Africa

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  10 March 2021
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Riots during demonstrations: bishops call for dialogue Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "While we still have time, we must do our best to limit the damage and possibly stop it. Let's stop the cycle of violence!", calls Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Dakar in a statement on behalf of t ...
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  10 March 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudan, first country in Middle East and Africa to receive first doses of covid-19 vaccine Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Sudan has started to vaccinate health workers on the front lines in the fight against the corona virus after receiving the first batch of 828,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, intended for ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Explosions in military barracks: the number of victims rises to 98 Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - The official number of deaths in the explosions that occurred on Sunday, March 7th, in the military barracks in Bata, the most populous city and economic capital of Equatorial Guinea, rises to a ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA - JRS calls for equity in vaccine distribution Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Equal access to vaccinations is necessary to ensure public health for all in society. We cannot heal and move forward until all of us, including forcibly displaced people, are vaccinated", Fr. Tho ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Colombian missionary killed in road accident Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - Father Manuel Ubaldo Jáuregui Vega, 36, Xaverian missionary from Yarumal (Institute for Foreign Missions of Yarumal), born in Cúcuta, Colombia, was assassinated in Zango, in the municipality of ...
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  8 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - A series of explosions shocks the economic capital Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 17 people died and 420 were injured yesterday, Sunday 7 March, in a series of 4/5 explosions in a barrack in Bata, the most populous city and also the economic capital of Equatorial Guin ...
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  8 March 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Protection of minors and vulnerable people: a challenge for the Church Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Protection of minors and vulnerable people in the Church in Ivory Coast" is the central theme of a training session organized by the Bishops' Conference of Ivory Coast in collaboration with the ...
• 8 March 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of bishop of Rumbek Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan, the Reverend Fr. Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.J., until now vicar general of the diocese of Malakal. Msgr. Chr ...
• 6 March 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Matadi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi. (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
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  5 March 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - More than 25 priests and 60 nuns, Catholic nurses and doctors died of respiratory problems in two months due to the pandemic Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "In two months, more than 25 Priests and 60 Nuns, Catholic nurses and doctors have died of respiratory problems", said Fr. Charles Kitima, Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of T ...
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  5 March 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Murder of the magistrate in charge of the investigation into the murder of the Ambassador of Italy and his two companions Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The magistrate in charge of the investigation into the murder of the Italian Ambassador to Kinshasa, Luca Attanasio, policeman Vittorio Iacovacci, and their Congolese driver Mustafa Milambo, (s ...
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  4 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Cabo Delgado tragedy, a problem not only in Mozambique but in all of southern Africa Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Cabo Delgado are experiencing a major humanitarian crisis and we are addressing various bodies and institutions. We seek to broaden the message that the insurgency in northern Moza ...
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  4 March 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop complains of negligence in dealing with Covid-19 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Godfrey Onah expresses his concerns about the laxity in the implementation of COVID-19 safety precautions: "In our markets, no precautions. We make some attempts in schools but if you walk ...
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  3 March 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Let's start again from the outskirts of the country for a more just and supportive Angola" ask the Bishops Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - The drop in oil prices, the general crisis in the prices of goods and services caused mainly by financial speculators and the Covid-19 pandemic are currently having severe effects on the populati ...
• 3 March 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of Bishop of Queenstown Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Queenstown, South Africa, the Reverend Fr. Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C., until now diocesan administrator of the same see. Msgr. Pau ...