Africa

• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Even at the heart of Congo Catholics pray to assist the election of a new Pontiff Bukavu (Fides Service)- “Yesterday 12 April the last requiem masses for Pope John Paul II were said every parish and our radio broadcast the last special evening prayers for the repose of the soul of the Pope” Italia ...
• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Church joins initiatives to mark ‘week of action on trade justice’ to promote consideration of Africans’ rights to development Nairobi (Fides Service)- Better trade conditions between rich and poor countries is the topic of the Association of Bishops’ Conferences of East Africa AMECEA being held 10-14 April in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The m ...
• 13 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Christians of all confessions pray the new Pope will continue along the path of interreligious dialogue Cairo (Fides Service) - “Christians of all confessions in Egypt pray and wait for the new Pope”, Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Cairo Mgr Youssef Sarraf told Fides. The civil society it also attentive to the situation ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Goodbye John Paul II, parish priest of the world: continue to intercede for Africa”. Tribute from Radio Maria in the heart of Africa Bukavu (Fides Service)- “Goodbye John Paul II, parish priest of the world”, said Italian missionary Fr Luigi Lo Stocco, director of Radio Maria Malia wa Amani in Bukavu, in the east of Democratic Congo, in a tribute ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “Burundi recalls with love John Paul II’s visit in 1990” says parish priest of Bujumbura cathedral Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “The Holy Father’s visit to Burundi in 1990 had a lasting impact on the country and on the life of the people”, Mgr. Jean-Louis Nahimana, vicar general of the archdiocese of Bujumbura and ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Serious epidemic of cholera 5,700 cases, 61 mortal Rome (Fides Service) - Over the past two weeks there have been 5,700 cases of cholera, 61 of them mortal mainly in the region of Diourbel, 140 km east of Dakar. Senegal’s health authorities say it is the worst epidemic ...
• 12 April 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - New shadows in Côte d'Ivoire: government and rebels exchange reciprocal accusations Bouake (Fides Service)- “Nothing new in Côte d'Ivoire: after signing yet another peace agreement with great press attention, the following day government and rebels accused one another of breaking the pact”. There i ...
• 11 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Programme for preventive health care for women and children in Ethiopia: in the world every day 40,000 children die of curable diseases Addis Ababa (Fides Service) - According to the World Health Organisation every minute a woman dies of complications in pregnancy or while giving birth, and the mortality rate of infants in the early years of life is stil ...
• 11 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “A Pope who will never be forgotten”, according to Cairo daily Al Arabi Ahram Cairo (Fides Service) - The Cairo daily Al Arabi Ahram has given ample space to the death and the life of Pope John Paul II. In today’s edition it refers to the late Pope as a “hero”, a man who helped end the cold ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “Bomb blast at Khan el Khalili market was a protest on the part of fundamentalist Muslims against president Moubarak’s decision to call three days mourning for Pope John Paul II” says Catholic priest in Cairo Cairo (Fides Service) - “The suicide bomber who blew himself up in one of the parts of Cairo most visited by tourists, between the Khan el Khalili market and the Al Azhar Mosque, was a member of a group of Islam fundam ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of southern Africa recall Pope John Paul II’s love and commitment for Africa Pretoria (Fides Service)- “By raising many African Catholics to the honour of the altars Pope John Paul II showed that African Catholics are mature in their faith” the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa said in a me ...
• 8 April 2005
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - National mourning for John Paul II respected substantially in rebel controlled mainly Muslim north Bouake (Fides Service) - National mourning in Côte d'Ivoire for the death of Pope John Paul II coincided with the time of the funeral. Flags were flown half mast and from 6.30am to 11am local time national television br ...
• 7 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “Because of the state of insecurity I am unable to commemorate the Holy Father with people in outlying villages” Apostolic Prefect of Gambella told Fides Gambella (Fides Service)- “I want very much to go to Catholics in villages around Gambella to commemorate the Holy Father with them, but it is simply impossible in the present state of insecurity” Bishop Angelo Mores ...
• 7 April 2005
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Serious irregularities took place during the March 31 vote: the Opposition accuses the government of fraud Harare (Fides Service)- “Accusations of fraud were almost to be expected since President Mugabe’s government had complete control of the electoral campaign” said local sources in Harare, Zimbabwe where March 31 ele ...
• 7 April 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Pope: Condolences of Church Malawi Lilongwe (Fides Service)- “We pray for the repose of the soul of the Holy Father, we recall and we reflect on his teaching, his moral and spiritual guidance, his efforts to promote unity in the Church and humanity, his ...