Africa

• 8 April 2025
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Gagnoa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi, until now bishop of San-Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire and apostolic administrator of the same archdiocese, as metropolitan arch ...
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  8 April 2025
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Diplomatic crisis between Algeria and the three countries of the Sahel Alliance Algiers (Agenzia Fides) – A diplomatic crisis is unfolding between Algeria and the three member countries of the Confederation of Sahel States (better known as the Sahel Alliance, AES): Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. I ...
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  8 April 2025
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - International Colloquium on Religious Diplomacy: An impetus for peace amid global crises Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, April 7, the International Colloquium on Religious Diplomacy (CIDiR) opened at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar and will conclude today, April 8. This international event ...
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  7 April 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Release of an 83-year-old missionary and his assistant after 48 hours Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – The kidnapping and subsequent release, within 48 hours, of an 83-year-old British missionary and his Cameroonian assistant have brought the forgotten conflict in the English-speaking regions ...
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  7 April 2025
  AFRICA/MALI - Archbishop Cissé: "The future depends on us. Prayer, almsgiving and fasting are the fertilizers of our Christian life" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – Several events continue to enliven the activities of Saint Monica Parish in Bamako, which recently celebrated a significant milestone of the 25th anniversary of its foundation. The Jubilee ...
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  5 April 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Youth from Bukavu appeal to major powers: “Stop provoking wars and massacres in Congo” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "You who have the power to provoke war, please stop fueling it in our country," is the appeal addressed to the major powers by 40 young people from Bukavu, the capital of the Congolese province ...
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  4 April 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - After two years of war: Khartoum is slowly returning to normality Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, which was recaptured on March 26 by the regular army (Sudan Armed Forces, SAF) from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militiamen, is slowly returning to normality. ...
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  3 April 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudanese soldiers attack a Catholic church, killing a person whose body was carried away Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Soldiers of the South Sudanese army attacked a church, killing a parishioner and carrying away his body. This happened in Our Lady of Assumption Parish Loa, in Magwi County, in the State of Eastern ...
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  3 April 2025
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Catholic University: Law Faculty students to provide free legal aid Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "This year, the Church is celebrating a Jubilee Year with the theme: Pilgrims of Hope. As a falculty, can we not go to our prisons and help liberate those who do not belong there?" asked Father ...
• 2 April 2025
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Augustin Simmel Ndiaye, of the clergy of Dakar, until now rector of the Catholic University of West Africa (UCAO) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, as ...
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  2 April 2025
  AFRICA/RWANDA - The Bishops of Rwanda and Burundi call for peace in the region Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - "The closure of borders hinders economic growth, social cohesion, and cultural exchange," declared the Bishops of Rwanda and Burundi at the conclusion of the first Ordinary Plenary Assembly of th ...
• 1 April 2025
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Resignation and appointment of the bishop of Mzuzu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the dicoese of Mzuzu, Malawi, presented by Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S., and has appointed Bishop Yohane Suzgo N ...
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  1 April 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops propose a code of conduct in view of the presidential election Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Integrity, humility, modesty, and moral leadership qualities." These are the qualities that the bishops of Cameroon believe the ideal candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in Octob ...
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  31 March 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "South Sudan risks becoming a battlefield for foreign interests, and this will have devastating consequences for future generations" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - South Sudan risks becoming a battlefield for foreign forces. This is the warning of the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Sudan and South Sudan (SSCBC) in light of the situation in the young c ...
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  29 March 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Catholic University: A Sign of Hope in South Sudan by Javier Trapero Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - When we talk about South Sudan, the focus is usually on conflicts and humanitarian crises. But in this country, one also senses the energy and dynamism of young people who wa ...