Africa

• 18 July 2013
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Sexual abuse in schools continues to increase Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In some schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, teachers and school authorities take advantage of their status to abuse some of the students who are unaware of their rights. According ...
• 18 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Pope Tawadros II suspends public catechesis for security reasons Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II canceled yesterday, for the third consecutive time, the weekly meeting of public prayer and catechesis he held every Wednesday afternoon in the Coptic Cat ...
• 16 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - A day of prayer for peace and social justice Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - As a result of the serious political situation that has paralyzed the population of the Central African Republic since March 24, the Order of Carmel in Bangui has organized a real "crusade of pra ...
• 15 July 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO - Bishops’ appeal for the end of the war in Congo: conclusion of the Assembly of SECAM Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Congo launch a strong appeal to African political leaders so that they "put an end to the war that has bloodied the Democratic Republic of Congo" and "not to work for their own i ...
• 15 July 2013
  AFRICA/KENYA - A bridge of solidarity between the Christian and Muslim communities Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The humanitarian mission of the Camillian Task Force (CTF) in Wajir, in north western Kenya has just concluded. CTF Kenya, the humanitarian agency of the Order of the Servants of the Sick (MI) l ...
• 13 July 2013
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Right to health care in the Constitution has to be included: the Catholic Campaign Accra (Agenzia Fides) – To include the right to health care in the new Constitution: is a national campaign launched officially by the National Catholic Secretariat, the executive body of the Episcopal Conference, on t ...
• 12 July 2013
  AFRICA/BENIN - "The Virgin Mary is the sign of Catholicism in Benin" Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "Here, thank God, there is a Catholic instinct of openness to the Madonna", says Fr. Juan Diego M. Gay, Franciscan Missionary of the Immaculate in an interview sent to Fides Agency on the initia ...
• 11 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A Coptic commission to outline the criticisms concerning the Provisional Constitution Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has appointed a commission of jurists and Christian politicians to draw up a memorandum of critical observations on the provisional Constitution. This was confirmed to F ...
• 11 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Disarmament operations of the rebels start off slowly Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is estimated that in the Country there are about 25,000 rebels. Last week, according to local media, a hundred were disarmed. At this rate, it will take 5 years to disarm them all", says to F ...
• 11 July 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - A priest presents cassava bread to reduce imports of grain from abroad Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - 85% of bread made of wheat flour and 15% of cassava was presented on July 8 in Kimpese (in the province of Bas-Congo) by its inventor, Fr. Charles Kusika. According to the priest, who runs a p ...
• 10 July 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Reconciliation, peace and justice at the center of the reflection of the African Bishops gathered in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The family Church of God in Africa at the service of reconciliation, justice and peace". This is the theme of the Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and M ...
• 10 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic disapproval concerning the Provisional Constitution Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The temporary constitution enacted by decree on Monday by the Egyptian President ad interim Adly Mansour causes the first, worrying negative reactions on behalf of a growing number of lawyers and ...
• 10 July 2013
  AFRICA/TOGO - Agreement reached between the government and opposition with the mediation of the Bishop of Atakpamé Lome (Agenzia Fides) - Agreement reached between the government and the opposition to ensure transparent and peaceful elections in Togo. The agreement was reached thanks to the efforts of His Exc. Mgr. Nicodème Anani B ...
• 9 July 2013
  AFRICA - Appeal for Central Africa by Caritas Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our indignation with regards to the suffering imposed on the innocent civilian population," say the participants at the meeting of the Secretaries and National Directors of Caritas A ...
• 9 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Abolition of the death penalty: appeal on the 2nd anniversary of the independence of South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the second anniversary of the independence of South Sudan (proclaimed on 9 July 2011), a number of civil society groups have launched an appeal for the abolition of the death pen ...