Africa

• 4 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"Do not divide Libya, we risk creating a breeding ground for terrorism," warns the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Around midnight, one o'clock, we heard the explosion of several bombs in the distance. They must have hit the barracks in Bab-Al Ziziya (Gaddafi's residence). They always hit there, but I do no ...
• 4 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC- The Bishop of Bambari was kidnapped for several hours Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – His. Exc Mgr.Eduard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari, in Central African Republic, fell in an ambush by a group of rebels: he was kidnapped and then released after a short period. Local Church sources ...
• 3 June 2011
  AFRICA/TUNISIA-"The Eritreans welcomed in Chouca are tired of waiting, " says the Archbishop of Tunis to Fides Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "The refugees welcomed in the reception camp of Chouca are starting to get tired of the long wait to get refugee status and therefore able to leave this precarious situation, " says His Exc Mgr. M ...
• 3 June 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The first hospital in Kamanyola has been inaugurated, a gift from the missionary`s family who had planned it Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Diocese of Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, inaugurated on May 30, in joy, in cheerfulness and thanksgiving to the Lord, its first hospital": don Etienne Esube tells Fides ...
• 1 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "We are anxiously waiting for a possible and reasonable solution, " says Mgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - " We are anxiously waiting for a possible and reasonable solution, even if it is not easy. But I trust in the good will of men, in spite of everything, " says Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinel ...
• 1 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Refugees from Abyei: "Children are dying from malnutrition while cases of cholera are increasing, " says the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "Some displaced children from Abyei have died from malnutrition and alarm regarding cholera increases, " said Mgr.Roko Taban Mousa to Fides, Apostolic Administrator of Malakal in southern Sudan ...
• 31 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"The Holy Father expressed his closeness to the Church and the Libyan people, " says Mgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Father expressed his need to tell me: 'Do not feel alone, the Church supports you especially through prayer'. The Pope was very fatherly and understood the suffering that both the Chur ...
• 31 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"It is urgent to find accommodation for 27,000 displaced persons welcomed in the parish of Duékoué": the concern of the Bishop of Man Duékoué (Agenzia Fides) – The plague of the displaced persons welcomed in the parish of Duékoué, in western Côte d'Ivoire continues. In late March, following the conquest of the city by the Republican Forces in C� ...
• 31 May 2011
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA-Millions of children forced to flee from their homes due to violent conflicts Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - In northern Ethiopia, in the town of Adigrat and in its vicinity, due to the last border war that ended in 2000 ,many people deported from neighboring Eritrea live, a country that has yet to rea ...
• 30 May 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI-As a protest for 100 days no lessons at the University of Malawi, waiting for "the wind of North Africa" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "one hundred days have passed since 12 February, when the police arrested Blessing Chinsinga, a professor who had spoken about events in North Africa, creating a similarity with the situation ...
• 30 May 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-New ransacking and arson in Abyei, thousands of refugees still without any assistance: The complaint on behalf of the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Abyei (Agenzia Fides) - The Northern Sudan troops have occupied Abyei since May 21 and have once again burned several houses of the inhabitants fled before the offensive military. The complaint comes from Mgr.Roko Taba ...
• 28 May 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA-After the attacks on behalf of the media to the Church, the Bishops appeal for calm and reconciliation against any form of provocation Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Zambia Episcopal Conference, His Exc Mgr. George Lungu, Bishop of Chipata, sent a letter to all Catholics in the nation, which will be read in all the parishes on Sunday, Ju ...
• 28 May 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO-The Congolese Bishops trained in the media culture Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - From June 15 to 20 the internal team of trainers of CREC (Centre de Recherche et d'Education en Communication) will be in Kinshasa for a training session on media culture for the Congolese Bish ...
• 27 May 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-"The situation of displaced persons from Abyei is always more dramatic, " said the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Abyei (Agenzia Fides) - "The humanitarian situation of over 40,000 people who have fled from Abyei is even more dramatic, " says Mgr.Roko Taban Mousa to Fides, Apostolic Administrator of Malakal in southern Sudan, and Ab ...
• 27 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-Appeal from the President of the Episcopal Conference to the Head of State asking him to nominate Ministers who are worthy of the task Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Goodluck Jonathan is the President of all Nigerians, not just a part of them, and has to avoid appointing Ministers who are not worthy of the task. This is the request expressed by His Exc. Mgr. F ...