Africa

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  9 October 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Environmental Prayer Walk: against illegal mining Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The fight against illegal mining “Galamsey”, which pollutes waterways, destroys forests and livelihoods and causes serious health and environmental risks for communities, is the aim of the “ ...
• 8 October 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "No to political divisions that undermine the country's development" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The division of political leaders is a scandal. They claim to be Christians but promote the disunity of the country," said the President of the Kenyan Bishops' Conference and Archbishop of Kisu ...
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  7 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Father Pier Luigi Maccalli: "I return home after 6 years between tears of joy and sadness" Bomoanga (Agenzia F ides) - "The thread of my presence in Niger (of 11 uninterrupted years) was broken on September 17, 2018 with the kidnapping. Exactly six years later, I have finally returned to Niger", begins the mov ...
• 5 October 2024
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - School, a means of evangelization and a meeting place for religious confessions Beandrarezona (Agenzia Fides) - Contributing to the formation of young people by offering them quality education that gives them equal opportunities with other young people in the cities, this is the objective of the sch ...
• 4 October 2024
  AFRICA/TOGO - 19 people killed in an attack on a post on the border with Burkina Faso Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - 19 people were killed in an attack during the night of 1 to 2 October in Fanworgou, a border town between Togo and Burkina Faso. A commando of armed men attacked a contingent of Togolese soldiers ...
• 3 October 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Army offensive in Khartoum in the grip of intense fighting Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In Khartoum, fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified. The regular military appears to have gained control of important centers in the Sudanese capi ...
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  3 October 2024
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Fifth National Eucharistic Congress: Fraternity as a tool for the development of human dignity Dar Es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of believers took part in the Fifth National Tanzanian Eucharistic Congress, which recently ended in Dar Es Salaam. Under the slogan ‘Fraternity, healing the world: you are all ...
• 2 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops' Conference: Priests should not enter politics without proper authorization Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Priests should not enter politics. This was confirmed by the Bishops' Conference of Nigeria in a statement published on October 1st and signed by the President of the Bishops' Conference of Nigeri ...
• 2 October 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - The commitment of Salesian missionaries among children: overcoming differences that lead to violence Sarh (Agenzia Fides) - "School is a place of mutual respect and the ability to be together". From Sarh, in Chad, in the heart of Africa, Father Jean Claude Kikondee, a Salesian missionary from Cameroon, talks about the ...
• 1 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Lagos: "The best gift for the 64th anniversary of Independence is to improve the living conditions of Nigerians" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "As we celebrate the 64th anniversary of our country's independence, one cannot help but wonder how much there is to celebrate, given the many hardships that Nigerians face today," said the Archbi ...
• 30 September 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Radio Maria/Goma coordinator murdered Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The coordinator of Radio Maria/Goma, Edmond Bahati Monja, has been murdered. The murder occurred on the evening of September 27. The Catholic radio journalist was shot dead by armed men near h ...
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  30 September 2024
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Synod, the Bishop of Leena: "The problems of the West are not ours" by Fabio Beretta Leena (Agenzia Fides) - Low levels of education, lack of services, leprosy, the spread of aggressive sects: these are just some of the problems that the Catholic community in Angola faces on a daily b ...
• 28 September 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and succession of bishop of Isiolo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Isiolo, Kenya, presented by Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. He is succeeded by Bishop Peter Munguti ...
• 28 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ahiara: “If there is a lesson we can learn from the past, it is that it is important to listen to one another” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “If there is a lesson we can learn from this, it is that it is important to listen to one another, as in a family,” says the Bishop of Ahiara in Nigeria, Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, to Fides. “Bet ...
• 27 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Further protests against the government's economic policies announced Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Various civil society groups in Nigeria have declared a "National Day for Survival" for October 1. The date has a high symbolic value as it coincides with the 64th anniversary of Nigeria's indepen ...