Africa

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  15 November 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - World Day of the Poor between charity initiatives and an invitation to solidarity Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - With an appeal to charity and with initiatives of solidarity towards the poor and the vulnerable, the fifth edition of the World Day of the Poor, established by Pope Francis at the end of Jubile ...
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  13 November 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop Tombe Trille: "After the coup d'état, it is urgent to support dialogue. The pastoral mission is seriously affected" El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - "We are cut off from the world, there is no government given that the Supreme Transitional Council for the executive, made up of 50% military and 50% civilians, is dissolved while the Prime Min ...
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  13 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - There is no Christianity without community: the Prefect of Robe talks about his mission Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Prefecture of Robe was created by Propaganda Fide on February 11, 2012 (see Fides, 13/2/2012). Since then, almost ten years have passed and, among the many challenges, the pres ...
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  12 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The mission of the Salesians, at the service of young people and the poorest communities Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - Education, professional training, development projects, assistance to populations affected by famine, always according to the evangelical spirit of proximity: this is the commitment of the D ...
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  11 November 2021
  AFRICA/eSWATINI - The Bishop: "For social peace, national dialogue is urgent, do not postpone it to March" Manzini (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is not predictable, it has been calm in recent times, but we must bear in mind that there is still a curfew from 9.00 pm to 4.00 am to control and prevent possible riots. In addit ...
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  11 November 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Acts of vandalism and gunfire in a parish and a Catholic community in the diocese of Tombura Yambio Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - On October 26, 2021, the Catholic parish of Mupoi was vandalized by a group of armed people, while on October 30, 2021, the Solidarity Community located in the parish of Riimenze was loot ...
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  10 November 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros and Grand Imam Al Tayyeb celebrate ten years of activity of the "House of the Egyptian Family" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The ten-year anniversary of the "House of the Egyptian Family", which sees itself as an interreligious liaison and aims to prevent or defuse sectarian conflicts, took place under the motto "10 yea ...
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  10 November 2021
  AFRICA/NIGER - Missionary reports tragic deaths Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The wind is blowing in both directions. The last two weeks in Niger have been even more tragic than usual. A few days ago at least 60 farmers and a dozen soldiers were killed in the so-called ' ...
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  9 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Salesian missionaries arrested, committed to the education of children: appeal for release Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In a climate of general chaos and uncertainty, the news, confirmed to Fides by local sources, of a raid carried out on November 5 by government military forces in a center in Gottera (Addis ...
• 9 November 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Nnewi and appointment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Nnewi (Nigeria), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Hilary Paul Odili Okeke. The Holy Father has appoin ...
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  9 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The National Director of the PMS: prayer, the only weapon in the dramatic situation in the Horn of Africa Hosanna (Agenzia Fides) - "We have followed Pope Francis' appeal on the conflict situation in the Horn of Africa in general and the Ethiopian people in particular with attentiveness. This appeal to prayer is the only pos ...
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  8 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - International mobilization for peace Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - An emergency session of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has been called for today, Monday, November 8, 2021. The session, motivated by recent changes in the co ...
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  6 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Violence in Tigray, the Apostolic Vicar of Hosanna: it is urgent to seek peace and security Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "I am deeply saddened by everything that is happening in the Tigray region and in the regions alongside Amhara and Afar, even though unrest has been occurring throughout the country for at l ...
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  5 November 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The era of conquest, extraction, and exploitation has given way to cooperation and community": the petition of religious leaders Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We envision a world transformed, in which humanity in all its diversity has developed a shared reverence for life on planet Earth. Together, we are building resilient, caring communities and ec ...
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  5 November 2021
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Message and spiritual legacy of the monks of Tibhirine, 25 years after their tragic death Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the Marian prayer of the Regina Coeli on Sunday May 26, 1996, the Holy Father John Paul II expressed himself as follows: "Today's celebration of the solemnity of Pentecost is saddened by the tr ...