Africa

• 9 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Bishops' message: "Easter, the feast of all the believers who work for peace" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "On the feast of the Resurrection, as believers, we encourage to fight against all forms of hatred, destruction and death", write the Bishops of Niger in their Easter message. "Whether we are Chr ...
• 9 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The opposition demands an investigation into the mass grave discovered 80 km from Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Congolese civil society and the opposition demand an independent investigation into the mass grave discovered on March 19 in Maluku, 80 kilometers from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Repub ...
• 8 April 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The Shabaab attack Christians also for people to forget the massacres against Muslims committed by them", says Mgr. Alexander Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Shabaab have alienated much of the Somali population, which is mainly Muslim, for the massacres committed against other Muslims. This is why when now the Shabaab in Kenya attack a crowded p ...
• 8 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Do not give in to the temptation of revenge", says the Bishop of Maiduguri to the displaced persons who have returned to their destroyed homes Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "They can destroy our buildings, but not our faith. Our faith is strong and alive ... in the persecution we are purified", said His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri (in the northe ...
• 8 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Volcanoes erupting, wars, lack of infrastructure, extreme poverty and schooling for a few Goma (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo would have the potential to be a rich country, not just for exotic and natural landscapes, but also for the presence of minerals such as gold, diamonds, iron, colta ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Muhammadu Buhari elected President; Bishops invite to respect the result Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Muhammadu Buhari has been elected President of Nigera having obtained 15.4 million votes against 13.3 obtained by the outgoing Head of State, Goodluck Jonathan. The latter recognized Buhari’s vi ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hope of Easter in the poorest Country in the world Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Year after year we cling to Easter as a lifeline especially for young people, the youth of today, to whom we must be able to give a ray of hope" writes from Malawi Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, Monfo ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Stop the war immediately. If the parties are unable to reach agreement by themselves, then they must be persuaded to accept a solution" say Christian leaders Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop immediately this senseless war that is bringing immense suffering to the South Sudanese people" say the Christian leaders of South Sudan in a message issued after the meeting of the South Sud ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - "The churches burned in January will be protected at Easter, but then discrimination will continue as before", says a missionary Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Saint John in Yantala burnt on January 17, Saint Paul in Haro Banda, destroyed on January 17, Saint Gabriel in Garbado, reduced to ashes on January 17 and Sainte Thérèse in Bani Fandou, charre ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya" Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday, April 1, the laying of the first stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya", the 21 Egyptian Copts killed in Libyan territory by jihadists last January, was held in ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The creation of new provinces is likely to result in a postponement of local elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Going from 11 to 26 provinces will not be easy. The installation of these new provinces will require a lot of resources", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the "Peace in Congo Network" on t ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church invites President al-Sisi to Easter Mass Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take part in the Easter vigil that will be celebrated on Saturday evening, April 11 by Patriarch Tawadros II at th ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Constitutional referendum at risk for the controversy over Islamic Courts Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum to approve the new Constitution of Tanzania scheduled on April 30 could be postponed for organizational reasons and because of the controversies on the establishment of Isla ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA - Decent work for young people living in rural areas Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - More than half of the population of Africa is under 25 years of age and it is expected that over the next decade, about 11 million young people will enter the labor market every year. Despi ...
• 30 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Boko Haram failed to prevent the holding of elections", says the Bishop of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections were held in a calm manner in Maiduguri, without violence or crisis caused by Boko Haram" says His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, one of ...