Africa

• 13 February 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Magazine of the Islamic State announces the execution of the Copts kidnapped in Libya Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The 21 Copts kidnapped in Libya in early January are in the hands of the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), who in an article published online foreshadow their execution by presenting it as a re ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Hunger and diseases for the displaced persons in Darfur: food, medicines and basic necessities are needed Deribat (Agenzia Fides) - The population who fled the conflict areas in the volcanic area of Jebel Marra in Darfur, in western Sudan, and is now living in the north and in the east of Deribat, complains about the prolife ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A UN report highlights the international links of the Congolese guerrillas Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A sophisticated network of material support, funding and recruitment has allowed the survival of one of the guerrilla groups operating in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Attorney-General proposes a meeting to review the proposed regulations on religious groups Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Attorney-General of Kenya has invited representatives of different religious communities in the country to a meeting to discuss the controversial measure of regulation of religious organizations ...
• 10 February 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - A missionary: "There is a growing feeling of anti-Christianity in Niger Niamey (Fides) - "The extremist group Boko Haram attacked the city of Diffa yesterday. The attack comes as Niger’s lawmakers are due to vote on a plan to send troops in the operations against Boko Haram in Nigeria. Thi ...
• 10 February 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The UN: over 2.5 million people face food emergency because of the civil war Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Two and a half million people in South Sudan are in urgent need of food, desire peace and are tired of living in fear. This is what Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs ...
• 9 February 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We hope that the postponement of the election was made with good intentions", said Mgr. Kaigama Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Several citizens are not happy with the postponement of the elections", says His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos and President of the Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, following ...
• 9 February 2015
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Demonstrations for the dissolution of the presidential guard Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Over the last two days demonstrations were held in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, respectively the capital and the second city of Burkina Faso, to demand the abolition of the Presidential S ...
• 6 February 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The conflict is political not religious" say three participants Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "If you see us together, it means that religious coexistence among Central Africans is possible. The conflict in our Country is not religious, but is the result of political manipulation which ex ...
• 6 February 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "No increase in fees for high schools" says the Church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Kenya is concerned about the high cost of fees concerning different high schools. "No teenager should be banned from public school for not having paid school fees", said i ...
• 5 February 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "If Maiduguri falls into the hands of Boko Haram, it would be a disaster for Africa as a continent" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "If Maiduguri falls into the hands of Boko Haram, it would be a disaster for all of Africa", says Fr. Gideon Obasogie, head of social communications of the Diocese of Maiduguri, capital of Borno S ...
• 5 February 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO – The Bishops ask for a clear electoral calendar Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The silence of President Joseph Kabila on his possible candidacy in the elections of 2016 is disturbing, as stated in an interview with RFI by His Exc. Mgr. Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Bishop of ...
• 4 February 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Year of Consecrated Life: Religious committed to healing the wounds of the Civil War Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite everyone to celebrate this Year in a special way, for the gift of consecrated and missionary life, and to share our call with the people, especially the younger ones". This is the appeal ...
• 4 February 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Bishops send their best wishes to the newly-elected President: "Work to strengthen national unity" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Newly-elected President Edgar Lungu has to work to strengthen national unity, threatened by party divisions and tribalism". This is the meaning of the declaration of the Episcopal Conference of ...
• 31 January 2015
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Malnutrition and armed conflicts threaten the lives of thousands of children Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - More than 38 000 Somali children are at serious risk of starvation in the Country which continues to be battered by war. Statistics, based on the latest UN figures, reveals that after three ye ...