Africa

• 3 February 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR -"Humanitarian catastrophe" in Katanga, says the UN Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of local notables is on a visit in northern Katanga (in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo) to soothe the minds of the local population alarmed by the actions of the Bak ...
• 1 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishops: "Do not exclude the Church and civil society from peace talks" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Why has the Church been excluded from the peace talks in Addis Ababa? Ask the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan in the Pastoral Exhortation published at the end of their Plenary Assembly held in Jub ...
• 1 February 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "Let us not forget the suffering of the peoples of Sudan", says the Church Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "As we focus on South Sudan, we remain painfully aware of the suffering of the peoples of the Nuba Mountains, Darfur and Blue Nile, and the contested area of Abyei", write the Bishops of Sudan and ...
• 31 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - New agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities, reached through the mediation of religious leaders Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the efforts of the Church Leaders Mediation Initiative CLMI in Jonglei State, an agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of South Sudan and the Cobra Faction of S ...
• 30 January 2014
  AFRICA/CHAD - Christians and Muslims pray together for peace in Chad and Central Africa N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "The closing of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated in a very special way in Chad because it coincided with the third National Day of peaceful cohabitation", is what is said ...
• 30 January 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More than 500,000 displaced people from 66 villages destroyed by the rebels in Katanga Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 500,000 people forced to flee from their villages because of the violence carried out by the Bakata Katanga militia in the province of Katanga, in the south of the Democrati ...
• 29 January 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram: "military response alone does not solve anything", says Cardinal Onaiyekan Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The government has spent billions to purchase all kinds of gadgets. No matter the amount of money spent it cannot solve the problem of security", said His Eminence Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiye ...
• 29 January 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Even the Heads of Catholic Churches pay tribute to General al-Sisi Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - After messages of support from the Coptic Orthodox Church to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, similar gestures of appreciation towards the strong man of the Egyptian army - and likely future candidat ...
• 29 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "No to laws that discriminate homosexuals": editorial of the Catholic Southern Cross Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Church should sound the alarm at the advance throughout Africa of "draconian legislation" aimed at criminalising homosexuals" approved by some African Countries says an editorial of th ...
• 28 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The facilities built in eight years have been destroyed in a month: denounces the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Malakal (Upper Nile in the capital of South Sudan) has been completely destroyed because of the fighting between the two rival factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberation Movemen ...
• 28 January 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria, also a Catholic church was attacked Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 26 people were killed in an attack against a Catholic church in the village of Waga Chakawa, in the Adamawa State in northern Nigeria. According to testimonies collected by the Nigerian n ...
• 27 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – East African Bishops: Appeal to ensure corridors for humanitarian access and expansion of the table of negotiations Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Appeal to ensure corridors for humanitarian access to the peoples who have fled the fighting in South Sudan. This is the appeal by AMECEA (Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East ...
• 27 January 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros II pays visit to General al-Sisi Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 26 January, the Patriarch of Alexandria Tawadros II paid visit to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces. During the visi ...
• 27 January 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – Are the Anti Balaka really a "Christian militia"? Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The clashes between former Seleka rebels and anti Balaka militia (anti machete in mandja language) that are ravaging the Central African Republic are often described as "interfaith", being that t ...
• 25 January 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishops: "Respect democracy" Lusaka ( Agenzia Fides) - "The political environment in Zambia, today, is characterised by manipulation, patronage and intimidation of perceived government opponents" denounce the Bishops of Zambia in a press statement s ...