Africa

• 22 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - North Kivu: the conclusions of the meeting of the "wise men" to end the war in the Territory of Beni Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The threat to the civilian population in the Territory of Beni, part of the province of North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is "hybrid". This was stated in the final document of t ...
• 22 December 2014
  AFRICA/RWANDA - A fish farm to support the orphanage in Muhura Muhura (Agenzia Fides) - The St. Joseph Orphanage in Muhura, renamed "Casa San Giuseppe", was built in the early 90s by an elderly Italian midwife. Today the center is run by the Angelic Sisters of St. Paul and since 200 ...
• 19 December 2014
  AFRICA/LIBYA – Foreign staff on the run from a looted hospital; health care system collapsing Benghazi (Agenzia Fides) - The clashes in Benghazi, capital of Cyrenaica, between Islamist militiamen and soldiers loyal to General Khalifa Haftar are causing serious damage to the local health system. The Libyan press r ...
• 19 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Islamist threats against the Christmas celebration; Muslim leaders: we defend the churches together with Christians Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt even this year, as in the past, as the Christmas celebration approaches the Internet becomes a vehicle for attacks and threats against local Christian communities. Islamist sites warn Mus ...
• 19 December 2014
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - One hundred thousand children cannot attend school because of the floods Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - One hundred thousand Moroccan children have not been attending school since November due to severe floods and heavy rains that have hit southern Morocco, severely damaging bridges, roads and infra ...
• 18 December 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Ebola: appeal of the Hospital in Serabu; for FAO a million people at risk of hunger Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation due to the epidemic of Ebola is really horrible. Our health workers are subjected to very serious risks, and some of them have lost their lives", said Fr. Paul Sandi, Secretary G ...
• 18 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Clashes among MPs on anti-terrorism law could put fundamental freedoms at risk Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Clashes among MPs of the majority and the opposition in Parliament in Nairobi occurred during the vote on the controversial anti-terrorism law that would weaken, according to several members hum ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The parishes of Maiduguri cares for more than 5,000 displaced people fleeing Boko Haram Maiduguri (Fides) – The situation of displaced persons welcomed in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, in northern Nigeria is dramatic. This has also posed a great risk as boko haram militia now disguise as displaced pe ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Meeting of the "wise men" begins today to put an end to the massacres in the territory of Beni Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A three-day meeting will be held today, December 17, in Beni, North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) to try to put an end to the spiral of violence that is shaking the Territory Be ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Twenty new radio stations in Darfur and South Kordofan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In January, Sudan plans to launch ten shortwave radio stations in Darfur, and ten in South Kordofan. The new stations will present programs in local dialects, in response to the transmissions o ...
• 17 December 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Camilliani committed to face the threat of Ebola virus Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - So far there have been no recorded cases of Ebola in Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo, but the probability is very high because of the proximity to the countries that have confirmed the presence ...
• 16 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More groups commit massacres against civilians in Beni: maybe a new war? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In the territory of Beni, which belongs to the province of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation of extreme insecurity is becoming more dramatic and intolerable: m ...
• 16 December 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Corruption and intra-party conflicts threaten democracy" say the Christian confessions Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We lament at the failure of political leadership in Zambia today. There is far too much hypocrisy and rhetoric. It is for this reason that there is no evidence in the fight against corruption", ...
• 15 December 2014
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE – Card. Sarr launches an appeal for the island of Fogo affected by the erupting volcano Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Theodore Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal), has launched an appeal for the people of the island of Fogo, in the archipelago of Cape Verde, hit by a dramatic volcano eruption. "I ...
• 15 December 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Memorial Mass for the victims and for peace, a year after the outbreak of the Civil War Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A prayer for the repose of the victims of the civil war and for peace in the Country is celebrated today, December 15, at the Cathedral in Juba, capital of South Sudan, one year after the outbreak ...