Africa
26 February 2020
AFRICA/UGANDA - Christian Leaders in Uganda call for prayers ahead of 2021 General Elections
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians, let us promote peace. Remember Jesus’ first word to his disciples after the resurrection was Shalom, which means peace", said His Exc. Mgr. Ssemogerere, Bishop of Kasana-Luweer ...
25 February 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Land grabbing, the Bishops: "We need a legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations"
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly denounce the land grabbing and forced expropriation of land in all its forms. The consequences are incalculable: Loss of cultural and ancestral heritage, displacement, unemployment, ...
25 February 2020
AFRICA/TOGO - The challenge of democracy in Africa: weak opposition
Sokodè (Agenzia Fides) - According to the results released by the Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI), Faure Gnassingbé has just been re-elected President of Togo for a fourth term with almost 72.36% ...
24 February 2020
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholics To Protest National Insecurity In Black Attire on Ash Wednesday
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics across Nigeria will don black attires on Ash Wednesday 26 February 2020, as a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims of kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country. This ...
24 February 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops for Lent: "breaking the chain of corruption"
Nakuru (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption kills the moral of society", said Fr. Moses Omollo, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Kisumu, on the occasion of the launch of the 2020 Lent Campaign. Addressing the Christian faith ...
22 February 2020
NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - South Sudan, peace is near
Peace is at hand. South Sudan is experiencing a crucial phase in its history: the path to end the civil conflict that has been going on for six years is open. The president, Salva Kiir, has announced an agreement with re ...
21 February 2020
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Anglophone crisis: Bishops from all over the world ask President Biya to participate in peace talks
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - " We, the undersigned Roman Catholic bishops from across the globe, write to respectfully urge your government to participate in proposed Swiss-led peace talks aimed at ending the violence in C ...
21 February 2020
AFRICA/TOGO - The population in prayer for a peaceful outcome of the presidential election
Kolowarè (Agenzia Fides) – May tomorrow’s elections, February 22, have a peaceful outcome, and take place in transparency, according to the search for the common good of the nation: with this intention, the Christia ...
20 February 2020
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - A catechist killed in the north of the Country. Out of 6 parishes in the diocese of Dori, 3 are closed due to terrorism
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – The victims of the jihadist attack committed on Sunday, February 16 in the village of Pansi, not far from Sebba, in the province of Yahgha, in northern Burkina Faso were not protestant fa ...
20 February 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Bishops discuss national reconciliation with the Head of State ahead of the presidential election
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The discussions focused on the theme of national reconciliation in the Ivory Coast. The Bishops met with the President of the Republic to discuss the state of progress of the Country, in partic ...
19 February 2020
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Fr. Oboh, Nigerian priest kidnapped last week, has been released
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Nicholas Oboh, Nigerian priest kidnapped last week in the south-western region of Nigeria, was released yesterday evening, February 18 (see Fides, 15/2/2020). "I am pleased to inform you that ...
19 February 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The diocese of Yopougon engages its priests to combat violence and sexual abuse against minors and vulnerable people
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – To engage one’s priests in the struggle of the universal Church against sexual abuse and in favor of the protection of minors and vulnerable people. This is the objective set by His Exc. Mgr ...
18 February 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Church of Congo in the hurricane of History
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the results produced by the three peaceful marches organized by the Lay Coordination Committee (CLC), from December 2017 to February 2018, "it seems to me that the most lasting and useful ...
18 February 2020
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Security of life and property can no longer be guaranteed in Nigeria" denounces the Bishop of Awka
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Human beings are being slaughtered regularly by terrorists who are suspected to have targeted the Christians. Security of life and property can no longer be guaranteed in Nigeria", said His Exc. ...
17 February 2020
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - At least 24 dead in the attack against an evangelical church
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Unidentified armed individuals attacked the Evangelical church in the village of Pansi, located not far from Sebba, in the province of Yahgha, in northern Burkina Faso, yesterday, Sunday 16 ...
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