Africa

• 28 December 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Malindi, Kenya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Malindi, Kenya, the Reverend Msgr. Wilybard Lagho, of the clergy of Mombasa, until now vicar general of the same metropolitan archd ...
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  23 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A Catholic priest and 13 other Ivorian personalities appointed "Ambassadors of the culture of peace" by the Presidency of UNESCO Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Éric Norbert Abekan, parish priest of the Sainte Famille parish of the Riviera, Abidjan Cocody and 13 other Ivorian personalities from the religious world, economic affairs, sports and heal ...
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  23 December 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Instability and tension on the eve of the vote: Christmas in uncertainty Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - In the Central African Republic tension and instability are increasing. The approach of presidential elections, scheduled for Sunday 27 December, has created tensions between the majority, led by ...
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  22 December 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appeal of the Bishop of Pemba to "act on the root of the conflict, namely the control of natural resources" Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The natural resources of the area are at stake in the conflict in northern Mozambique where, simultaneously with the start of the exploitation of gas and oil fields, a rebellion has emerged which ...
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  22 December 2020
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - African medical students committed to celebrating Christmas in solidarity Fès (Agenzia Fides) - An afternoon to 'offer a smile' to the many children of African immigrants with their mothers: this is the initiative proposed on the occasion of this Christmas by the Association of Sub-Saharan Me ...
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  21 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Catholic Missionary Institute of Abidjan reflects on the responsibility of the Church on the issue of the protection of minors Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The responsibility of the Church for the protection of minors and vulnerable people in the Ivory Coast" was the focus of the conference-debate organized by ICMA, the Catholic Missionary Institu ...
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  21 December 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Bishops: "Are we at the center of a Franco-Russian proxy war?" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Is the Central African Republic at the center of a Franco-Russian proxy war?" the Central African Bishops ask in their statement ahead of the elections on December 27th. "As the country prepare ...
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  19 December 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) begins its mission in Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The CICM mission in Malawi has just begun in a way that was not expected: the preparatory activities have been canceled and the start has been delayed. The 4 team members of the new mission in ...
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  19 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Church prays for the victims of the post-electoral crisis Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "During the Eucharistic celebrations on Sunday 20 December, in all the parishes of your ecclesiastical district, priests will pray for the eternal rest of the victims of the pre-electoral, elect ...
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  18 December 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop Sipuka: "Let us not be discouraged by the Covid pandemic that, like Herod, tries to transform joy into pain, but it will not win" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "As heaven and earth united when Jesus was born, more than ever in this COVID-19 period God is calling us to solidarity" says His Exc. Mgr. Sithembele Anton Sipuka, Bishop of Umtata and Pre ...
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  18 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kankara school students released: "Nigeria runs the risks of exploding" warns a Nigerian prelate Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The 344 students kidnapped from the Kankara public secondary school in Katsina state, northwestern Nigeria, attacked on the night of December 11-12, have been released (see Fides, 14/12/2020). Thi ...
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  17 December 2020
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Inauguration of the Nazareth-Mwendakulima Seminary located in Kahama Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - The inaugural Mass of the Seminary was celebrated by Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam and concelebrated by 26 Bishops and many priests - fro ...
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  17 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The priest kidnapped on his way to his father's funeral released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "I can confirm to you that the kidnapped Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, has been released unhurt, by his captors on the evening of December 16", said the Imo State Police Co ...
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  16 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Abduction of a priest on his way to his father's funeral Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was kidnapped by four heavily armed men on his way to the state of Anambra for his father's funeral. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, of the Congregation of the Sons of Mary Mot ...
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  16 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nigerian religious leaders call for immediate release of students from Kankara school Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Interfaith and Religious condemns in its totality acts of sabotage aimed at disrupting the peace and tranquillity in the country by some individuals and organizations that do not mea ...