Africa

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  5 March 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped on Sunday 1 March released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We have been reliably informed that Fr. David Echioda has been released by his abductors. Thank you for your prayers and support during this trying time", says the message from the Nigerian dioce ...
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  4 March 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Formation course on the social doctrine of the Church for 50 pastoral operators Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of the Ivory Coast through its national subcommittee Justice and Peace organized from 3 to 6 March a training formation on the social doctrine of the Church, destin ...
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  4 March 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops lead a peaceful protest march in Abuja: "No more massacres of innocent civilians" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are protesting against the brutal killings of innocent Nigerians by Boko Haram and terrorist herdsmen who are invading peoples farm lands forcefully. We have embarked on a peaceful protest on ...
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  3 March 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - To cancel the word "hunger": the commitment of the Franciscan lay missionaries of the Immaculate Conception Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - "This year the rains have been regular in our area and the corn for polenta, the daily bread of the entire population, is now ripe. In some fields it is already drying up and I cannot wait to p ...
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  3 March 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "What is the aim of the ruling coalition?" ask the Bishops a year after the presidential election Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "A year after the presidential election, several crises have arisen that cause concern for the long-awaited social change", write the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in th ...
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  3 March 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - One country, two presidents: instability and tensions are feared Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in Guinea-Bissau is likely to get worse. Umaro Cissoko Embalò's surprise move, who emerged victorious from the December 29 ballot, to proclaim himself president without waiting for th ...
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  2 March 2020
  AFRICA/TOGO - Pre and post-election crisis in Africa: every leader must take responsibility Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - If countries like Guinea-Bissau and Togo seem to get bogged down in post-election crises, just as many countries like Ivory Coast and Guinea Conakry go through chaotic pre-election moments. "One o ...
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  29 February 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Archbishop of Mombasa: "Immediate measures are needed against the Coronavirus" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Need to take precautionary measures to avoid contracting the Coronavirus", said His Exc. Mgr. Martin Kivuva Musonde, Archbishop of Mombasa, during the launch of the Lenten Campaign 2020 at the ...
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  29 February 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "Be ambassadors of reconciliation": appeal by Mgr. Ignace Dogbo Bessi to Ivorian Catholics for Lent Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholic Christians in Ivory Coast are in a situation where reconciliation is essential", said His Exc. Mgr. Ignace Dogbo Bessi, Bishop of Katiola and President of the Ivorian Bishops’ Confer ...
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  28 February 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Psychological support, assistance, reintegration for former child soldiers Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The news, released by UNICEF, of the release of a group of child soldiers, prisoners of war, released on February 26 in South Sudan has aroused sensation and hope. The children, the UN agency annou ...
• 27 February 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Innocent Blaise Ndongbo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 5 December 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Innocent Blaise Ndongbo, of the diocesan clergy of Bangassou as Nat ...
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  27 February 2020
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Environment, health, education, economy: the importance of "community radio" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Radio continues to be a fundamental source of information for African societies in many nations of the continent. "Thanks to its usability, it is a means that has the ability to reach a wider aud ...
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  27 February 2020
  AFRICA/GHANA - "Let us conscientiously exercise our right to vote" urge the Bishops Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Following the footsteps of Jesus who did not shun his civil duties, all Christians should actively participate in the elections. We need to exercise our franchise conscientiously during the elect ...
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  26 February 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Entry ban in Eritrea for a Catholic delegation on a visit for religious purposes Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - An Ethiopian Catholic delegation of the highest level was stopped for 16 hours at Asmara airport (in Eritrea) and then released, but forced to return to Addis Ababa. As Fides learns, the inc ...
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  26 February 2020
  AFRICA - Peace, security and stability: the key points of Lent in Africa Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - A new era for the African continent, tormented by evil and suffering: is the common hope of the Church of the Country for the time of Lent that begins today, February 26, for the universal Church ...