Africa

• 7 April 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - "The people celebrated Easter in the hope of deliverance from the threat of the guerrillas," Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) – "The LRA rebels have not taken away our right and desire to live the faith and celebrate Easter," Fides was told by Bishop Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou in south-eastern Cent ...
• 7 April 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hope of the Resurrection in Mangochi prisons Mangochi (Agenzia Fides) – "We went to celebrate Easter in the prison of Mangochi, one of Malawi's 26 prisons, which often resemble the houses of the 'dead men who are alive.' They are dead to a society that rejects th ...
• 30 March 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “Despite some political tensions, the country is preparing to celebrate Easter with great faith,” representative from the local Church tells Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "Madagascar is preparing for Easter celebrations in calm, despite yesterday's incidents," Fides was told by an editor from Don Bosco Radio in Antananarivo. On March 29, the commemorations o ...
• 30 March 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Peace at risk in Sudan, says report from Denis Hurley Peace Institute Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Is peace at risk in Sudan? This is the question posed by the report presented today, March 30, by the Denis Hurley Peace Institute, sponsored by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Confere ...
• 29 March 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “It is a serious investigation, conducted with interviews with victims and rescuers," says Bishop of Doruma-Dungu on the report on LRA atrocities Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "The Human Rights Watch report is important because it demonstrates the level of the atrocities committed by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army)," said Bishop Richard Domba Mady of Doruma-Dungu, ...
• 29 March 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - LRA atrocities in Central Africa: Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides his testimony Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) – The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the Ugandan group which has been accused in Human Rights Watch's recent report of grave atrocities in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is also ...
• 29 March 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Schools closed in several coastal areas due to severe cholera epidemic Msambweni (Agenzia Fides) – About 11,000 students from different schools in the districts of Kwale and Msambweni, in the coastal area of Kenya, were forced to leave school before the Easter holidays following a severe ...
• 29 March 2010
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Northeastern region suffering famine: nearly 1 million people at risk Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – According to a note from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net) sent to Fides, there are about 900 thousand people in the region of Karamoja, northeastern Uganda, who are facing a ...
• 29 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Meningitis kills 10% of people infected 48 hours after first signs of symptoms Kano (Agenzia Fides) – According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as of March 24, 156 people have died of meningitis (of 1500 infected) in Nigeria. A third of the deaths were recorded in the northeas ...
• 27 March 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Christian Churches increase pressure to abolish new Constitutional clause setting the beginning of life at birth Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church strongly feels the fight against abortion is the fight for the family,” said Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, in an ecumenical encounter that took place on Mar ...
• 27 March 2010
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - “Mkombozi Bank,” first Catholic commercial bank in the country, founded with local funds Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “The church believes that if it has to serve the people well, these kind of projects are inevitable,” said Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, in the opening ceremony ...
• 27 March 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO - Laboratory in Cité Guanella, along with the primary school, will be important reference point for many local villages Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Work has begun on the construction of an analysis laboratory at the “Cité Guanella” of Plateaux de Batek. The Guanellian agricultural community, which is about 120 km from Kinshasa welco ...
• 26 March 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Catholic Church launches website for World Cup: utmost attention to prostitution of minors Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The goal of this site is not only to provide information to fans, but especially not to miss the opportunity to speak of the Church in South Africa and the extraordinary work she does here ...
• 26 March 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 100 billion barrels of oil still untapped in Africa, but will future oil revenues be used to improve the living conditions of local people? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Over 100 billion barrels of oil. This is the amount of oil reserves in Africa according to the 4th Congress of the African Petroleum Producers Association (APPA), which opened March 24 in Ki ...
• 26 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - New health centers help fight malnutrition of 200,000 children Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – Most government health centers in Niger are not ready to meet the needs of the number of malnourished children calculated by the Ministry of Health. An estimated at least 200,000 children need ...