Africa

• 18 June 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The return of former President Gbagbo arouses the enthusiasm of his supporters; tensions with the police Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Ivory Coast after ten years has aroused emotion among his supporters. For several days, in the headquarters of the FIP, the Front Populaire Ivoir ...
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  18 June 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Catastrophic humanitarian situation in Tigray: appeal to missionaries from the European coordinator for Eritrean Catholics Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - "Continue to gather information on what is happening in Tigray, inform public opinion with your means of communication. Urge the Holy See to put pressure on the international community thanks to ...
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  17 June 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Safe delivery for mothers and well-assisted children in the new maternal wing of St. Theresa hospital, in Nzara Nzara (Agenzia Fides) - "A relief for expectant mothers who can now be assured of safe delivery in a hospital where both the child and the mother will be well taken care of", these are the words of the bishop of Tombura ...
• 17 June 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Do not repress the demands of young people for justice and democracy", says the Archbishop of Abuja Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not repress young people with their reasonable requests". This is the appeal launched by His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja, in his homily on Sunday, June 13, in which he ...
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  16 June 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The 80th National Council of the PMS has opened: clergy and laity called to the responsibility of instilling the missionary spirit Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "It is impossible for us to remain silent about what we have seen and heard": the 80th National Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Coast opened yesterday, June 15, around the the ...
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  16 June 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Luxor hospital asks Egyptian Christians to give their 'tithe' Luxor (Agenzia Fides) - "Donate your tithe to help cancer patients, and remember that tithing is a sacred duty for every Christian": the fundraising campaign promoted by al Shefaa Orman Hospital in Luxor, a non-state hos ...
• 16 June 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "Aid to the displaced should also go to the local population to avoid tensions" asks the Apostolic Administrator of Pemba Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The interventions must integrate aspects of good coexistence between the displaced and the local population. The aid should not go only to the displaced, totally ignoring the local population", ...
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  15 June 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - The alleged murderer of Fr. Michael Maingi Kyengo, killed in 2019, has been arrested Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The alleged murderer of a Catholic priest who was killed in 2019 and who fled after his release was arrested. He had been on the run for a year. Michael Muthini Mutunga was released on bail of 3 ...
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  15 June 2021
  AFRICA/ERITREA - A nun is the new General Secretary of the Bishops' Conference: "I ask for wisdom and insight" Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "When Solomon became king, he did not ask the Lord for wealth and power, but for wisdom and insight to guide the people of God", said Sister Tsegereda Yonanne of the Comboni Missionary Sisters (C ...
• 14 June 2021
  AFRICA - Terrorism and violence: unsustainable situation in West African countries Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The West African sub-region is unfortunately becoming the bastion of terrorism in Africa. A situation that is becoming increasingly worrying", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Donald Zagore, Ivorian ...
• 14 June 2021
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "What are foreign military bases in the Sahel for?" ask the Bishops after the Solhan massacre Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Burkina Faso is in shock due to the massacre in Solhan, the village in the north-east of the country attacked in the night between 4 and 5 June, in which at least 160 people were killed (see ...
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  12 June 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - World day against child labor, the Bishop of Zomba: "Protecting children, in the light of the Gospel" Zomba (Agenzia Fides) - "In the current health emergency situation, many children and young people are forced to go to work to help their families in conditions of extreme poverty. In many cases it is a question of forms ...
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  12 June 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Students of the Catholic University engaged in research programs and development aid Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) aims at a partnership with the Catholic University of Malawi to help students in practical learning through internships and research of aid and development progra ...
• 11 June 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "The Constitution should be reformed so that there is a single law that is the same for all" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To ensure peace and unity of the nation, there must be an end to the practically established status that Islam enjoys in our Constitution. We note in this regard that while Islam is mentioned ver ...
• 11 June 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Our Lady of Angels" interdiocesan philosophical seminary in Kibosho Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 5, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Joseph Msafiri Mahela, member of the Apostolic Life Communit ...