Africa

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  31 August 2023
  AFRICA/GABON - Is there an internal clash within Bongo family's power system behind the coup? Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a crucial moment in the history of Gabon. We must wait and see how events will unfold in the coming days and, above all, what the coup plotters intend to do", local sources tell Fide ...
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  30 August 2023
  AFRICA/GABON - After coup in the night: “Libreville is a ghost town” Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – "Libreville is a ghost town. There are no people or vehicles on the streets, but the situation is calm", local sources tell Fides in the capital of Gabon, where the military announced they ...
• 30 August 2023
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the "Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary" Interdiocesan Seminary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. Alphone Daniel Essey, as Rector of the "Immaculate Conception of the Blesse ...
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  29 August 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “Gigantic fraud”: Opposition questions election results Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a blatant and gigantic fraud", said Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition and main challenger to outgoing President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on the results of the August 23 elections (see F ...
• 29 August 2023
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the "Santa Maria della Speranza" interdiocesan Seminary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 16, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev Sac. Justin Georges Ebengue as Rector of the "Santa Maria della Speranza" i ...
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  29 August 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Putting social justice first" say the Bishops recalling Father Kaiser, missionary killed in circumstances never clarified Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Kaiser fought all his life to defend the rights of the oppressed, the poor and all those who suffer from injustice", reaffirmed the bishops who took part in the suffrage ceremony of Fath ...
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  28 August 2023
  AFRICA/GABON - Tensions after the August 26 vote: curfew imposed and Internet connections interrupted Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - A curfew was introduced and Internet connections were interrupted in Gabon from August 26, shortly before the end of the presidential elections between outgoing President Ali Bongo Ondimba an ...
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  25 August 2023
  AFRICA/GHANA - "The diplomatic path must be pursued" Ghanaian bishops also oppose military intervention in Niger Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "No to military intervention under the aegis of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO)". The Bishops of Ghana also express their opposition to a possible military interventi ...
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  25 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - After the coup: "Large parts of the population support the putschists" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The current fifth coup d'état seems unique, also because of the creative way in which it is being carried out", explains Father Mauro Armanino of the Society of African Missions (SMA) to Fides, ...
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  24 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest and Seminarian kidnapped in early August have been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melkiori Dominick Mahinini, kidnapped on August 3 in the assault on the parish of St. Luke Gyedna (diocese of Minna) in the local government area of Paikoro in the S ...
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  24 August 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Voting extended in several polling stations Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabweans are called to vote today, August 24, in 40 polling stations due to delays in the presidential and administrative elections held yesterday, August 23 (see Fides, 17/8/2023). The vote i ...
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  23 August 2023
  AFRICA/MALI - The departure of the Blue Helmets and the risks of the resurgence of the Tuareg rebellion as jihadists continue to strike Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - While international attention is focused on Niger, in Mali the process of withdrawal of the Blue Helmets of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) ...
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  22 August 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Justice and Peace" launches collective action in favor of miners affected by diseases linked to coal extraction Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Very often workers do not have the means to seek legal recourse from large companies which have huge resources at their disposal", says Cardinal-elect Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape T ...
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  22 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Diplomatic stalemate continues as African bishops reiterate their 'no' to military intervention Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO/ECOWAS), has rejected the proposal of the Niger military junta to hold elections within three years. Thus, the tug of war continues between t ...
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  21 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Niger is a mirror of the international community" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Even a military coup still in progress can highlight, as in a mirror, the roles and characters of the drama taking place in Niamey and elsewhere", writes to Fides Fr. Mauro Armanino, missionary ...