Africa

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  29 November 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - Chad unexpectedly ends military cooperation agreements with France N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "A move yet to be interpreted that in any case has taken everyone by surprise" local sources in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, told Fides after the announcement that the local government inte ...
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  28 November 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The young customs officer, killed for opposing corrupt officials who wanted to import a shipment of bad rice, will be beatified Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The young Congolese civil servant assassinated for opposing corruption will be beatified. Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a young civil servant from the Democratic Republic of Congo, had refus ...
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  28 November 2024
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “Rebuilding the lives of refugees”: the theme of the Salesian mission in Palabek Palabek (Agencia Fides) – Teenage pregnancies account for almost a fifth of all births that occur each year in Uganda and 32,000 cases monthly. To help these young Ugandans, the Salesian missionaries have launched ...
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  28 November 2024
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - In the heart of Africa, missionaries consecrate a new Shrine dedicated to John Paul II Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Evangelization today must be renewed in the sense that the rapid development of society brings with it new challenges similar to those experienced by some Churches in ancient times. It is ther ...
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  27 November 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - General tries to prevent the Archbishop of Lubumbashi from celebrating the Mass of Christ the King: "An illegal act against the Constitution" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "An illegal order that the Archbishop of Lubumbashi did not follow," said the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo) in a statement regarding the ban impos ...
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  27 November 2024
  AFRICA/TOGO - Walking together in hope: new aspirants at the seminary of Lomé Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "I cannot give up my fetishes, but I want all my children to become Christians." Taking up the words of a priest of the traditional divinities in Akrassikro, Ivory Coast, Father Silvano Galli, who ...
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  27 November 2024
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Namibia elects new Head of State and parliament Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) - Namibia is holding elections for a new president and parliament today, November 27. The favorite for the highest office in the State is outgoing Vice President Ntumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, appointed ...
• 26 November 2024
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Appointment of Bishop of Nebbi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Constantine Rupiny, of the clergy of the diocese of Nebbi, currently Rector of the Uganda Martyrs’ National Major Seminary of Alokolum, in the A ...
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  26 November 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Feast of Christ the King procession: two people die in stampede Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A tragic accident marked the feast of Christ the King in the southern Nigerian state of Aba. The accident occurred on Sunday 25 November during the annual Christ the King procession at the Chris ...
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  26 November 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - President Kiir meets bishops: "There is hope for peace" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - There is hope for peace in South Sudan. This was announced by President Salva Kiir Mayardit during a meeting with a delegation of the country's bishops, which took place yesterday, November 25, at ...
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  25 November 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - North African bishops on the war in the Holy Land: "The Bible must not be used to legitimize the colonization or annexation of a territory" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Under no circumstances can the Bible be used to legitimize the colonization and annexation of a territory belonging to a people who only want to live in law and peace. It is necessary to distingu ...
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  25 November 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cardinal Besungu denounces the waste of money for constitutional reform: "We must take care of young people" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Congolese youth in general and those of Kinshasa in particular are being sacrificed. How can we understand that we spend time, energy and money to talk about the possibility or the amendment o ...
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  23 November 2024
  AFRICA/MALI - President of the Bishops’ Conference of Mali: “The path of dialogue is the path to restoring peace” Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "Since 2012, Mali has been in a multidimensional crisis: security, institutional and economic," says Jonas Dembélé, President of the Episcopal Conference of Mali and Bishop of Kayes, in an inte ...
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  22 November 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops' alarm on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "With the recurrent postponements of democratic elections in South Sudan, the hope for sustainable peace is waning," warn the Bishops of South Sudan and Sudan at the end of their meeting on peace i ...
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  21 November 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop Nwachukwu ordains 40 new deacons on the centenary of the Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu (Agenzia Fides) – In an atmosphere of profound joy, the city of Enugu, Nigeria, celebrated the centenary of the Bigard Memorial Seminary, a key institution in the formation of Nigerian priests. Founded 100 years ...