Africa

• 24 May 2024
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Abidjan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 20, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa. ...
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  24 May 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Father Luke and his companion were victims of violence between ethnic communities Juba (Agenzia Fides) – "The disappearance of Father Luke Yugue and his companion must be placed in the sad context of the violent clashes between the Azande and the Balanda that have broken out again after the serious ...
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  23 May 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Diocese of Tombura-Yambio: Funeral prayer for the priest and his driver kidnapped a month ago Juba (Agenzia Fides) - In the hope, albeit weak, of finding alive the priest and his driver who disappeared on April 27, the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio, Edward Hiiboro Kussala, announced funeral prayers for the two men. "I ...
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  23 May 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Attack on refugee camp in Boni: The exact death toll is not yet known Makalondi (Agenzia Fides) - The recent attacks on the military and refugees in the refugee camp in Boni (Torodi department, Makalondi municipality) left people dead and injured. "The first tragic clash took place on ...
• 22 May 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of bishop of Wa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Francis Bomansaan, M.Afr., until now deputy superior general of the Missionaries of Africa, as bishop of the diocese of Wa, Ghana. Msgr. Fran ...
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  22 May 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria within days Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A few days after the kidnapping of Father Basil Gbuzuo (see Fides, 17/5/2024), another priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. He is Father Oliver Buba from Yola Diocese in Adamawa State. This was ...
• 22 May 2024
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the rector of the propaedeutic Seminary in Nden Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 6, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Father Pierre Sylvain Bikono of the Obala clergy as Rector of the Propaedeut ...
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  20 May 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The strange coup in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is calm, there are no traffic restrictions and the airport is functioning normally", say local sources, regarding the situation in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic o ...
• 18 May 2024
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint-Gall National Theological Major Seminary in Ouidah Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 31 August 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Father Bertrand Djossou of the clergy in Ouidah as Rector of the Saint-Gall Nat ...
• 17 May 2024
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint-Paul National Philosophical Major Seminary of Djimè Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 31, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. Télésphore Abley of the clergy of Abomey as Rector of the Saint-Paul Na ...
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  17 May 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest from Onitsha diocese kidnapped Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "With sadness, we write to inform of the kidnap of one of our priests, Rev. Fr. Basil Gbuzuo". This is how the diocese of Onitsha, in a press release dated May 16 and signed by its Chancellor, Fat ...
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  16 May 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Floods: In view of the increasing number of victims, the bishops ask for solidarity with those affected Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The floods that have hit Kenya since March have so far claimed at least 289 lives, according to to figures presented by the authorities in Nairobi on May 14. Rains could continue as a result of ...
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  16 May 2024
  AFRICA/BENIN - Father Giovanni Benetti: Mission means "being fascinated by Jesus Christ" Calavi (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission means being fascinated by Jesus Christ and trying to be a mirror of his goodness, wherever the breath of his Spirit leads us," says the Italian missionary Father Giovanni Benetti, a prie ...
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  15 May 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Attack on Macomia: food supplies looted Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - New details have emerged about the attack on Macomia, capital of the district of the same name in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado (see Fides 10/5/2024). The economy in Macomia wa ...
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  14 May 2024
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - When the death of the poor does not appear in the news by Mauro Armanino Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - They were killed on Monday May 6th. They made the mistake of trusting the military and the "Volunteers of the Fatherland" who accompanied them. They thought their ID ca ...