Africa

• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Conference in London: the Constituent Assembly for Somalia, renewed commitment to fight terrorism and piracy Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The decisions on the future of Somalia remains in the hands of the Somali people. The Somali political leadership must be accountable to the people. " As a consequence the final communiqué o ...
• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO-Thousands of displaced Tuareg from conflict zones of Mali, the situation worsens Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - At least 8 000 Tuareg fleeing from fighting in neighboring Mali have found refuge in Burkina Faso, arriving in poor condition. The Government has organized to establish a coordination commit ...
• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-"There is evidence of links between Boko Haram and Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb" said a Nigerian general Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We were able to link the activities of Boko Haram to the training and logistical support that the sect receives by Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI)." This is what the Nigerian Air Force Chief o ...
• 23 February 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - "The military option alone is not enough: We need major political effort," says to Fides the Bishop of Djibouti Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "As was the case on previous occasions, the hopes of some are high. I myself hope that from the London conference something positive comes out. It is true that, after so many failed conference ...
• 23 February 2012
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Help for displaced people due to the torrential rains in the Gatumba is urgently needed Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Torrential rains are hitting Gatumba, a suburb of the capital of Burundi, Bujumbura, where at least 2 000 people are displaced and need food and shelter. The rains have destroyed about 400 hom ...
• 23 February 2012
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - On the eve of the vote the atmosphere is tense, the Church offers a third of electoral observers Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "The atmosphere is tense, to the point that private schools in Dakar have canceled classes until after the vote," local Church sources told Fides from the capital of Senegal, where next Sunday, Fe ...
• 22 February 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO - Outbreaks of cholera and measles within 500 km Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - The health authorities of the Republic of Congo have recorded 340 cases of cholera, nine of them fatal, since June 2011, in the northern district of Likouala. They also launched the alarm of ...
• 22 February 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - On the eve of the Summit on Somalia the military option seems to prevail Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the International Conference on Somalia, which opens tomorrow, February 23, in London, from the Country of the Horn of Africa there are reports of intensified fighting. In partic ...
• 22 February 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Clashes in a suburb of Kano, a missionary to Fides: "The city center is calm" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The city is calm and we have no news of terrorist attacks in the area where we are," says to Fides Fr. Thomas, of the Society of African Missions (SAM), from Kano in the north-west of Nigeria, wh ...
• 21 February 2012
  AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Drought and malnutrition ravages the country: 12 million people at risk of food insecurity and hunger in Sahel Nouakchot (Agenzia Fides) - The majority of the inhabitants of Douerara, a small town located about 800 kilometers east of Nouakchot, the capital of Mauritania, live in an area surrounded by sand and rocks in Sahel. Beca ...
• 21 February 2012
  AFRICA/ NIGERIA - Assault on the market: "we heard at least 6 explosions," says the Bishop of Maiduguri, who asks the Christians in the world to pray for them Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation appears to have returned to calm, with the people who dedicate themselves to their normal activities" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri, the city i ...
• 21 February 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The repression of the march on February 16: the evaluations of a missionary to Fides Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The opposition relied a lot on the success of this march to reassert itself at a political and social level. The police then intervened to prevent a successful initiative that would eventually ...
• 20 February 2012
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR-"I thank all people of good will who are close to us," says the Bishop of Moramanga after a visit to the places affected by the cyclone Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) - According to data released by the National Office, there are at least 200,000 people affected by the passage of Cyclone Storm Giovanna on February 13th (see Fides 14/02/2012; 16/02/2012; 17/02 ...
• 20 February 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The priests and nuns arrested on February 16 have been released, when a march was blocked organized by lay Catholics Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The three priests and two nuns who were arrested on February 16 in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo have been released. This is confirmed to Fides by the local Church from Ki ...
• 20 February 2012
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The Islamic brotherhoods in the electoral game Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "There is not a good atmosphere, especially here in Dakar, even if the rest of the Country, the situation looks better," say to Fides local Church sources from the capital of Senegal, where a week ...