Africa

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  5 August 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hunt for albinos in Malawi caused by serious poverty originated by drought Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - More than 12 million people are at risk of hunger in southern Africa as reported by FAO (the UN food agency), due to drought caused by El Niño, a natural phenomenon originated by the warming w ...
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  5 August 2016
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The army warns that it is ready to repress dissidence in the streets and on the web Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The army is ready to take to the streets to repress unrest and to combat "the detractors of our Country who use electronic means to mobilize the population to commit illegal activities". This is ...
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  4 August 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Go and vote, despite the inappropriate conduct by Public Media" urges a Bishop Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "As Zambia goes to the poll on the 11th August, 2016 (feast of St. Clare of Assisi, ed.), we seek St. Clare’s intercession especially for those who are involved in various forms of media", says ...
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  4 August 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "National dialogue within the month of August in order not to worsen tensions" ask the Bishops Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese political life is focused on the clash between President Joseph Kabila, who now seems determined to stay in office even after the expiry date of his second term, on December 20, a ...
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  3 August 2016
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - "No to street drugs": Christian and Muslim leaders united against illegal drugs Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Religious Christians and Muslims together to raise awareness in Senegal on the risks of counterfeit drugs for sale on the streets of the Country. The interfaith initiative is part of the national ...
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  3 August 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Political tension worsens - the main opposition leader: "within three months Kabila out of the Palace" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo worsens after a supporter of the Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social (UDPS) was killed by a military last night, August 2, in Kinshasa, t ...
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  2 August 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Do not ignore our tragedy otherwise the tide of refugees reaching Europe's shores could be swelled" says a Bishop Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "If South Sudan is ignored, the tide of refugees reaching Europe’s shores could be swelled" says His Exc. Mgr. Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, Bishop of Tombura- Yambio and President of the Inter ...
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  2 August 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - The President of the Episcopal Conference: "The lack of moral values fuels the ills of the Country" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Injustices, corruption, violence, acts of terror and destruction of property and the current wave of arson and unrest in some Kenyan schools are problems fuelled by a lack of moral values. Thi ...
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  1 August 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Bishops concerned about wave of school burning at the hands of pupils Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Are there persons inciting Kenyan school pupils to burn schools? This is the concern expressed by Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Bishop of Nakuru and Chairman of the Kenyan Conference of Cathol ...
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  1 August 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “We must not become a country where the killing of political candidates is seen as a normal event” Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)-“We are deeply saddened to see that after 22 years of democracy, politically motivated killings, a shameful reminder of a painful past, are again being committed” said Bishop Abel G ...
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  30 July 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - War driven families seek safety in Catholic schools Wau (Agenzia Fides) – In the county of Wau, situated in the western part of Bahr el Ghazal state in South Sudan, families fleeing the consequences of fighting between government forces and armed militia continue t ...
• 29 July 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New Rector of Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 20 May 2016, appointed Rector of Good Shepherd Major Interdiocesan Seminary in Kaduna, Nig ...
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  29 July 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - President al Sisi receives Patriarch Tawadros; polemic over Coptic Christian protests in the United States Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The citizens of Egypt whatever their religious community, “have equal rights and duties as established by the Constitution ”. Egypt’s Christians have demonstrated “wisdom and a spirit ...
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  26 July 2016
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Final Message: “in the proclamation of the Gospel of Family, we are to be the witnesses of hope.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "Having come to the end of our meeting, we would like to address this message of hope and solidarity concerning the future of our families and communities, to the Church-Family of God in Africa ...
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  26 July 2016
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Thousands of South Sudan refugees crowd into already precarious camps Gulu (Agenzia Fides) – In just three weeks 30,000 refugees have entered Uganda where the camps are overcrowded to the limit. Recent fighting in South Sudan has put pressure on the already difficult situation. In ea ...