26 about fifty Mai-Mai Simba fight ...
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  31 July 2017
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "Birth cushions" to convince the women of Karamoja to go to hospital Moroto (Agenzia Fides) – The presentation of "Birth cushions" will be held these days, in Washington, created by the NGO Doctors with Africa CUAMM. It is an innovative solution aimed at convincing women from Karamoja, ...
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  28 July 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO RD - Internal and international pressures increase in order to hold elections by the end of the year Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Internal and international pressures on President Joseph Kabila increase so presidential elections can be held by the end of 2017.The Lucha (Lutte pour le Changement) movement, based in Goma, i ...
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  28 July 2017
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Testimony of a fidei donum: "I do not feel like a lonely sailor but a missionary who feels close to his Church of origin" Adaba (Agenzia Fides) - "Nagaa, akkam jirtuu? Peace, how are you? I like to start with this greeting in Oromo, much used to greet, to wish all the good to the person to whom it is addressed". This is how the testimony se ...
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  27 July 2017
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Archbishop of Kumasi: "Ghanaians involved in illegal mining are the wicked citizens who seek the fall of the country" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Ghanaians involved in illegal mining are the wicked citizens who seek the fall of the country over their personal interest, denounced His Esc. Mgr. Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye, Archbishop of Kumasi ...
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  27 July 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Opposition launches operation "Dead City" and civil disobedience to send Kabila away Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Two days of "dead city" throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo to "send" President Joseph Kabila away have been announced by the opposition which recognizes itself in the "Rassemblement". ...
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  26 July 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Justice and Peace: "No to the law that permits open grazing" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The recent activities of herdsmen in our country causing violence and destruction of farm lands and properties have become an issue that we must not neglect, especially in the Middle Belt", says ...