Africa

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  12 August 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Waiting, silence, hope, prayer 11 months after the abduction of Father Luigi Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - August 17th will be eleven months since that evening of September 17, 2018 when the life of Father Gigi Maccalli, of the Society for African Missions, changed and was kidnapped in Bomoanga (see F ...
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  10 August 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "The evils of Africa derive from wrong choices. It is time to change", says the President of Caritas Africa Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa’s problems are by choice. This is by choosing leaders who are not good", said His Exc. Mgr. Gilbert Justice Yaw Anokye, Archbishop of Kumasi (Ghana) and President of Caritas Africa, du ...
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  9 August 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "No to violence and abuse, starting from within the Church and in families", the Bishops say Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We will enhance structures for reporting any cases of abuse; and we commit to accompany victims in their healing process, and especially bring perpetrators to account", say the Bishops of ...
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  9 August 2019
  AFRICA / BURKINA FASO - Violence and terrorism, but the missionaries do not abandon the population Bobodiulasso (Agenzia Fides) - The alert in Burkina Faso where the situation is even more tense and dangerous than in Mali continues (see Fides, 11/6/2019). Since last February there have been five attacks carried out ...
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  8 August 2019
  AFRICA/MALI - The climate of tension and insecurity is growing in the central region of the Country Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The central region of Mopti has been for months the scene of inter-communal violence. Military and security sources confirmed the news of two Malian soldiers and two civilians killed on Monday 5 ...
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  8 August 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Interfaith Peace Foundation for Peace in Africa commits to a peaceful vote in 2020 Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The Interfaith Peace Foundation in Africa (IFAP), intends to actively participate in the promotion of peace and social cohesion before, during and after the presidential and political elections ...
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  7 August 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Historic peace accord signed in view of Pope Francis' visit Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo Ossufo Momade leader signed a historic peace accord yesterday, 6 August. The signing ceremony took place in Peace Square in Maputo, which was attended by several ...
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  7 August 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Financial autonomy and economic development: great challenge for the Church in Africa Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Financial autonomy of the churches in Africa and economic development of the African populations are the two complementary realities widely discussed in the XVIII Plenary Assembly of the Symposi ...
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  6 August 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Extraordinary Missionary Month: the women of the diocese of Mzuzu in the forefront Mzuzu (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebrations for the Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 and World Mission Day, the Catholic Women Association (CWO) of the diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi, are committed to the ev ...
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  6 August 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Egyptian government "legalizes" another 88 churches built without permits. The total number rises to 1109 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt the process of "legalization" of Christian places of worship built in the past without the necessary permits is proceeding at a fast pace. In recent days, the ad hoc governmental committe ...
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  5 August 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A liturgy to invoke "peace and security" in Enugu after the murder of Fr. Paul Offu Enugu (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 4 August, after the violence that continues to upset the lives of the local population and which on 1 August also registered the murder of Catholic priest Paul Offu (in the photo), the l ...
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  3 August 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The commitment for the peace of Central African religious organizations at the center of the next World Peace Assembly Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The religious organizations that support the political agreement for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic and the Finn Church Aid met from 30 to 1 August to prepare for the ne ...
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  1 August 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A year after the murder of Anba Epiphanios, the Coptic Church revokes the stop to monastic vocations Cairo (Agenzia fides) - Coptic monasteries reopen the doors to welcome young people who ask to become monks again, after the admission of novices to monastic communities was suspended a year ago by the Committee for the ...
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  1 August 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "We must commit ourselves to ending the violence", says the President of SACBC Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the major problems we face in South Africa are violent protests. Part of this violence is due I think to our absence as Church leaders", said His Exc. Mgr. Sithembele Anton Sipuka, ...
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  31 July 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Stop inciting hatred against the Fulani, that could lead to a civil war and genocide" warns Mgr. Kukah Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The blanket and continued hate speeches against the Fulani herdsmen as being currently done on the social media, constitute a threat to the unity and peace of Nigeria", warns His Exc. Mgr. Matthe ...