Africa

• 31 October 2014
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Project for a "return to normality" after months of armed conflict Sofala (Agenzia Fides) - After months of heated conflict, the two political forces that have been facing each other in Mozambique have signed a truce, but many families preferred to stay in camps or hide in the forest, w ...
• 30 October 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Campaign against the recruitment of children in armed conflict: "Children, not soldiers"! Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The government of South Sudan has just launched, with the support of the United Nations, the national campaign "Children, not soldiers" which aims to end and prevent the recruitment and use of chil ...
• 30 October 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Churches’ appeal after the death of the President: "Let us join together in prayer during this time of mourning" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of the three major churches in Zambia, we send our sincere condolences to the presidential family, the Government and people of Zambia, following this great loss", said the condolence ...
• 29 October 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets against the extension of the presidential mandate Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, on October 28 to protest against the Constitutional Reform Project which aims to allow Presid ...
• 29 October 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - President Sata has died after a long illness Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Zambian President Michael Sata died yesterday, 28 October, in London, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness that had long prevented him from fulfilling presidential dut ...
• 29 October 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - The Camillians and the emergency of Ebola: the virus exacerbates an already complex and precarious situation Makeni (Agenzia Fides) - The emergency of Ebola in Africa, in particular in Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry and Liberia, also involves at the forefront the Camillian religious. A few days ago Father John Toai left for a vis ...
• 28 October 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - St. Catherine's Monastery denies the news of an Islamist attack Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - St. Catherine's Monastery, located in the region of Sinai, has denied reports of alleged assaults carried out by Islamist groups, put into circulation in recent days by Christian media and blogs. ...
• 28 October 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - There has not been any negotiation so far with the "real" Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Boko Haram is divided into several groups, and those who say they negotiate in its name is not the main component", says Fr. Patrick Tor Alumuku, Director of the Social Communications Office of t ...
• 28 October 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - A Congolese priest has disappeared for three weeks in Ituri Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There has been no news of Father Jean-Berchomans Nguna for three weeks, a priest of the Diocese of Bunia, Ituri District, in the Eastern Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Thi ...
• 27 October 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The debate on the constitutional reform creates a power vacuum and emphasizes the political instability Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The discussion on a possible revision of the Constitution creates a vacuum and instability in the political life of the Country and distances the same Congolese political class from the real l ...
• 27 October 2014
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "Tunisian society is maturing a democratic consciousness" notes Fr. Alamat Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an atmosphere of hope and confidence. The very fact that the elections were conducted in an almost peaceful manner is gratifying for everyone" says Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of ...
• 27 October 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Churches send the government their draft of a bill on the construction of places of worship Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The draft of a bill on the construction of churches, prepared by representatives of the major Churches and Christian communities in Egypt, was sent last week to the Egyptian government. This is co ...
• 24 October 2014
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Despite the clashes in Benghazi markets are well stocked Benghazi (Agenzia Fides) - "We continue to live in fear and insecurity. We hope that better times arrive soon", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Sylvester Carmel Magro, Apostolic Vicar of Benghazi, the capital of Cyren ...
• 24 October 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The youth of South Kivu with the Bishops against the amendment of the Constitution Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Positions taken in favor of the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo who in their last pastoral letter oppose to a revision of the Constitution which would give President Joseph Kabila t ...
• 23 October 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Church's contribution to the growth of the nation after 50 years of independence Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is part of the Zambian society, and shares the joys and sorrows of the nation. This is why there is great respect, and her influence has grown, thanks to her prophetic voice" ...