Africa

• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The leader of the M23 political wing is not a Catholic Bishop Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Jean-Marie Runiga Rugerero (or Lugerero), self-styled leader of the M23 political wing, the rebel movement that operates in North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), is not a Catholic ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CHAD - Mgr. Russo can return to Chad and guide the diocese of Doba N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Michele Russo, Bishop of Doba, can return to Chad and resume his apostolic ministry in his diocese. This was announced in a press release by the Ministry of Communication of Ch ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The Church calls for dialogue to resolve the crisis Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing concern in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, before the advancing of rebels of the coalition Seleka. "At the moment the situation is calm in the city, but one live ...
• 29 December 2012
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Archbishop Rugambwa in Sierra Leone for the ordination of the Bishop of Makeni Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Protase Rugambwa, Secretary Adjunct of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) will pay a visit in Sierra ...
• 29 December 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Catholic Senators will not resign, so they give a sign of willingness to cooperate Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Senators members of the Shura, the upper house of the Egyptian Parliament, will remain and not follow the footsteps of Nadia Henry, their Anglican colleague who resigned in protest ag ...
• 28 December 2012
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Rediscovering our faith and witnessing it in society: letter from the Bishop of Bissau Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "Reviving and witnessing our faith" is the title chosen by the Bishop of Bissau, His Excf. Mgr. José Camnate na Bissign, for his pastoral Letter addressed to Christian communities and all people ...
• 21 December 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - At least 30 deaths for an assault on a village in the Tana River District Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The toll is of at least 30 deaths caused by a new attack linked to clashes between pastoralists and farmers in the Tana River District, in Kenya. as reported by the local Red Cross; among the vi ...
• 21 December 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Rebels suspend military operations; summit on the crisis in the Countries of Central Africa Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - In the Central African Republic rebels of the Seleka coalition agreed to suspend military operations to "give a possibility to dialogue", while in the capital of Chad, N'Djamena, a meeting of the ...
• 20 December 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Christian churches participate in the national dialogue Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - There were also representatives of three Christian churches at the fourth session of the Egyptian national dialogue chaired by the Deputy President Mahmoud Mekky, which took place on 18 December. ...
• 20 December 2012
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Security is the top priority of my government," says the Libyan Premier Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Libya is not a State that threatens the security of other States and internal security is a priority of my government." This was stated yesterday, December 19, by the Libyan Prime Minister Ali ...
• 19 December 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN - Rebels conquer another city; Chad sends troops to support the military government Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- The Central African Republic rebel offensive of the Seleka coalition does not stop and today have taken over the town of Kabo, 350 km from the capital Bangui, a day after they had taken the diamon ...
• 19 December 2012
  AFRICA/GUINEA - A new strain of cholera continues to increase infection Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - This year a new strain of cholera has infected more than 7000 people in Guinea. According to a group of epidemiologists it is an atypical variant of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor which secretes a to ...
• 19 December 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Khartoum has announced a major breakthrough in talks with Juba for border security Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese government has announced a major breakthrough in talks with South Sudan saying all obstacles facing the implementation of a border security deal they signed in September have been ...
• 18 December 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Let us live!" from the East of the DRC the cry of complaint, but also of hope, of Christians Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The plunderers have stolen God from too many children and women in this country because it is still possible to be silent." It is one of the provocations contained in a letter from the east of ...
• 18 December 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Rebels of the coalition Seleka conquer Bria, an important diamond center Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The diamond center of Bria, at the center of the Central African Republic, was conquered today by the men of Seleka, a coalition of three rebel groups, who are looting it. So says an local army s ...