Africa

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  30 October 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Project for women and vulnerable children in the Somali region Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Somali region of Ethiopia is engaged in a project in favor of women and vulnerable children. The idea, says a local source to Agenzia Fides, was born following the ...
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  30 October 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Lack of funds put the elections at risk Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The organization of the upcoming Congolese elections is compromised not only by the controversy linked to the appointment of the new President of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( ...
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  29 October 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The situation is getting worse; UN and African Union open an investigation into the violations of human rights Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Every day there are deaths and clashes in different areas of Bujumbura" report to Agenzia Fides local sources from the capital of Burundi, in the throes of a serious crisis due to the third m ...
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  29 October 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The elections in Zanzibar revoked due to "serious irregularities" Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Concern for the annulment of the presidential, parliamentary and local election results in the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, decided by the Independent Electoral Commission of T ...
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  28 October 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Archbishop of Bangui tells Fides that he was not kidnapped during a visit to the Central Mosque Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We were only threatened verbally, but the fact that we were kidnapped, as reported by some media, is not true", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, ...
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  28 October 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in Darfur Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry of Health of Sudan has acknowledged deaths caused by the spread of haemorrhagic fever in Darfur, especially in the east and central States. Medical sources in Khartoum reported to ...
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  27 October 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - UN programme to combat poverty and marginalisation and guarantee respect for the rights of women and children Mandera (Agenzia Fides) – For many women in the town of Mandera, in a district in north east Kenya unsafe, arid, and difficult to reach, life is a continual struggle for survival, from infancy to adulthood. Young girls ...
• 26 October 2015
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of new Bishop of Porto Novo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 24 October 2015, appointed as Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin) Rev. Aristide Gonsallo of the clergy of Parakou, presently Parish priest at S. Martino di Pana ...
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  26 October 2015
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishops put reconciliation at the centre of celebrations to mark 40 years of independence Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Angola’s 40 years of national independence from Portugal will be the central theme of the 2nd Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and Sao Tomé (CEAST) to take pl ...
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  26 October 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - “The Bishops are certain the visit of Pope Francis will reinforce national unity Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Visit of Pope Francis will help reinforce national unity, endangered by terrorist attacks, corruption and political policies which aim to divide in order to exploit the ethnic element, Ken ...
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  24 October 2015
  VATICAN - Proclamation and Dialogue truly missionary work: inclusive school for children with disabilities Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On a visit to the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, spoke to Fides about a sc ...
• 23 October 2015
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Presidential election: religious leaders call for calm Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We do not want a country ruled by disorder and strife. We call on Ivorians to vote without ceding to pressure” urged Catholic Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet, of Korhogo in Cote d’Ivoire, ...
• 23 October 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Guaranteed access to studies for everyone” say Bishops Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Opportunities to study must be offered to all, irrespective of the economic situation of a young person who wants to study. This appeal comes from South Africa, where for some days students ...
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  22 October 2015
  AFRICA - Fresh attacks by Boko Haram, US intensifies military assistance to threatened countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The United States is intensifying military assistance to African countries targeted by Boko Haram the Nigerian Islamic sect which recently swore loyalty to ‘Islamic State’. Assistance include ...
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  22 October 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholic Bishops disassociate from choice of presidency candidate for Independent National Election Commission Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has dissociated itself from the choice for the new presidency of the Independent National Election Commission (INIC), made by the platform ...