Africa

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  11 August 2021
  AFRICA/CHAD - Interim president invites rebels to "Inclusive National Dialogue" N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - In the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections, the interim president of Chad calls on the rebel groups to participate in an "inclusive national dialogue". It is a new path th ...
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  10 August 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Marburg virus occurs for the first time in West Africa Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The occurrence of the Marburg virus was confirmed for the first time in the Republic of Guinea. The case was recorded in the southern Gueckedou Prefecture. Marburg disease, a highly contagious d ...
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  10 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Presidential and Parliamentary Elections: Bishops appeal to the consciences of candidates and voters Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Politicians "who incite violence in order to gain political or material advantage", "repent and turn away from evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Alick Banda, Archbishop of Lusaka, in his homily during th ...
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  9 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Association of women religious supports government campaign “Covid-free nation” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic nuns who work here have always worked to improve and expand access to basic medical care for the most vulnerable in the communities. We want the extensive network available to us a ...
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  7 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya and Tanzania are now central to drug trafficking routes in Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Africa is no exception to this phenomenon, as the battle over the Caribbean (cocaine) and Pakistani (heroin) routes has led drug traffickers to relocate their trade routes to Africa (and then Eu ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Covid 19 pandemic: effects on the physical and mental health of religious Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 has affected the physical and mental health of religious, so we need to take care of their psychological well-being after some of them experience particular stress that can lead to ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "We must also demand accountability for violence and looting", says the President of SACBC Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "What I wish to propose is that we should add our voice on the call for accountability for the violence and looting that has been allowed to happen in the country. Those who by commission ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - "What can we all do together to help Sister Gloria Cecília Narváez?": Edith Blais, her fellow prisoner keeps hope alive Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "What can we all do together to help Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez in the hands of the kidnappers for 4 years and 6 months"? writes the Canadian Edith Blais who shared 5 months of imprisonment in ...
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  5 August 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Accra Cathedral construction: Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference emphasizes disagreement over funding Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the country's Christians will benefit most from the construction of the cathedral, the citizens should not be expected to finance this from their own donations. I think the project could ...
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  4 August 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Foreign troops in Cabo Delgado: Jesuit favors Tanzanian mediation initiative Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - More troops are arriving in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado to fight jihadists allegedly belonging to the Islamic State (IS). After the Rwandan armed forces, which were already deployed i ...
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  4 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Mass destruction, killings, violence, displacement, where is the government of South Sudan? ask religious leaders Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "What we are witnessing is symptomatic of a series of factors that cannot be ignored. These include the country's tragic history, endemic corruption, internal political struggles, moral d ...
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  3 August 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops condemn theft and attacks on churches in Mbujimayi and Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "These are deliberate acts of desecration, despicable and particularly revolting acts", said His Exc. Mgr. Bernard-Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga, Bishop of Mbujimayi, about the recent thefts and att ...
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  3 August 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Prayers unite us, wherever we are": preparations for the first mission of the SMA fathers in the Country Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, July 24, the priestly ordination of Father Davide Camorani was celebrated, a priest of the Society for African Missions (SMA), who is preparing to leave for the Central African Repub ...
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  2 August 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic women mobilized to contain the third wave of Covid-19 and to promote vaccination Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The fear of the third wave of COVID-19 is the beginning of wisdom, the infection rate is rising again. We must do whatever is necessary to avoid getting infected. We must be in constant contact ...
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  2 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - More than 15,000 internally displaced persons in the city of Tombura are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance Tombura (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of 15,000 internally displaced persons in Tombura alone is becoming more serious every day, said Kia Moses, representative of the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (C ...