Africa

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  17 February 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "Ballot boxes almost completely deserted by voters", report observers of "Justice and Peace" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Peaceful elections but almost entirely deserted by voters. This is what His Exc. Mgr. Abraham Kome, Bishop of Bafang, Apostolic Administrator of Bafia and President of the National Episcopal Co ...
• 15 February 2020
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Resignation of the Bishop of Bururi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bururi, Burundi, presented by Bishop Venant Bacinoni. The Pope has appointed as bishop of the same dio ...
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  15 February 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are sure that he is alive, and since the incident, steps have been taken to ensure that Rev. Fr. Nicholas Oboh is released without any harm", said Fr. Osi Odenore, Chancellor of the Diocese of ...
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  15 February 2020
  AFRICA/NIGER - Father Pier Luigi Maccali: the thorns and flowers of a kidnapping Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "No information, no sign that will help us give a real name to what has happened and to glimpse the path to follow", writes Father Ceferino Cainelli, Provincial Superior of the Society for Africa ...
• 14 February 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Rector of the "Saints Peter and Paul" philosophical seminary in Ouagadougou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 April 2019 Card. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rector of the "Saints Peter and Paul" inter-diocesan major philosophical Sem ...
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  14 February 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New massacres in Ituri Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Massacres continue in general indifference in Ituri, in the province of North Kivu, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, attributed to the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces). Acco ...
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  13 February 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Opus Dei in the Ivory Coast are to begin Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Celebrating these 40 years means realizing the miracles that God can do. From the five lay people at the beginning of 1980, today there are about 500 faithful of Opus Dei in the Ivory Coast, in ...
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  13 February 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The President has brought Nigeria to the brink" accuses the Bishop of Sokoto Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "No one could have imagined that in winning the Presidency, General Buhari would bring nepotism and clannishness into the military and the ancillary Security Agencies, that his government would be ...
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  12 February 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - After the 33rd Security Summit, "a political conscience in love with democracy" is expected Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Will there be concrete actions for the well-being of African populations or will it be a routine event as always? This is the question that many Africans are asking at the end of the 33rd Su ...
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  12 February 2020
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Caritas Senegal: More than 7 million people in food crisis in the Sahel region Dakar (Agenzia Fides) – More than 7 million people are affected by food insecurity in the Sahel region. This was stated by Caritas Senegal, which held its 56th Plenary Assembly in Ziguinchor, from 8 to 9 February. The ...
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  8 February 2020
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Education for girls from poor families: religious women in the front line Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - In Tanzania, studying is still a privilege. Although education is formally promoted by public authorities, it is difficult for boys and girls to attend regular school courses. Among the pr ...
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  31 January 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Religious leaders are committed to contributing to national pacification Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Positive progress has been made but serious problems remain that if they are not dealt with responsibly, the change that the Congolese people manifested vigorously will remain a vain slogan", ...
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  30 January 2020
  AFRICA/TOGO - "The Word that illuminates and nourishes us together with the bread of the Eucharist" Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "God sends his Word which enters our hearts. This Word invites us to meet others and listen to their existence, find time to talk, recognize, with contemplative eyes, the presence and action o ...
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  30 January 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Do not keep the Bible on shelves, but read it, meditate on it and then put into practice the Word of God" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a very important thing that the Holy Father has thought about the word of God, and to give a chance as a reminder to all of us human beings, especially the Christians and in particular t ...
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  29 January 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA - The clergy: "We are concerned about the social and political crisis that leads young people to flee" Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "We are concerned about the illegal migration of our young people" and "the serious socio-political situation of our country", say the Catholic priests of the Republic of Guinea at the end of th ...