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2 March 2006
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Thousands of refugees flee to Chad to escape violence in the north west of the Central African Republic
Bangui (Fides Service)- Increasing numbers Central Africans are seeking refuge in Chad to escape a situation of serious insecurity in the north west of the Central African Republic. According to the Red Cross in Chad r ...
2 March 2006
AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Enthusiasm in Côte d'Ivoire for first summit meeting of leaders in crisis which has lasted since 2002
Abidjan (Fides Service)- “At last an important step towards settling the Ivorian crisis” say local Church sources with regard to the summit held 28 February in Yamoussoukro the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire. ...
1 March 2006
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Many disadvantaged minors in Angola’s larger cities get caught in crime, the local Catholic Church works to free them
Luanda (Fides Service) - Angola’s National Crime Investigation Office recently expressed concern for the growing number of minors in large cities caught up in criminal activity. Local Catholic Church sources in the cap ...
1 March 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - Growing drug consumption in Kenya with “peddlers targeting children” says local Catholic missionary
Nairobi (Fides Service)- “In recent years Kenya has become a centre not only for drug transit but also for increasing drug abuse” says Italian Consolata missionary Fr Eugenio Ferrari National Director of the Pontific ...
1 March 2006
AFRICA/SUDAN - Flow of refugees in both directions between Chad and Sudan. Growing concern in the international community
Khartoum (Fides Service) - There is increasing concern for the situation of insecurity on the Sudan Chad border after the United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR said it was registering movement of people in bo ...
27 February 2006
AFRICA/DR CONGO - A free and independent press in support of Congo’s fledgling democracy, La Prospérité daily newspaper sets the example
Kinshasa (Fides Service) - For the past 5 years La Prospérité daily newspaper printed in Kinshasa strives to offer the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo information as impartial as possible and in such as way ...
27 February 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - “In depth analysis of the vote shows some change in those in power”: 80 members of parliament lost their seats
Kampala (Fides Service)- “President Museveni’s victory did not come as a surprise but in depth analysis of the elections for parliament reveals that not all remained as it was. In fact 80 outgoing MPs were not re-ele ...
24 February 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The best curb for violence is authentic democracy and rule of law” says Archbishop Onaiyekan, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
Abuja (Fides Service) - From Abuja the capital of Nigeria where over 130 people have been killed in five days of riots the Catholic Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan says “it is incorrect to speak of a conflict of ...
24 February 2006
AFRICA/ALGERIA - In Algeria there is still an emergency for Sahrawi refugee suffering consequences of serious flood
Algiers (Fides Service) - Two Italian and Portuguese cargo aircraft transported some 20 tons of tents to the western Algerian region of Tindouf as part of operations to supply emergency homes in three camps for more than ...
23 February 2006
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Two stories among many: 200,000 homeless people after government’s Murambatsvina ‘Restore Order’ operation
Harare (Fides Service)- The operation Restore Order started in Harare and other cities on 19 May 2005 by the Zimbabwe government under the pretext of ridding the cities of black market trade and illegal building forced a ...
23 February 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - Polling stations open for presidential and parliamentary elections. What problems face the next President?
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- The polling stations opened today for presidential and parliamentary elections (see Fides 22 February 2006). “After the tension of the past few days, today all is calm” said local Church sour ...
22 February 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Anyone who commits a crime must be brought to justice. No one who commits a crime in the name of religion can expect to go unpunished. This goes for everyone Christians as well as Muslims”
Abuja (Fides Service)- A curfew has been imposed in Onitsha, capital city of the Nigerian state of Anambra where yesterday, 21 February, there were serious riots. “The situation is now quiet, the police are patrolling ...
22 February 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - Ugandan elections tomorrow: outgoing President Yoweri Museveni stands best chances
Kampala (Fides Service)- Tomorrow 23 February 10.4 million Ugandans are called to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. There are five candidates for presidency but the competition is really between outgoi ...
22 February 2006
AFRICA/CHAD - Over 4,000 more Central African Republic refugees have crossed into Chad since the beginning of the month
N’Djamena (Fides Service)- Increasing numbers of people are fleeing violence in the Central African Republic, 4,000 new arrivals in Chad since the beginning of February. Personnel of the United Nations High Commission ...
21 February 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “It is not true that other Nigerians hate Catholics … the present violence has little to do with religion. It is more about political exploitation of divisions in Nigerian society for some personal gain” says papal nuncio in Nigeria
Lagos (Fides Service)- “It is not true that other Nigerians hate Catholics” Archbishop Renzo Fratini papal nuncio in Nigeria said after some media reported that Catholics were being targeted by Muslim extremists. ...
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