Africa

• 8 October 2014
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The Christian Churches are committed to peace and reconciliation Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to strengthen and amplify the voice of the Church, facilitating better coordination of the various peace initiatives to promote free and peaceful citizens' participation in national life ...
• 8 October 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Emergency ebola: on October 4 in just 24 hours 121 deaths and 81 new cases were recorded Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - As the World Health Organization updates the data on the victims of Ebola in West Africa in a tragic count that sees the number of victims rise to 3439 out of a total of 7492 cases, Doctors wit ...
• 7 October 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New toll of the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram: 185 churches destroyed and 190,000 civilians flee Jos (Agenzia Fides) - 185 churches in the Maiduguri Diocese were torched and 190,545 people displaced. This is the toll of the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram in the past two months in the diocese of Maiduguri, whose ...
• 7 October 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A million people at risk of hunger if the political crisis is not solved Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The food crisis in South Sudan threatens to turn into a catastrophe and a million people will risk starvation between January and March next year if nothing is done urgently to resolve the politica ...
• 6 October 2014
  AFRICA/MALI - "It is necessary to stabilize the south of Libya in order to stop the attacks in Mali", said the Secretary of the Bishops' Conference Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The international community needs to seriously take into consideration the problem regarding the stability of Libya, because the armed groups operating in the north of Mali take refuge in southe ...
• 6 October 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Violence in the areas that the army has declared "free" from the guerrillas continue Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Ugandan guerrillas of the ADF-Nalu continue to sow terror among the population in the territory of Beni, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This was revealed in a statement sent to Fi ...
• 3 October 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Intimidation against Copts who do not pay their "taxes" to a Muslim clan Assiut (Agenzia Fides) - In the Egyptian village of al-Qusiya, 50 km from Assiut, members of the Coptic families Fahmy and Azmy were forced to barricade themselves in the house after a gang of extortionists had attacked ...
• 3 October 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Caritas France: "The situation is still critical because of violence" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the agreements of Brazzaville and the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force, the situation of security in the Central African Republic remains fragile. This was reported by Aude Hadle ...
• 3 October 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudan's authorities threaten Catholic community radio Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Maybe it is not the primary job of community radio stations to cover political and security issues but avoiding them altogether is "inconceivable", said Reporters Without Borders Africa, especially ...
• 2 October 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Initiatives on behalf of "Justice and Peace" for reconciliation between Congolese and Rwandans Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan Commissions "Justice and Peace" of Bukavu (capital of South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) and Cyangugu (Rwanda) have launched some initiatives for reconciliation betw ...
• 2 October 2014
  AFRICA/NIGER - The Bishops' message to the Muslim community: "May the example of Abraham bear fruits of mutual respect" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "When those who kill in God's name are engulfed in the horror of terror, we address urgent prayers so that through the example of Abraham, who humbly allows to be guided by the will of God, diver ...
• 1 October 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Authorities have threatened to close down another Catholic radio Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The South Sudanese government has threatened to close down the Catholic Church’s "Voice of Hope" FM in Wau, in the west of the Country. According to the Catholic Radio Network (CRN), Western Bahr ...
• 1 October 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Epidemics and food shortages in refugee camps in Kass, South Darfur Kass (Agenzia Fides) - The displaced people living in the camp of El Batari, in Kass, South Darfur, complain of poor health, the spread of diseases and lack of health care by the authorities. According to what was report ...
• 1 October 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The crisis pushes more and more faithful to religious syncretism" denounces Mgr. Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The political and social crisis that is shaking the Central African Republic as a result of the civil war which broke out in December 2012, is leading several Catholics toward the drift of religi ...
• 30 September 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Prayers in South Africa for the recognition of the martyrdom of Benedict Daswa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Tzaneen, His Exc. Mgr. Joao Rodrigues, has asked the faithful to pray for the Congress meeting of theological advisers appointed by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, ...