Africa

• 8 September 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - United Nations warns that 10 million people in southern Africa face serious food shortage. Governments take action. But will it suffice? Lusaka (Fides Service)- “This is not yet an emergency but the situation must be kept under control” say local sources in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, one of the countries considered at risk of food shortage according t ...
• 7 September 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya recalls much loved Cardinal Maurice Otunga emeritus Archbishop of Nairobi on the second anniversary of his death Nairobi (Fides Service)- Kenya is remembering the much loved Cardinal Maurice Otunga, emeritus archbishop of Nairobi who died two years ago on 6 September 2003. “His life was important not only for the Catholic Churc ...
• 7 September 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - In riots at the end of a football match a mosque is set on fire. In a joint message Zambia's Christian leaders condemn the violence and express solidarity with local Muslim community Lusaka (Fides Service)- “This senseless destruction of property and attack on a Mosque is something that has shocked us immensely. It is alien to us as Zambians.”. This was how in a joint statement the Zambia Catholi ...
• 6 September 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Catholic Radio Mosi-o-Tunya in Livingstone diocese granted full broadcast permit Livingstone (Fides Service) - Radio Mosi-o-Tunya, which belongs to the Catholic diocese of Livingstone in Zambia, has at last otained from the ministry of information and broadcasting services permission to resume its br ...
• 5 September 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The scourge of sexual violence at the centre of a meeting organised by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Democratic Congo Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Every year in the Democratic Republic of Congo RDC mainly in western regions tens of thousands of women are raped by members of the many different troops fighting in the area: regular army of RD ...
• 2 September 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - New constitution: Catholic Bishops call for people to be properly informed and then to vote in the referendum Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “The Catholic Bishops issued a statement urging the people to vote in the referendum for or against the new Constitution” Italian Consolata missionary Fr Eugenio Ferrari, director of the Pont ...
• 2 September 2005
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “Hope in Sierra Leone passes by way of education” says Xaverian Father Luigi Brioni as a small Catholic university in Makeni prepares to open Makeni (Fides Service)- “Our aim is to give the country new hope through education” said Fr Luigi Brioni, Xaverian Provincial Superior in Sierra Leone with regard to a small Catholic university Fatima Institute which ...
• 1 September 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Barnabiti priests at St. Paul’s College Mbobero bring IT to Congo’s young people Rome (Fides Service) - Teaching in Congo is a challenge: years of dictatorship and war made many teachers emigrate. Now, thanks to parents determined not to give up seeing the urgency of education for their children and ...
• 1 September 2005
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Tension mounts in Cote d’Ivoire after rebels reject South African mediation Abidjan (Fides Service)- “We live in an atmosphere of tension and daily rumours of violence and a possibile coup” said local church sources in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire with regard to a series of i ...
• 31 August 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Africa Mission: Cooperation and Development Movement commemorates founder Rev. Vittorio Pastori, ‘commuter of charity’ between Italy and Africa Piacenza (Fides Service) - Friday 2 September will be the 11th anniversary of the death of Rev. Vittorio Pastori, known in Italy as “Don Vittorione”, who founded the Africa Mission - Cooperation and Development Movem ...
• 31 August 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - This high number of female ministers in Burundi’s new executive is a tribute to the part played by Burundi’s women in the peace process Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- Less Ministries and more women Ministers are the novelties of Burundi’s new government according to a local Church source in the capital Bujumbura where yesterday 30 August President Pierre N ...
• 31 August 2005
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - 6th Meeting of Portuguese Speaking Bishops’ Conferences in Mozambique 6 - 9 September to boost cooperation and evangelisation Maputo (Fides Service)- From 6 to 9 September in Maputo capital of Mozambique the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Portugese speaking countries will hold their 6th CPLP Assembly. “These meetings, the first of which w ...
• 30 August 2005
  AFRICA/D. CONGO - Computer expert Sister in Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa (Fides Service)- A Catholic nun in Congo combines her religious vocation with a passion for information technology. Sr Odette Sangupamba, a member of the congregation of the Sisters of Saint Teresa of the Child ...
• 30 August 2005
  AFRICA/GHANA - Matthew 25 Centre run by the local Catholic Church offers assistance to people with AIDS Accra (Fides Service)- People in Ghana with AIDS find hope at Matthew 25 Centre which offers assistance to people with AIDS. The Centre was opened by the local Catholic Church in 2003 in the diocese of Koforidua in east ...
• 29 August 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The Catholic archbishop of Khartoum Cardinal Zubeir Wako is confident the peace process will continue but warns that Sudan’s stability depends on fair sharing of the country’s resources and respect for human rights Khartoum (Fides Service)- The Catholic archbishop of Khartoum Cardinal Zubeir Wako has appealed to Sudan’s political leaders to put the interests of the country first. In a press conference in Cologne organised by the ...