Africa

• 29 April 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Police arrest three people in connection with the murder of Sister Stefani Tiefenbacher Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Three people suspected of the murder of Sister Stefani Tiefenbacher (see Fides 21/04/2015), were arrested by the police in KwaZulu-Natal. According to a police spokesman, the arrested pers ...
• 29 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Nigerian army have expressed joy for the release of hostages held by the Boko Haram Islamist sect and sorrow for the discovery of mass graves Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Nigerian army have expressed joy for the release of hostages held by the Boko Haram Islamist sect, but also sorrow for the discovery of mass graves where many victims were buried. About 300 wo ...
• 29 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Reaffirmed the right of Christian workers to start work later on Sundays Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A legal ruling has reaffirmed the right of Christian workers to start work at 10 on Sundays, in order to allow them to participate in the Sunday Eucharistic liturgy. This was reported by Coptic so ...
• 29 April 2015
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Half the population has no access to drinking water, 4,000 children die every year Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Water and sanitation on the island off the coast of Africa: this is the appeal launched by Catholic Mission Australia. Currently in Madagascar half the population has no access to safe drin ...
• 28 April 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Does one want to feed ethnic conflict again? Fear regarding rumors on the arrival of militias linked to power Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We visited at least six suburbs where demonstrations continue, but the police have created barriers with tires and old cars have been set on fire, to prevent demonstrators from entering the c ...
• 28 April 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Omar Hassan al-Bashir re-elected President with 94% of the votes Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing President of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, was re-elected Head of State in the elections held two weeks ago (see Fides 13/04/2015). Official data of the National Electoral Commission s ...
• 28 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Sinai jihadist groups threaten Copts for their support to President al-Sisi Al-Arish (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Christians must leave their homes and the Sinai Peninsula if they do not want to die for the next targeted attacks that jihadist groups operating in the Peninsula are preparing to ca ...
• 27 April 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Demonstrations for the third presidential term: the army prevents the police to use tear gas against protesters Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "The army is preventing the police to launch tear gas against protesters", say local sources to Agenzia Fides from the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, where since yesterday there have been demon ...
• 27 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights takes office, but repression of opponents continue Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In Kinshasa thirty pro-democracy activists were arrested after participating in a seminar on the enforcement of constitutional principles, good governance and active participation in the elect ...
• 27 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Muslims collect money to build a church in the Egyptian province of Al Manufiyya Shibin El Kom (Agenzia Fides) - A Coptic church will rise thanks to monetary donations from Muslims in the Governorate of Al Manufiyya, located in the north of Cairo, in the region of the Nile Delta. This is reported by ...
• 24 April 2015
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - President of the Episcopal Conference: "Namibia is a stable Country, but the gap between rich and poor increases" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "After 25 years since its independence, Namibia is a politically stable Country and is growing economically. One of the biggest problems we have to face, however, is the distribution of the wealth ...
• 24 April 2015
  AFRICA - Only one African child out of 5 suffering from malaria receives efficient treatment Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow, April 25, World Malaria Day will be celebrated. Unfortunately, the phenomenon is still widespread and from the latest reports from the World Health Organization, it appears that only ...
• 24 April 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Bishops: "We plead to the human traffickers who are tricking the youth to leave their country through illegal means to stop their acts" Addis Ababa (Fides) - "We the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia condemn in unambiguous terms this barbaric terrorist act and call up on all international communities and Governments to provide protection to migrants ...
• 22 April 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Malawians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa: "We were chased like dogs" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "We were chased like dogs", said the first vanguards of the 3,200 Malawians that the government is repatriating from South Africa, where violent xenophobic clashes are being carreid out. This w ...
• 22 April 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Malakal: heavy fighting between soldiers from three different ethnic groups Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Violent fighting with the use of heavy weapons between two groups of soldiers of the army of South Sudan with many victims is what is happening today, April 22, in Malakal, the capital of South Sud ...