Africa

• 4 August 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishops of Eastern Africa: "The threat to the family in our region is now more real than ever" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The threat to the family in our region is now more real than ever before", says the final communiqué of the 18th Plenary Assembly of AMECEA (Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference ...
• 30 July 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Thousands of children at risk for an outbreak of cholera Juba (Agenzia Fides) - South Sudan is going through one of the worst humanitarian crises. What is making the situation worse is the rapid spread of an outbreak of cholera that is threatening thousands of children and has ...
• 28 July 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - It is necessary to vaccinate children against measles Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The immunization campaign against measles has just concluded in four health areas: Lumbishi, Numbi, Tushunguti and Shanje in the hilly surroundings of the town of Minova, the so called Hauts Pl ...
• 24 July 2014
  AFRICA/BENIN - Children sold for 30 euro as slaves by their parents: a campaign against trafficking Porto Novo (Agenzia Fides) - "Poverty and family breakdown are, without a doubt, two of the main causes of child trafficking. To these we must add the lack of education of children and their families, conflicts and polit ...
• 24 July 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT – There is no Christian in St. Anthony Abate’s hometown Qumans (Agenzia Fides) - There is not a single Christian or church in the Egyptian city of Qumans, formerly known by the name of Coma, in the central province of Beni Suef, where in 251 AD Saint Anthony was born, regarde ...
• 23 July 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Works begin on a new center for disabled children in the village of Kandisi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In the small village of Kandisi, 25 km from the capital Nairobi, at the Opera Don Orione mission in Kenya, works have begun regarding the construction of the physiotherapy and rehabilitation Cen ...
• 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 ...