Africa

• 8 July 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The desecration of a church in Beni has not been confirmed. The Bishop: "explosive situation" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The desecration of a Catholic church in Rwahwa (in the territory of Beni, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo) has not been confirmed, where on 28 June some armed bandits ente ...
• 8 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Foreign groups threaten to enter Egypt in aid to the Muslim Brotherhood Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope peace is restored soon, but we have no idea how the situation will evolve", says to Fides Agency Fr. Rafic Greiche, head of communications for the Catholic bishops of Egypt, who says that ...
• 5 July 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Agreement for the participation of former President Ravalomanana at the next meeting of reconciliation Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - An agreement seems to have been reached between the malagasy political forces to allow the participation of former President Marc Ravalomanana with regards to the talks of national reconcil ...
• 5 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Central African Church "voice of the voiceless" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Central African Catholic Church is and remains the sole voice of the voiceless, who are all the Central Africans who die before an international community that looks away from our Country an ...
• 4 July 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The arrival of the rains aggravate the health conditions of refugees Nyala (Agenzia Fides) - The arrival of the rainy season has accelerated the spread of diseases such as malaria, diarrhea, urinary retention, and conjunctivitis in the refugee camp of Kalma, near Nyala, capital of South D ...
• 4 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Sidrak: The Egyptian people have regained the Country Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "We have been celebrating since yesterday evening. We did not sleep. The people of Egypt have peacefully regained their country. And therefore showed the world that they are civilized people, in s ...
• 4 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The humanitarian crisis in Central Africa is a drama that threatens to inflame the entire region Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "More than 60,000 children and their families suffer from serious food shortages and more than 200,000 children and their families were forced to flee their homes over the past 6 months," says a ...
• 4 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - After the deposition of Morsi, reprisals against Christians Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Among the episodes of violence in Egypt after the overthrow of President Morsi there is also the attack against the Coptic Catholic parish of St. George, in the village of Delgia, 60 kilometers fr ...
• 3 July 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Caritas Central Africa partner in a micro-credit project for families affected by the crisis Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Central Africa is a partner of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in a project to grant micro-credit in support of the communities affected by the crisis that the Central Afric ...
• 3 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Waiting for the moves on behalf of the army. The Church could be involved in the plans for ending the crisis Minya (Agenzia Fides) - After President Morsi’s speech – who on Tuesday evening, July 2nd reiterated his firm intention to remain in power until the end of the term, obtained with democratic elections - "the people a ...
• 3 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Catholic Radio station in Rumbek resumes broadcasting Juba (Agenzia Fides) – Rumbek Catholic Radio Good News FM-89 resumed its normal broadcast yesterday after being ordered to go off by the Lakes State government on June 28. According to what the website of the Catholic ...
• 2 July 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Canonical sanctions have been announced for the priest President of INEC Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese Bishops have launched a new appeal for the release of the three Assumptionist priests kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a message pubblished at the end of ...
• 2 July 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - More than 80 percent of Egyptians are against the President Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "More than 80 percent of Egyptians reject the government and President Morsi. It is not true, as a part of the Western press stated, that Egypt is divided in half between supporters and opponents ...
• 1 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Alarm measles for 10 counties in the Country Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - A serious outbreak of measles is endangering the lives of many children in Yirol, a town on the southern border of the newborn South Sudan. There are 10 counties throughout the Country that have e ...
• 1 July 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "A return to savagery": Bishops condemn the new executions Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Just when we believe that Nigeria was on the verge of joining the civilized world in ending the death penalty, we are shocked to hear of the unfortunate execution of 4 convicted persons in Benin ...