Africa

• 16 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - For almost 20 years the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have denounced the exploitation of tribal tension for political ends and have worked to promote social harmony Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- The violence which has disrupted Kenya in recent weeks did not come unexpected: For almost 20 years the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have warned about the exploitation of ethnic tribal tension for p ...
• 14 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, strongly condemns tribalism. A missionary says: “people are quietly but resolutely moving away from mixed areas to places where there are people only of their own tribe.” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) -“This wounded country is still assessing the damage caused by insane violence ” said a missionary in Kenya who asked not to be named for security reasons. “In Nairobi at least in appearanc ...
• 14 January 2008
  AFRICA - What causes people to emigrate from West Africa? Rome (Agenzia Fides) - What stories lie behind the flow of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe? Mere figures cannot describe the dramas which push growing numbers of Africans to risk their lives in order to reach Eu ...
• 11 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - The door of dialogue is still open” local Church source tells Fides after mission of mediation by African Union president ends Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “The door is not closed, it is still open, even though the mission of the international mediator cannot be called a success. But the situation is complex and cannot be solved in a few days” s ...
• 11 January 2008
  AFRICA - Millions affected by floods in southern Africa; children most at risk Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Floods in some countries in southern Africa have caused considerable loss of life and material damage. Southern Zambia is devastated by floods, following weeks of torrential rain. Some 3,000 people ...
• 10 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - A compromise could end the crisis. Bishops call national day of prayer for peace Sunday 20 January Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “This could be a solution for the crisis” Italian Consolata Missionary Fr. Luigi Anataloni, of CISA Catholic news service in Nairobi told Fides with regard to an idea presented by some Africa ...
• 10 January 2008
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Darfur: amidst attacks and tensions between Sudan and Chad UN/AU peacekeeping mission starts Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - While international observers and media focus attention on the crisis in Kenya, concerning developments are registered in the situation in the western Sudanese region of Darfur. On 9 January ...
• 9 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - President Kibaki launches new government, fierce opposition protests, “but no one wants to bring the crisis to a head” national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies tells Fides Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “The President has made his move, the opposition reacted swiftly also not to lose supporters' consensus, however I really hope the meeting on Friday 11 will take place and that the parties will ...
• 9 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya's crisis has serious economic repercussion on neighbouring countries: fuel imported through Mombasa port ever scarcer Rome (Agenzia Fides)- The political crisis in Kenya is affecting the economies of bordering nations which depend to a large extent on Kenyan infrastructures for exports and imports, especially with regard to fuel. The ...
• 8 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Religious leaders committed to finding peaceful solution to Kenyan crisis; violence has serious economic impact Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenya's religious leaders are actively committed to helping find a peaceful solution to the country's dramatic crisis. A delegation of religious leaders, including Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of N ...
• 8 January 2008
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - “No to the division of Congo, yes to respect for the will of the people”: Catholic Bishops' Memorandum for Goma Peace Conference Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - To resolve the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, root problems must be settled “in every dimension: humanitarian, land ownership, historical, economic, political, ethnic ...
• 7 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Signs of hope: most Kenyans want peace and are praying incessantly for peace; criminal as well as political interests behind the clashes” a missionary tells Fides Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “There are small signs of hope which show that the majority of Kenyans want” Fr. Luigi Anataloni, a Consolata missionary told CISA Catholic News Agency in Nairobi. Calm has returned after tra ...
• 21 December 2007
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “It will be a Christmas of hope for peace and witness, a missionary in the north of Ivory Coast tells Fides Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “It will be a Christmas of hope for peace ” Fr Dino Dussin, PIME missionary in Ivory Coast tells Fides. Fr. Dino, who serves a few villages around Bouaké, in central-northern Ivory Coast ...
• 20 December 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “I hope a strong populist line imitating Zimbabwe will not prevail ” says a missionary in South Africa Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- “Corruption is widespread in South Africa and the new accusations against Zuma come as no surprise, except for the timing perhaps …” said a missionary in South Africa, where Mokotedi Mpshe ...
• 19 December 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Zuma's election as leader of the party in power marks a political turning point in South Africa, but there is uncertainty with regard to which way the country will go Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- The ruling African National Congress has changed leadership and South Africa faces an uncertain political turning point. Jacob Zuma defeated head of state Thabo Mbeki, in elections for the party ...