Africa

• 10 August 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Catholic Church celebrates 135 years of missions in the DRC Boma (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church celebrated 135 years of evangelization in the Independent State of Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the town of Boma in the Central Province of Congo. On Sunday, ...
• 7 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The beatification ceremony of Benedict Daswa will be held on September 13, the first martyr of South Africa recognized by the Church Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 September the Church in South Africa is preparing to celebrate the beatification of Benedict Samuel Tshimangadzo Daswa, martyred on 2 February 1990 (see Fides 30/09/2014), the first m ...
• 7 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - There are few hopes that the peace agreement will be signed by 17 August Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Negotiations between the South Sudanese factions have resumed in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in order to end 19 months of civil war. The peace plan, presented by IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on ...
• 6 August 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - By 2020, 20 Catholic radio stations will be created to cover the entire territory of Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - By 2020 there will be 20 Catholic radio stations in Kenya. This is laid down in the 2016-2020 plan approved by the Commission for Social Communications/Waumini Communications of the Episcopal Co ...
• 5 August 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Rain and wind storms are causing severe damage in South Darfur Nyala (Agenzia Fides) - A downpour has destroyed more than 100 houses in a camp for the displaced near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. El Salam camp spokesman told the local radio station Radio Dabanga that the rains ...
• 5 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The government of Juba rejects IGAD's peace plan, criticized by many Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The government of South Sudan has refused the peace plan presented by IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the organization that brings together the Countries of the Horn of Africa), c ...
• 4 August 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI – Night shooting in the capital, human rights activist wounded Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)-“There was shooting throughout the night in Bujumbura and it continued in certain districts until 9am. It is not yet known if anyone was injured or killed” Fides learned from local sources i ...
• 4 August 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA – Bishops launch the African Year of Reconciliation Accra (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops of Africa launched an African Year of Reconciliation during celebrations for the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Symposium of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Africa ...
• 3 August 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - General Nshimirimana killed: fighting within the government or rebel ambush? Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)-“At the moment the situation in Bujumbura is quiet ” local sources in the capital of Burundi, told Fides the day after the killing of general Adolphe Nshimirimana, considered second in comma ...
• 3 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - “Peace now” women march through the streets of Juba Juba (Agenzia Fides)- Christians took to the streets of Juba, the capital of South Sudan demanding an immediate end to civil war which has continued for 19 months . The demonstrators, mainly women, carried placards wit ...
• 1 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA – From Venezuela school material for South African children Bela Bela (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to an initiative organised by the embassy of Venezuela in South Africa, hundreds of children at a primary school in Heleketani, Limpopo province, will soon receive new didactic materi ...
• 31 July 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Yes to dialogue, but with respect for the law”, local Catholic Church on political dialogue Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "Dialogue is considered the founding principal of democracy and nation". This was said on Tuesday 28 July by the secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Democratic Repu ...
• 31 July 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “Print your Future” : Graphic Art for very vulnerable young people Mekanissa (Agenzia Fides) – At the beginning of June 2015 work began at last to build a School of Graphic Art in Mekanissa, an outlying district of Addis Ababa. The project called “Print your future: developing grap ...
• 31 July 2015
  AFRICA - For some 10,000 children development and survival threatened by congenital malformation Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Every year in east African countries about 10,000 children are born with harelip and-or malformation of the palate, congenital malformations which threaten proper development. According to the ...
• 30 July 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA – Bishops call for general ‘boycot’ of upcoming vaccination campaign until vaccine is tested Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops of Kenya have urged citizens to boycot a maAFRICA/KENYA – Bishops call for general ‘boycot’ of upcoming vaccination campaign until vaccine has been confirmed throu ...