Africa

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  18 September 2024
  AFRICA/MALI - Terrorist attacks in Bamako: a signal to the military juntas of Niger and Burkina? Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Local observers describe as "an unprecedented event" the double attack carried out yesterday, September 17, in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on the airport and a nearby gendarmerie base. The att ...
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  17 September 2024
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Middle East Council of Churches celebrates 50th anniversary of its foundation: Pope Tawadros calls for overcoming schisms Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “May the schisms in the Church cease”. Referring to a prayer from the Coptic liturgy, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros called for overcoming schisms on the occasion of the celebration of ...
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  17 September 2024
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - War scenarios and conflict contexts: critical relations between Somalia, Ethiopia and Egypt Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in the Horn of Africa is extremely complex. Somalia is arming itself to fight more effectively against Al-Shabaab terrorists, while in Ethiopia the situation is critical due to t ...
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  17 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal from the diocese of Maiduguri hit by the worst flood in the last 30 years: “We ask for your prayers and material aid” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “The severity of this flood has far exceeded what the government and all of us estimated, marking it the most catastrophic flood in Maiduguri in over three decades,” says a report sent to Fi ...
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  16 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - After the floods, the situation in Maiduguri remains serious Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, which was hit by the floods on September 10 following the collapse of the Alau Dam, remains serious (see Fides, 13/ ...
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  16 September 2024
  AFRICA/EGYPT - African missionary in Cairo: "Children and the elderly are teachers of everyday life" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "I am tiptoeing into this new world, which contains extraordinary human, cultural and spiritual riches," writes Anselmo Fabiano of the Society of African Missions, who recently arrived in Cairo. ...
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  13 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Worst floods in 30 years: one million inhabitants affected in Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are affected by the worst floods in 30 years," reports the diocese of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, which was flooded on September 10 following the collapse of ...
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  13 September 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Medical aid in Tigray: "Balm that soothes and heals wounds" Shire (Agenzia Fides) - "Collaboration is not just about big strategies, but about concrete things that must be done today, without waiting," says Father Dante Carraro, director of the Italian medical aid organization "M ...
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  12 September 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Arms embargo for Darfur extended: extension to the whole country necessary Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The arms embargo for Darfur has been extended, but must now be applied to the whole of Sudan. Yesterday, September 11, the 15 members of the UN Security Council voted unanimously to extend the ...
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  11 September 2024
  AFRICA/BENIN - “Diversity is a great wealth”: a missionary leaving for a new experience of faith Calavi (Agenzia Fides) - “It is time to leave, it is mission time. I take you with me on this experience in Egypt, where I will continue my formation and pastoral service in the mission in Cairo”, writes Anselmo Fabi ...
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  11 September 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - More than 500 days after its start, the war in Sudan shows no signs of ending; warring factions continue to arm themselves Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - After more than 500 days of conflict, there does not seem to be any glimmer of peace for Sudan. The war, which began on April 15, 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Ab ...
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  10 September 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops: "The judiciary and the electoral commission must do their part so that the next elections take place in peace" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "The judiciary will ensure that the vote is fair and complete". This is what the Episcopal Conference of Ghana hopes in the message signed by its President, Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi of Sunyani, ...
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  9 September 2024
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Abdelmadjid Tebboune confirmed in office: voter turnout still unclear Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - With 94.65% of the votes cast, outgoing President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected Head of State of Algeria in the election on September 7 (see Fides, 6/9/2024). The result is, however, conte ...
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  6 September 2024
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Presidential election in Algeria: the military plays an increasingly important role in the country Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - Algerians will elect their Head of State tomorrow, September 7. Outgoing President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, is widely considered the favorite. His only challengers, accepted by the Constitut ...
• 5 September 2024
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of bishop of Kaga-Bandoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.J., until now provincial of the Comboni Missionaries in Central Africa, as bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central A ...