Africa

• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop emeritus of Torit calls Southern Sudanese to unity and peace Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- “An architect of development and a hero for the people of eastern Equatoria and the whole of Southern Sudan”. With these words the Governor of the State of Eastern Equatoria (Southern Sudan) ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Difficulties with adequate assistance to HIV+ babies and mothers Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Although South Africa appeared to have almost succeeded in guaranteeing access to healthcare for mothers and babies, the rate of maternal and infant deaths continues to rise, making the M ...
• 19 June 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Marriage crisis in Kenya: recent survey results Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Survey reveals marriage crisis amidst the pressures of modern life ”, was the title of an article in the Kenyan daily The Nation illustrating a survey on married life in this country. From ...
• 19 June 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - Sahel: 10 million people risk famine; “Green Wall” to counter desertification Niamey (Agenzia Fides)- In Niger seven million people, more than half the entire population, suffer because of the acute food shortage affecting more than 10 million people all over the Sahel region of Africa. This was s ...
• 18 June 2010
  AFRICA - Crime is a threat to peace in the world, especially in the poorest countries New York (Agenzia Fides)- Trafficking of arms, drugs, human beings, selling of counterfeit medicines, maritime piracy, illegal burying of poisonous toxic refuse, looting of natural resources, forests and animals, compute ...
• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “People feel very strongly about the Day of the African Child in Sierra Leone where the majority of the population is under 25 years of age” Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- “People in Sierra Leone feel very strongly about the Day of the African Child. It is a national celebration involving schools of all grades” Fides learns from Xaverian Missionary Fr Gerardo ...
• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Disabled children in the region of Somaliland deserve more attention Hargesia (Agenzia Fides) – A call for more attention to be given to disabled children in the Somaliland region of Somalia was made on the occasion of the Day of the African Child, marked yesterday June 16. These childr ...
• 17 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World Football Cup: local Catholic Church in South Africa busy with initiatives involving fans from all over the world Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- While football fans around the world sit with eyes glued to television sets to follow the World Cup games being played in South Africa, the Catholic Church in that country is busy with spir ...
• 16 June 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Poverty and illiteracy produce child labour throughout Angola Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- The President of the Angolan Association for Disadvantaged Children speaking on a local Catholic media, Radio Ecclesia, said the Association had registered a steep increase in the number of cases ...
• 16 June 2010
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - In Brussels “Sister Churches” of Congo and Belgium celebrate Congo's 50 years of independence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “Filled with deep gratitude we remember that the Church-Family-of-God in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fruit of the apostolic zeal of missionaries, men and women, who came mostly fro ...
• 15 June 2010
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - “The new Congo will be founded on ethics and gospel values" Congo's Catholic Bishops say on 50th anniversary of the nation's independence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Archbishop of Kisangani, Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa delivered the closing discourse at a National Symposium organised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of D.R. Congo (CENCO), o ...
• 15 June 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A mysterious trap for Ugandan troops deployed in Central Africa increases concern for the country's stability Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- Ten members of the Ugandan army were killed at the end of May in the south east of the Central African Republic by Sudanese Janjaweed pro-government militia. The news was made public on 13 June by ...
• 15 June 2010
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Silence in families is a major cause of abuse on girls aged 10-13 years Ziguinchor (Agenzia Fides) – According to a group of researchers in Casamance, a southern region of Senegal, the safety of children depends on whether the family has the courage to speak out about sexual abuse. A study ...
• 14 June 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA -“Hopefully the attack was not fired by a desire to destabilise ” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “It is still too soon for an appraisal of the attack, the police are still investigating and we are waiting for the first official findings ” Fides was told by a local Catholic Church source ...
• 14 June 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “The situation is tense, but we still hope for a positive solution to the crisis” says a local Church source Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “ The situation is tense but all parties are still determined to find a solution to the political crisis” a local Church source told Fides from the Burundian capital Bujumbura, where a seri ...