Africa

• 10 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Acts of violence in recent days are setback to polio vaccinations for children Dakar (Agenzia Fides) – The vaccination campaign against polio, which had been planned in the city of Jos, involved in serious incidents of violence, has been postponed to March 13, due to conflict and a strike of heal ...
• 8 March 2010
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Measles continues to affect half of the districts in the country Harare (Agenzia Fides) – An outbreak of measles has hit 28 of the 62 districts of Zimbabwe and is still spreading. Efforts to vaccinate people are hampered by local religious beliefs. According to the latest Epidemiolo ...
• 6 March 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Lenten collections go to help seminaries Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – The offerings of the faithful of Bissau, collected during Lent 2010, will be sent to support the seminaries of the diocese. Until now, the seminaries have been supported by benefactors of siste ...
• 4 March 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Five-year campaign to fight violence against women launched Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the World Cup 2010, which will be held in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, a five-year campaign to stop violence against women (VAW) and girls will be launched. Or ...
• 4 March 2010
  AFRICA/TOGO - Presidential elections begin Lome (Agenzia Fides) – Seven candidates are running for Head of State in the elections that open today, March 4, in Togo. There are little more than 3 million voters called to the polls. The strongest candidates are th ...
• 4 March 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Violence of Ugandan LRA guerillas: Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides his experience Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “The LRA rebels have caused serious damage but it is mainly the psychological and human losses that sadden me most," Fides was told by Bishop Juan Jose Aguirre Munos, Bishop of Bangassou, whose ...
• 3 March 2010
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Over 80 dead and 400 missing following landslide on Mount Elgon; missionary station destroyed Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – More than 80 are dead and 400 are missing according to an initial report on the landslide caused by heavy rains that fell in Uganda, in the District of Bududa, on the slopes of Mount Elgon loc ...
• 3 March 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Recent violence is no threat to peace talks between government and main rebel group in Darfur Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – “The news from Darfur on new fighting comes as no surprise. It was sadly predictable that groups excluded from the agreement under Doha would try to be make their presence known in this way ...
• 3 March 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - New manual to enhance mother and child health in sub-Saharan Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Sub-Saharan Africa will soon have a manual on mother/child healthcare, that will help reduce deaths of these two groups and enhance healthcare for mothers, infants, and children in general. T ...
• 2 March 2010
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ugandan Bishops' Conference President launches appeal to help rebuild north: “millions of people have been living for 20 years in refugee camps” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "The Church in Uganda is growing, as evidenced by the many priestly and religious vocations" Fides was told by Archbishop Matthias Ssekamanya of Lugazi, President of the Uganda Bishops' Conferenc ...
• 2 March 2010
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “We are caring for our street children through the center founded by a missionary who was killed by one of those young people whom he had both helped and loved," Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo tells Fides Maroua (Agenzia Fides) – "The Catholic Church is directly involved with the situation of the street children," Fides was told by Bishop Philippe Stevens, Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, in northern Cameroon, near the border w ...
• 1 March 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic children show solidarity towards Haitian children Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – On February 20, about 20,000 Catholic children gathered at Saint Mary's Playground in Nairobi to celebrate the Day of the Holy Childhood Association (HCA). As a sign of solidarity with the Hai ...
• 1 March 2010
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Apostolic Administrator of Gbarnga, northern Liberia, tells Fides these are not religious clashes, news published so far is inaccurate Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - "It was not a clash between Christians and Muslims, but a clash between two ethnic groups," Fides learns from Monsignor Chris Brennan, SMA, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Gbarnga in ...
• 27 February 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Another group of rebels from Darfur may sign peace accord with government Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – After the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), there is also another new group of Darfur rebels who may sign the ceasefire agreement and a framework peace agreement, like the ones signed on F ...
• 27 February 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops' Message to the nation on 50 years of independence and 60th anniversary of the local Church Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – This year, Nigeria is celebrating its 50th anniversary of national independence and 60th anniversary of the constitution of the local Church. These two celebrations were at the heart of the mess ...