Africa

• 23 June 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The exhortation of Mgr. Pante to 600,000 refugees welcomed in Kenya: "Do not lose hope" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Every 15 minutes a person becomes displaced in the world", recalled His Exc. Mgr. Virgilio Pante, Bishop of Maralal and Vice President of the Commission for Refugees and Migrants of the Kenya E ...
• 23 June 2015
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Rwandan intelligence chief arrested in London London (Agenzia Fides) – It is believed that a diplomatic row will break out between the UK and Spain, on the one hand, and Rwanda on the other, due to the arrest of General Emmanuel Karenzi Karake in London, head of t ...
• 23 June 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeal from Torit: the few NGOs that have remained in South Sudan must not leave over 4 million displaced alone Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary that the international community intervenes forcefully to stop the fratricidal war between the supporters of President Salava Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar", says, in ...
• 22 June 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros receives a delegation of Chinese People Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A Chinese delegation led by Wang Zuo'an, director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the Republic of China (SARA), was received on 18 June by Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros I ...
• 22 June 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest kidnapped on June 8 has been released, no ransom was paid Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Don Emmanuel Akingbade, the pastor of St. Benedict in Ido-Ekiti (in southwestern Nigeria), kidnapped on 8 June (see Fides 11/06/2015) has been released. This was confirmed to the local press by Hi ...
• 22 June 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI – Fear is widespread as legislative elections approach Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Even today there are demonstrations against the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza in some neighborhoods in Bujumbura" say local sources from the capital of Burundi to Agenzia Fides. " ...
• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Child workers decrease, except in rural areas Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - According to reports from the National Labour Survey widespread recently by the Commissariat Général du Plan (HCP), news of which was sent to Agenzia Fides, in the last 15 years, the phenomenon ...
• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishop of Mpanda to the young: "Go and vote in the October elections" Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Go and register as voters and know that your vote will make a difference by voting for good leaders; make sure that you use your democratic right by voting on the day of the election", ur ...
• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI -The government spends $ 145 million for a military contract while 400 are needed for flood victims Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Malawi announced plans to renegotiate a military contract of 145 million dollars with a single South African company, which had been canceled in 2013 on the grounds that it vi ...
• 18 June 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Schools closed for ebola: child abuse, teenage pregnancy, prostitution are on the rise Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - The epidemic of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and the subsequent closure of schools to prevent the further spread of the disease, have exacerbated the phenomenon of child exploitation and violence aga ...
• 18 June 2015
  AFRICA/CHAD - Chadian aircraft raid in Nigeria against Boko Haram in retaliation to the attacks of N'Djamena N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - The Chadian air force today, June 18, hit six bases of Boko Haram in Nigerian territory. This was announced by the General Staff of the armed forces of Chad, adding that air strikes have cause ...
• 18 June 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops: 25% increase in electricity prices means the poor will be the ones hardest hit Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The increase in electricity tariffs will influence price hikes in food and other essential products that are used by the poor as the firms pass on their electricity price increases to cons ...
• 17 June 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "One votes on the basis of the existing electoral rolls" says the archdiocese of Kisangani Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Consultations between institutions, civil society and religious leaders continue with regards to the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at a central level led by President ...
• 17 June 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - South African leadership is accused of xenophobia Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - New xenophobic attacks have been denounced by the local Nigerian community residing in South Africa's Northern Cape. According to representatives of the expatriate community, some cars be ...
• 17 June 2015
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Women and girls rebel against forced marriage Maroua (Agenzia Fides) - "Aldepa" is an association of women which was established in the northern region of Cameroon, where the phenomenon of child marriage is widespread, and deals with the protection of the victims in ...