Africa

• 7 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The whole country is terrorized": new testimonies on the drama of Central Africa Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received further dramatic testimony from the Central African Republic, gripped by clashes between former Seleka rebels and "anti Balaka" self-defense groups, while the French troops of the ...
• 6 December 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Let us pay tribute to Mandela fighting for his ideals", write the Catholic Bishops Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – "Let us now sing the praises of famous men, great men in their generations... They ruled their governments wisely, were known for their valour. Their counsel displayed wisdom, they saw t ...
• 6 December 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A well-known Christian arrested for his conversion from Islam Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Egyptian Bishoy Armiya, became known at the time of his conversion from Islam, was arrested in recent days by the national security forces. This was claimed by Egyptian sources that ...
• 6 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Apocalypse in Bangui" says Mgr. Aguirre to Fides Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "An apocalyptic day". This is how His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou defines what happened yesterday, December 5th, in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republi ...
• 5 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Intense gunfire in Bangui, civilians flee Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Intense gunfire in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, on the eve of the vote of the UN Security Council for a resolution that authorizes the intervention of the French and African t ...
• 5 December 2013
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - A new Catholic radio station Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Harare, His Exc. Mgr. Robert Christopher Ndlovu, has announced the birth of a Catholic community radio station that will start as soon as it obtains the license from the governm ...
• 4 December 2013
  AFRICA/TOGO - "Do not lose hope in spite of social unrest", write the Bishops Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "Can we speak of hope while the socio-political situation seems somewhat disturbing?" ask the Bishops of Togo in a pastoral letter published for Advent, focusing on Christian hope. In the documen ...
• 4 December 2013
  AFRICA/CHAD - Consecration of the cathedral of Mongo N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "The Christians of the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, 500 km from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, experienced a particular ecclesial event: the consecration of the Cathedral of St. Ignatius", write ...
• 3 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The arrival of French and African troops is having positive effects" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in the capital is calm as well as in Bangassou. One begins to feel the presence of the 200 French soldiers and about 500 Congolese military who arrived in the Country yesterday", s ...
• 2 December 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The draft constitution approved. The Sharia law recognized as a "source of law". Religious Parties banned Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In the preamble already approved by consensus regarding the draft of the new Egyptian Constitution, "the principles of Sharia (Islamic law) which are the pre-eminent source of law" have been confi ...
• 2 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Caritas meeting in Rome on the humanitarian emergency in Central Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The dramatic humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic will be the focus of the meeting to be held on December 4 in Rome by Caritas Internationalis and several Caritas working in the Coun ...
• 2 December 2013
  AFRICA - No discrimination of AIDS patients; emphasis on "miraculous" solutions Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - A "new generation of churches " that claim to be able to heal or perform miracles is having a damaging effect on Liberia’s progress in fighting HIV/AIDS. This was stated by the Health Ministr ...
• 29 November 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - In November, 4 death sentences were carried out despite appeals for a moratorium on capital punishment Juba (Agenzia Fides) - In the month of November 4 death sentences were carried out in South Sudan says the Catholic Radio Network, which reports a statement from the South Sudan Law Society. According to the humanitaria ...
• 28 November 2013
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Bishops: "Pray for the release of hostages in the world and in particular for Fr. Vandenbeusch" Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Cameroon has launched an appeal to the faithful to intensify their prayer for the release of hostages "held around the world", and in particular for Fr. Georges Vande ...
• 28 November 2013
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Tensions in Angola after the killing of an opponent; the Bishops: "one must follow the path of peace" Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Angola raise their voice after the killing of a protester of the Casa-Ce opposition party which took place on Saturday, November 23 in Luanda and the repression of a demonstratio ...