Africa

• 10 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Nigerian Bishops to 36,000 refugees in northern Cameroon: "We have not abandoned you!" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Providing pastoral care for over 36,000 Refugees is not an easy task. It is a big challenge for our diocese. That is why we brought the matter to the attention of the Episcopal Conference of Came ...
• 10 March 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The civil war is likely to resume after the failure of Negotiations Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in South Sudan continues after last week’s talks failed in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) aimed at finding a final peace agreement between the two factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberat ...
• 9 March 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Care centers for children who have been in contact with family members infected by Ebola Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - To help children orphaned by Ebola, but not necessarily infected with the virus, the Ministry for Social Affairs of Sierra Leone, with the support of UNICEF, has established Centres of Temporar ...
• 9 March 2015
  AFRICA/LESOTHO – Free and transparent elections: very good result for a Country that has been in the grip of a potential civil war Maseru (Agenzia Fides) - The elections held in Lesotho were considered "free, fair, transparent, peaceful and credible" by local and international election observers, says a report sent to Agenzia Fides signed by Seán O ...
• 9 March 2015
  AFRICA/MALI - The attack on the UN base in Kidal and the bombing in Bamako committed by the same group Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The attack against the MINUSMA base and the attack on the restaurant in Bamako were committed in all probability by the same group - Mokhtar Belmokhtar", says Fr. Edmond Dembele, Secretary Gene ...
• 9 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT – Armed assault against the Franciscan church of Kafr el Dawar Kafr el-Dawar (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Catholic Church of Kafr el-Dawar, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and officiated by the Franciscan fathers, was attacked in the early hours of the day by armed men who used an expl ...
• 6 March 2015
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "National unity threatened by the selfishness of a corrupt minority" say Bishops Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "National unity is threatened by selfishness and political divisions" denounce the Bishops of Mozambique in a message issued after the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Episcopal Conference ...
• 6 March 2015
  AFRICA/TOGO – Bishops’ appeal for peaceful and transparent elections Lome (Agenzia Fides) - "May the next elections be carried out in a calm, fair and transparent manner". This is what the Bishops of Togo in a message issued at the end of their ordinary meeting ask for, sent to Agenzia Fi ...
• 5 March 2015
  AFRICA/LIBYA - The Islamic State takes advantage of the power vacuum Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Islamic State in Libya is showing a great ability to take advantage where there are power vacuums and conquer territories" say local sources to Agenzia Fides from Libya, where the men of th ...
• 5 March 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Church make uncultivated land available to produce food Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The uncultivated lands of dioceses, religious congregations and seminaries of Kenya will be used to produce food. This is what Fr. Celestino Bundi, Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ( ...
• 4 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops of Nigeria and Cameroon together in assisting refugees fleeing Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conferences of Nigeria and Cameroon work together to provide assistance to thousands of Nigerians who fled to Cameroon fleeing the violence of Boko Haram. This was revealed by His Ex ...
• 3 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros meets the families of 21 martyrs; another Copt beheaded in Libya Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II will meet today, Tuesday, March 3, the families of 21 Coptic Christians killed in Libya by terrorists linked to the Islamic State (Is). This is what official ...
• 3 March 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Archbishop of Bangui visits two militia leaders in prison Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I came to witness compassion to my children that are going through a difficult time. I came to tell them that God's love is strong, and they must not stop preaching peace", said His Exc. Mgr. Di ...
• 3 March 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Investigation into the embezzlement of funds allocated in the fight against Ebola virus Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - There are 40 people under investigation on charges of embezzlement of funds allocated in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone. The investigation came after a check carried out by the Audit S ...
• 2 March 2015
  AFRICA/LESOTHO - For observers of the Church: "Elections were held in a peaceful manner" Maseru (Agenzia Fides) - "We read (rather than heard) that there was 'tension in Lesotho'. There was no tension before or during the elections", says a note of the election observers of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the ...