Africa

• 8 September 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The protest of teachers takes to the street, the Church calls for dialogue Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenyan teachers took to the streets on September 7 to demand a wage increase, as determined by a court order which provided for an increase from 50 to 60%. The government, however, has said it c ...
• 7 September 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New massacres committed by jihadists in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - At least nine people have been killed in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in a new attack of the ADF-NALU, group of Ugandan origin that now calls itself Muslim Defense Internat ...
• 7 September 2015
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Bishops' message for the 11 October elections: "Politics, the highest form of charity" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We need a change of mindset for peaceful, free and trasparent elections" write the Bishops of Burkina Faso in their Pastoral Letter entitled "Political commitment: a supreme expression of l ...
• 4 September 2015
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - More than 30 dead in two attacks in northern Cameroon Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - At least 30 people died in a double bomb attack yesterday, September 3, in Kerawa, a town in the far north of Cameroon on the border with Nigeria. According to testimonies, a first explosion, a ...
• 4 September 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops of Kenya officially announce Pope Francis' visit Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of the Bishops, I am happy to announce that the Holy Father has accepted our invitation and will visit Kenya in November". This is the official announcement of the Bishops of Kenya th ...
• 3 September 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Archbishop of Juba will inform Pope Francis on the situation in his country Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. Paolino Lukudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba, will inform Pope Francis on the situation in South Sudan. Before embarking for Rome, the Archbishop, talking with the reporters of Radio Bakhita, expr ...
• 3 September 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Meru: "Fight for a culture that promotes family and life" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Family is an image of the Holy Trinity that signifies the love of God for humanity. As a visible sign of this love, the family becomes the venue per excellence for the transmission of life, ...
• 3 September 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Coptic Patriarch: let us rationalize the use of the Nile waters Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to encourage the rational use of the waters of Egypt was made yesterday to all Egyptians by Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The call to rationalize the exp ...
• 2 September 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops support President Buhari's campaign against corruption Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Nigerian Bishops support the campaign against corruption led by President Muhammadu Buhari through some recent public statements. "Corruption has done us very deadly harm as a nation and has mess ...
• 2 September 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - New investigations into the case of Mariam, the Coptic student discriminated Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The investigation on the "case" of the Coptic student Mariam Malak will be re-opened, the story of alleged discrimination. It was the same Egyptian Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, who promised a d ...
• 2 September 2015
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Fighting illegal financial flows to find resources for the continent's development Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Necessity to fight illegal financial flows, resulting from corruption and illegal export of natural resources, in order to fund the development of African countries. This is what the participants ...
• 31 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "People fear that the peace agreements may not be respected", said the Auxiliary of Juba Juba (Agenzia Fides) - People rejoiced because of the peace agreement but did not publicly manifest it because they fear that it will not be applied. This is what His Exc. Mgr. Santo Loku Pio Doggale, Auxiliary Bishop of ...
• 31 August 2015
  AFRICA/SWAZILAND - Prayer and solidarity of the Church for the tragic accident of the girls Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - Daily prayers until 6 September to commemorate the young victims of the road accident on August 28 in Swaziland. This was decided by Mgr. José Luis Ponce de León, IMC, Bishop of Manzini. Acc ...
• 28 August 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Catholic Students are protagonists of "positive change" Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "May Jéciste be a builder of positive change through solidarity, fraternity and tolerance" this is the theme of the 28th National Council of the Jeunesse Etudiante Catholique which opened today, ...
• 28 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The President orders the cease-fire, but expresses strong reservations on the peace agreement Juba (Agenzia Fides) - President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has ordered the army to stop the fighting, as of today, August 28, in accordance with the peace agreements signed on August 26 (see Fides 27/08/2015 ), which p ...