Africa

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  17 May 2021
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Communion and Islamic-Christian dialogue for the feast of the end of Ramadan Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Spiritual communion and collaboration between Christians and Muslims is very important for the future of society: with this spirit the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou opened its doors to the memb ...
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  17 May 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Apostolic Nuncio urges Christians to keep away from tribalism and to embrace unity Bungoma (Agenzia Fides) - Christians must keep away from tribalism which leads to the division of God's people and embrace unity to bring about peace. This is how Bishop Bert van Megen, Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya, address ...
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  15 May 2021
  AFRICA - The Church in Africa wants to get out of its precariousness and achieve financial self-sufficiency Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Concrete actions, fundraising, setting up of income-generating activities, large-scale projects, are all actions resulting from the will of the churches in Africa to achieve financial self-suffi ...
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  15 May 2021
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Augustinian missionaries promote the reintegration of child soldiers Dungu (Agenzia Fides) - "The problem of child soldiers is very complex and, in particular, in the Haut Uele region, in the north east of the country, a devastating conflict lasting many years devastated society in this p ...
• 14 May 2021
  AFRICA/NIGER - Assault on the village where the first local Catholic communities were born: at least 5 dead and the desecration of the church Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "In Niger, the celebration of the conclusion of Ramadan, Aid el Fitr, was celebrated yesterday. In the capital, Niamey, everything took place in the calm and serenity of this day of prayer and fa ...
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  14 May 2021
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Covid-19, ebola and typhoid fever: the mission of Foya becomes a church-field hospital Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "The mission of Foya is always at the forefront", writes Fr. Lorenzo Snider, priest of the Society for African Missions (SMA) in the north-west of Liberia. The missionary talks about the activities ...
• 12 May 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Child abuse: the Church's initiative to combat the phenomenon Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Government, civil society organizations, schools, public institutions have launched initiatives for the protection of minors in Tanzania, given the high rate of child abuse that has drawn ...
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  12 May 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Being a catechist is "an inspiration from God", says Guillaume Gnagne, a catechist for more than 50 years Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "If the Pope cares about catechists today, it is a joy for me", says Guillaume Gnagne, catechist since 1966 in the local Adjoukrou language (a population of the south of the country) on the occ ...
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  12 May 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Doctors and hospitals on strike: imminent health disaster Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Doctors raise alarm over medicine shortages, lack of funding, insecurity, and an impending health disaster. Yesterday, the Sudanese Ministry of Health reported 138 new COVID-19 cases and five d ...
• 12 May 2021
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Hajjar Mangomo Nanga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Hajjar Mangomo Nanga, of the clergy of the diocese of Francevi ...
• 11 May 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - State of emergency in the east: doubts and perplexities of academics and representatives of civil society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Doubts and perplexities have been expressed by representatives of civil society on the application of the state of siege in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri in the east of the Democratic R ...
• 11 May 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Catechists: main actors of evangelization in Africa Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Catechists in Africa have been the cornerstones of evangelization, they have carried out an extraordinary job. They were not mere collaborators of the missionary fathers, but important actors i ...
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  10 May 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Death sentence carried out against the murderer of Bishop Epiphanios Damanhur (Agenzia Fides) - In Damanhur Prison, the death penalty was carried out against Wael Saad Tawadros, the former Coptic Orthodox monk convicted of murdering Bishop Epiphanios. He was found dead on 29 July 2018 in ...
• 10 May 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - After the attack on Palma: the displaced are lacking essentials Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - After the attack on the city of Palma on March 24 (see Fides 27/4/2021), the already grave humanitarian situation in the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique has worsened. Before the a ...
• 10 May 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of the Bishop of Dedza, Mgr. Peter Chifukwa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 8, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Peter Chifukwa, of the clergy of Dedza, currently Judicial Vicar and Rector of the St. Kizito minor Seminary as Bishop of the Diocese of Dedza (Mala ...