Africa

• 10 November 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Director of Justice and Peace of Butembo-Beni: "Is the population being massacred to clear out the territory in order to exploit its riches?" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - This massacre reflects what has been happening in our diocese from October 2014 until today: the ADF attack and kill the populations, burning houses, means of transport on the roads and goods", ...
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  10 November 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The forgotten victims of the Tigray war: the fate of 100,000 Eritrean refugees Shire (Agenzia Fides) - In the last two years of the ongoing conflict in the northern region of Ethiopia, very little has been said about Eritreans. While 60,000 Tigrayans have been displaced from their homes to refugee ...
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  9 November 2022
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - In one of the poorest Countries in the world, the parish remains a refuge for all Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In Madagascar we know that we are objectively among the poorest Countries in the world. But there is no war, the worst and most repugnant of the evils that men inflict on their fellow men. And at ...
• 9 November 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kaduna: Kidnapping of a Catholic priest and 9 other people in a village attacked by bandits Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Abraham Kunat has been kidnapped by armed men in the local government area of Kachia, in the state of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. The kidnapping took place around midnight yesterday, November ...
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  8 November 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Peace talks: negotiating partners discuss implementation of the agreement Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, November 7, 2022, a new round of talks began in Nairobi between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the rebels of the Tigray region: representatives of the military command of ...
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  8 November 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Ecosystem damage continues as the country is engulfed in flames, just days after an incident on Lake Victoria Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) – Tanzania, overwhelmed by an active fire since October 21, deployed the army to respond to the fire that broke out on Kilimanjaro. On Tuesday, November 1, the country mobilized a military contin ...
• 8 November 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of Bishop of Torit, Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta, of the clergy of Khartoum, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew of the archdiocese of Kharto ...
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  7 November 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Fighting pride and selfish interests and living a life full of humility, forgiveness and mutual love Kasanga (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale of the diocese of Kasese appeals to the country's Catholic politicians, whom he urges to "stand up for the demands of the community" in order to achieve r ...
• 7 November 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cautious hope for a return of peace in South Kivu, but the situation in North Kivu and Ituri remains worrying Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "If this situation of pacification were to extend to the entire province of South Kivu, there would be space and hope for continuous socio-economic development for farmers and ranchers", states ...
• 5 November 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - High tensions between the DRC and Rwanda; concerns about human rights abuses Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension is rising between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of "interference" in the east of its national territory. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi call ...
• 4 November 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We need an effective government and an opposition that controls in the interest of the Country" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Learn from your mistakes. Zambians want an effective government and also a formidable opposition in the interest of the people and the country". Thus, Father Godwin Mulenga, a Jesuit, urged Pres ...
• 4 November 2022
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kitale Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kitale, Kenya, presented by Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. The Holy Father has appointed the R ...
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  4 November 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Silent Proclamation: “There are no professional missionaries at work here” Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "Everything here is a mystery difficult to understand", says Father Angelo Antonlini, "What does the Lord want? Much remains incomprehensible, but he wants us to be there". "This month that I am ...
• 3 November 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops back bill to abolish death penalty Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "God created the human person in his image and likeness and therefore only he can take back human life. It is therefore the obligation of every possessor of life to strive to at all times to prese ...
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  3 November 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Orderly, regular and coordinated disarmament: peace agreement signed between the warring parties Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of November 3-4, 2020, hostilities began between the Ethiopian Federal Army and the Tigray militias of the TPLF. Yesterday afternoon, November 2, 2022, after several days of int ...