Africa

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  6 March 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Father Sylvester Okechukwu killed on Ash Wednesday, a few hours after his kidnapping Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A Catholic priest was kidnapped and then killed in northern Nigeria. He is Father Sylvester Okechukwu, parish priest of the church of St Mary Tachira, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State ...
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  5 March 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Peace agreement at risk after arrest of two people linked to Vice President Machar Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The peace agreement in South Sudan is at risk following the arrest of Lieutenant General Gabriel Doup Lam, a senior military officer linked to First Vice President Riek Machar, whose home has been ...
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  5 March 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in the areas occupied by the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in Kamanyola, the village in the Ruzizi Plain (in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo) that is on ...
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  4 March 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Dramatic kidnapping of a priest and a seminarian Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A dramatic kidnapping of a priest and a seminarian took place in Nigeria. Father Philip Ekeli and seminarian Peter Andrew were captured by armed men who entered the Catholic Church of St. Peter in ...
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  4 March 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - South Kivu: Front lines between the M23 and the "Wazalendo" militias run through the Ruzizi plain Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The front line between the M23 guerrillas and the "Wazalendo" militiamen runs through the Ruzizi plain (in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo). Accordin ...
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  4 March 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: “Do not close schools for five weeks during the Ramadan period” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria have expressed concern about the maintenance of the secular nature of the country in relation to the proposal of some northern states of the Federation ...
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  3 March 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Rebel movement M23 is said to be responsible for the attack in Bukavu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tells Fid ...
• 28 February 2025
  ASIA/LESOTHO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Leribe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Leribe, Lesotho, presented by Bishop Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I. The Holy Father has appointed the ...
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  28 February 2025
  AFRICA - Eight former African presidents launch initiative to tackle debt crisis that is strangling economies of poorer countries Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – “The debt crisis has been aggravated by rising interest rates and the strength of the dollar, making it increasingly difficult for African countries to manage dollar-denominated debt. A gl ...
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  27 February 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - There are three versions of attack in Bukavu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that there are several dead, but we do not know how many," confirm church sources in Bukavu to Fides. There, today, February 27, an explosion occurred during a rally organized by the " ...
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  27 February 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference detained at Lubumbashi airport without reason Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly condemn this serious attempt to violate the freedom of movement of a prelate of this rank," said the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CENCO) in a note of protest against the arrest ...
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  27 February 2025
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Ethiopian Prime Minister visits Mogadishu Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Mogadishu today, February 27, where he was received at the airport by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohammed. This is an important step towards ...
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  26 February 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - M23 rebels loot 10 tons of strategic minerals from a plant in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 10 tons of strategic minerals were taken by M23 militiamen from a plant in the Congolese province of South Kivu. This is what was reported by the "Thematic Working Group on Mining and ...
• 26 February 2025
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Tabora Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Josaphat Jackson Bududu, of the metropolitan archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania, until now vicar for consecrated life and parish priest of Saint Jose ...
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  26 February 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War in Sudan continues: use of the air force, including drones, is becoming increasingly important Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest information from the authorities, 46 people were killed in the crash of a military transport plane in Omdurman, the "sister city" of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Among ...