Africa

• 22 July 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Child malnutrition rates skyrocket: +73% compared to 2013 Leer (Agenzia Fides) - Rates of malnutrition have skyrocketed in parts of Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei States since conflict erupted in South Sudan in December (see Fides 10/07/2014). More than 13,270 children, most und ...
• 21 July 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN – Sudan bans the construction of new churches Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese Minister of Guidance and religious Endowments announced that the government will not issue permits anymore for the construction of new churches in the country. Sudanese Christian l ...
• 21 July 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Race against time to control the outbreak of ebola Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - In the last two weeks, the NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has treated more than 70 patients with symptoms similar to those of ebola and fears a possible increase of patients in the coming w ...
• 18 July 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - The First Lady praised the Church's role in improving the lives of millions of Kenyans Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The First Lady of Kenya, Ms. Margaret Kenyatta, praised the role of the Catholic Church in improving the lives of millions of people across the Country. "Our presence at this meeting indicates t ...
• 18 July 2014
  AFRICA/NIGER - New French military mission for the Sahel, but not everyone agrees Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The French military operation in Mali "Serval" has ended and has been replaced by an even vaster operation "Barkhane", a new mission led by Paris in coordination with Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Fa ...
• 17 July 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Civil society presents a scheme to lead the country out of the crisis Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Disarmament of the militias; sending peacekeeping forces trained by the military that do not belong to the neighboring states; establishment of a Special Tribunal for Central Africa; establishmen ...
• 17 July 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - The army have discovered four fields where the perpetrators of the attacks in the coastal region hide Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Kenyan security forces have found and destroyed four paramilitary fields used by militants who since June have terrorized some villages in the County of Lamu on the coast of Kenya on the bor ...
• 17 July 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A bill to ensure and regulate the construction of churches is being studied Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A committee of inquiry called to outline a draft law to regulate and ensure clear legal procedures concerning the building of churches and Christian places of worship on Egyptian territory has beg ...
• 17 July 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The President intends to ask a billion dollars to fight Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has asked the National Assembly for an international loan of one billion dollars to buy new weapons and equipment to fight Boko Haram. According to the ...
• 16 July 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - More than 250 Bishops from East Africa at the Assembly on new evangelization Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Today, July 16th, the 18th Plenary Assembly (Association of the Members of the Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa) opens in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe. According to information sent t ...
• 16 July 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Insecurity caused by Boko Haram: The Church promotes a day of prayer Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to entrust Cameroon as well as all the other Countries in war to the Lord. The insecurity that is raging on the borders of Cameroon, in particular those with Nigeria, has created a psyc ...
• 16 July 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros II: the Bishops do not express support for candidates or political parties in elections Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The date of the next general elections in Egypt has not yet been set. In all probability, the Egyptians will not go to the polls before next October, but already meetings and contacts to define li ...
• 15 July 2014
  AFRICA/BENIN – Opening of the meeting of African Bishops on the family in preparation for the Synod Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - Meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SECAM) to consolidate African issues and help prepare African bishops for the upcoming Synod which will be held ...
• 15 July 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - The perpetrators of the attacks against some villages on the coast have been identified Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Idris Kamau, a Kenyan, has been indicated by a report of the Security Service (NIS) as the commander of the armed groups responsible for the attacks in Lamu County (coastal region on the border ...
• 14 July 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Stop to the building of churches by the authorities in Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese government, through the Minister of Religious Affairs, Shalil Abdullah, announced the freezing of permits for the construction of new churches. The decision - explained the Ministe ...