Africa

• 
  15 December 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appeal in favor of Eritrean refugees in the face of the looting perpetrated to the detriment of the local population in the context of the conflict in Tigray Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - The inhabitants of Macallè, in Tigray, are afraid. After the fighting in November, the city is under the control of the Ethiopian federal forces, but it is still not safe. Gangs of local crimina ...
• 
  15 December 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Christian leaders: "The Country is devastated by Covid-19; but it is possible to rise again with the solidarity of all" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on our nation", says, a statement published at the end of a meeting organized by the Episcopal Commission for Justi ...
• 
  14 December 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Conflict in Tigray: fate of the bishop and his collaborators in the Eparchy of Adigrat Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the fighting in the Tigray region on November 4th, there has been no reliable information about the fate of the Catholic Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin and his priests an ...
• 
  14 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Contradictory messages on the number of students still in the hands of the kidnappers after the attack on a school in the north of the country Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Contradictory messages arrive on the number of students of the government secondary school of Kankara, in the state of Katsina, attacked on the night between 11 and 12 December, still in the hands ...
• 14 December 2020
  AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Mongo, Chad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Mongo, Chad, presented by Bishop Henri Coudray, S.J. The Holy Father has appointed the Rev ...
• 
  12 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The nation needs forgiveness and reconciliation: the Church alongside those who suffer Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Ivory Coast left civil war behind only ten years ago, and we still suffer from the wounds this conflict caused. Many problems arose from it: many citizens fled, many were arrested, others injur ...
• 
  11 December 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Doctors Strike: Constructive Dialogue Needed Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The sufferings patients go through whenever there is a strike should remind us that saving life ought to be a priority for both government and the medical staff", say the Bishops of Kenya, in a ...
• 
  11 December 2020
  AFRICA/GHANA - Akufo-Addo re-elected President of Ghana Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, President Nana Addo Dnkwa Akufu-Addo, has been re-elected the President of Ghana. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana who b ...
• 
  10 December 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - At least 25 Salesian missionaries trapped in the war in the Tigray Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty-five Salesian missionaries are blocked without communications in the Tigray region - in the north of Ethiopia, at the center of the clash between regular soldiers and the militias of ...
• 
  10 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A reserve fund for Caritas to support vulnerable people Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Following tradition in Ivory Coast, every year, on the third Sunday of Advent, the local Church dedicates particular attention to its social branch, Caritas, through the National Day of Caritas, ...
• 
  10 December 2020
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit for young people in southern Africa Harare (Agenzia Fides) - How can the Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit be made known to the young people of southern Africa? This is what youth chaplains and leaders from the IMBISA Region (Inter-Regional Meeting of t ...
• 
  9 December 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Thanks to the donation of Pope Francis, 2 health centers will be built for the displaced people of Cabo Delgado Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the donation from Pope Francis to the diocese of Pemba, the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, which has been suffering from the consequences of a separatis ...
• 
  9 December 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The alarm of the African Bishops: "Stop the war in Tigray. We are concerned about the humanitarian situation" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "We have followed with deep concern the deteriorating situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia", says Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba on behalf of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of ...
• 9 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of auxiliary of Minna, Nigeria Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Minna, Nigeria, the Reverend Luka Sylvester Gopep, of the same diocese, unti now vicar general of Minna and parish priest ...
• 
  7 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - SMA fathers celebrate their 125th anniversary Abidjan - (Agenzia Fides) - "On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the mission in this country today, I wish to thank God for the remarkable missionary zeal. Looking at the missionary works in this country and thin ...