Africa

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  23 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Bishop of Solwezi hopes that "the new President will fight rampant corruption and pacify the nation" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The newly elected President of Zambia will have to "fight the rampant corruption, which has reached unprecedented levels in our nation". This is what His Exc. Mgr. Charles Kasonde, Bishop of Solw ...
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  21 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "The two slain Catholic sisters are our martyrs", said the Archbishop of Juba at their funeral Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Mary Daniel Abut and Sister Regina Roba Luate are our martyrs because they were killed in cold blood", said yesterday, August 20, His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba ...
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  20 August 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - After Burkina Faso, now also Mali: At least 15 soldiers die in a jihadist attack Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Jihadist groups are again attacking soldiers from the regular armed forces in the Sahel. After the most recent incident on August 18 in Burkina Faso (see Fides 19/8/2021) it is Mali's turn, where ...
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  20 August 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - "Ethiopia is experiencing the most dramatic phase in recent history" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - While the world's eyes are on Afghanistan, a silent drama is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. The war that broke out in the Tigray region in November 2020 has long since spread beyond the bo ...
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  20 August 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Death of Iman Ustas Aladji Bubacar Djalo: "His commitment to dialogue will not be forgotten" Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, August 19, Imam Ustas Aladji Bubacar Djalo from Mansoa died completely unexpectedly. This is a great loss for Islam in Guinea-Bissau, but also for the Catholic Church, because throug ...
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  19 August 2021
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Almost 50 dead in an Islamist attack in the north of the country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Forty-seven people, including thirty civilians, fourteen soldiers and three army auxiliaries, were killed yesterday August 18 in an attack by suspected jihadists on a military convoy in nort ...
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  19 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Sisters killed; President Kiir: "The groups that did not sign the peace are responsible for their death" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The groups that did not sign the peace agreement are, according to the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, responsible for the deaths of the two nuns of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jes ...
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  19 August 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic priest, victim of an act of violence Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was violently killed in Uganda yesterday, August 18. Fr. Joshephat Kasambula from the diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana was murdered in cold blood yesterday evening. It is believed th ...
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  18 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Two nuns killed in an ambush; "Murdered cold bloodedly" denounce the sisters Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Our sisters were killed cold bloodedly", says Sister Christine John Amaa, of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, providing details of the murder of Sister Mary Daniel Abut, and Sister R ...
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  17 August 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Why should criminals be rewarded": Nobel laureate criticizes the president's appointment of a former rebel leader Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Why should criminals be rewarded in this way?" Asks the Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate, doctor and human rights activist, Dr. Denis Mukwegue, in connection with the appointment of a form ...
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  13 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Waiting for the election result: Jesuits ask election winners to give priority to the poor Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The official results of the presidential elections in Zambia, which took place on August 12th, are expected on Sunday, August 15th. The election was overshadowed by clashes in which two people we ...
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  13 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Research data indicates deaths from Covid-19 are more than double the official count in South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The health department’s official Covid death toll for 2020 was 28,500. However, according to researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT), the ...
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  12 August 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: "We must decide what we are to solve the nation's problems" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The crucial question that this country has not resolved is 'Who are we as Nigerians?' That is why the situation in the country has become so explosive", said His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Hassan Kukah Bi ...
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  12 August 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Assault on the Archbishop's residence: Cardinal Ambongo forgives perpetrators and instigators Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "You prayed for the Cardinal for what happened last week. Today I wanted to thank you. You have shown that you love your Cardinal. You have shown that we are one family", said His Eminence Card ...
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  11 August 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Fight against modern slavery: religious leaders from four African countries sign a joint declaration Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Human trafficking is a particularly heinous crime, as it involves the exploitation and abuse of people for profit reasons," emphasized the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of ...