Africa

• 
  27 November 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Shops and homes of Coptic Christians ransacked and set on fire in sectarian attacks in the village of al Barsha Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The village of al Barsha, in the Egyptian governorate of Minya, was again, on Thursday 26 November, the scene of sectarian attacks perpetrated against members of the local Coptic Orthodox communit ...
• 
  27 November 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Assault on the capital of Tigray: eyewitness reports Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - For days, Ethiopian federal troops have been fighting on the outskirts of Mekele, the capital of the Tigray province, against the militias of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Yes ...
• 
  26 November 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Prime Minister Ahmed orders advance on Mekele Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed this morning ordered the army to launch the army of the regional government of Tigray in the capital, Mekele. The ultimatum launched on Sunday 22 November ...
• 
  26 November 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "Too many doctors have died of Covid-19" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - " We cannot continue to watch (as) the only hopes of Kenyan people go down through the loss … of life as we have witnessed in the last few days", says His Exc. Mgr. Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo ...
• 
  25 November 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN- Diocese of Tombura-Yambio: Catholic parishes help refugees and returnees Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Two parishes in the diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan are expecting massive arrivals of South Sudanese refugees who are returning home. People seek help in the Catholic parishes “Ave Maria ...
• 
  25 November 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Young Egyptian Catholics in the footsteps of St. Thomas Aquinas Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian youth who join the "family of St. Thomas Aquinas" affirm that their intention "is not to seek the glory of the Catholic Church as such, but to witness the glory of Christ". To this end, t ...
• 
  25 November 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Southern Africa Bishops plan volidarity Visit to Mozambique's Pemba Diocese amid crisis Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) decided on a solidarity visit to the Bishop of Pemba from December 2 to December 4" said His Exc. Mgr. José Luis Ponce de León, Bishop ...
• 
  24 November 2020
  AFRICA/ERITREA - War in Ethiopia: the appeal for peace of Catholic Bishops in Eritrea Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "As spiritual leaders and shepherds of the people of God and fellow citizens, we express our deep and sadness by the recently ignited fraternal war in our neighboring country of Ethiopia.", say t ...
• 
  24 November 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Covid-19 causes a sharp increase in cases of anxiety and depression, reports a Church assistance program Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression are cross-cutting in nearly all the countries included within the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), more es ...
• 
  23 November 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Burkina Faso′s election overshadowed by terrorism Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place in Burkina Faso yesterday, Sunday November 22, are still being counted. A total of 6,490,144 voters were entitled to ...
• 
  23 November 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The nine journalists of a Catholic radio who took refuge in the forest in northern Mozambique are safe and sound Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The 9 Catholic radio journalists of the province of Cabo Delgado, in the diocese of Pemba in Mozambique, who were forced to take shelter in the bush after rebels of the Islamic State had raided t ...
• 23 November 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Kisantu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 21, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kisantu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu. ( ...
• 
  21 November 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The mission of the Somascan fathers: Gospel and charity Usen (Agenzia Fides) - "The spirit that has led us here in Nigeria can be summed up in two words: Gospel and charity. We are dedicated to accompanying children who live on the streets of some important cities and to figh ...
• 
  21 November 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Call for dialogue addressed to the two main leaders of the country by the Episcopate Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We deplore the lack of objectivity in the interpretation of our Basic Law. Therefore, we encourage the two main leaders in the current political life of our country, Presidents Alassane Ouattar ...
• 
  20 November 2020
  AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Bishops of West Africa: "We must create better living conditions for our young people" Nouakchott (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of the resurgence of the phenomenon of illegal emigration in some of our countries, with numerous victims in recent weeks, we would like to express our solidarity and closeness for t ...