Africa

• 24 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Another massacre in North Kivu: 200 people were killed in the area in October Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than a hundred people were killed on November 20 in the region of Beni, in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the Coordination o ...
• 21 November 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "In 50 years, Zambia has made remarkable progress", says President of the Episcopal Conference Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for the next presidential elections and 50 years of national independence were the subject of the interview His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Chama, Archbishop of Kasama and President of the Epis ...
• 21 November 2014
  AFRICA/MALI – Ebola: annual pilgrimage postponed Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The annual pilgrimage organized by the Catholic Church that was to take place from November 20 to 23 in Kita, the oldest parish in Mali, has been postponed due to the spread of the Ebola virus. T ...
• 21 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGER - Malaria: preventive treatment to 735 000 children Bouza (Agenzia Fides) - Seasonal malaria chemoprevention treatment (SMC) has shown extremely promising results in reducing the burden of malaria in young children in the Sahel region of Africa. To reach as many children ...
• 20 November 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – Award given to the leaders of the "platform of Religious for Peace", including the Archbishop of Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is an award given to people who in the midst of violence have managed to give another message, that of love, tolerance, social cohesion, of living together", said His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nza ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Ebola: No new cases registered in the Country Boende (Agenzia Fides) - Ebola epidemic which broke out in early August in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now under control. No new cases have been registered since October 4 in Boende. According to World He ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA – Joint tests of Church and State on the tetanus vaccine considered a means of birth control Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Ministry of Health will conduct joint tests to ascertain whether the controversial tetanus vaccine contains hCG beta unit. According to information sent to Agenzia Fi ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - More than 100,000 Catholics scattered because of Boko Haram, "but we remain to bear witness with our presence", said a priest of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 100,000 Catholics forced to flee from areas controlled by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Gideon Obasogie, Head of Social Communicatio ...
• 19 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - File: the damage inflicted by Boko Haram to the diocese of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - According to a note sent to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Gideon Obasogie, Head of Social Communications of the Diocese of Maiduguri, with the fall of Mubi the estimated figure of destruction caused by Bok ...
• 18 November 2014
  AFRICA/CHAD - A child dies every 20 seconds from preventable and treatable causes N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - Every year 1.555.200 boys and girls under 5 years of age die due to the consumption of contaminated water and the resulting diseases, such as diarrhea, malaria or respiratory infections. A you ...
• 18 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The President of the Episcopal Conference warns: "The 2015 elections will create a political situation that will be explosive" Jos (Agenzia Fides) - "There are already signals and indications that the impending 2015 elections will create a political situation that will be explosive" warned His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos a ...
• 17 November 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso appoints transitional President Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - After 16 days since the fall of power, which lasted 27 years, of former President Blaise Compaoré, and the settlement of a military junta, a civilian was appointed ad interim President of B ...
• 17 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Stop to minerals of war: appeal to the European Union so that it strengthen controls Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Gold, tungsten, tin and coltan. These minerals are used in a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors including those of electronics and aerospace, which contribute to foment some of the ...
• 14 November 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Mobile sinks to counter Ebola Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - The initiatives to try to prevent the further spread of the Ebola virus and support the people affected by this terrible disease continue. According to the local newspaper Awoko, last October, ...
• 14 November 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The first woman mayor of Yei killed: an act against the Church and against peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Strong condemnation of the Church for the barbarous murder of the first female mayor of Yei, in the south-west of South Sudan, Cecelia Oba Tito, whose body was found along with that of her chief of ...