Africa

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  23 June 2020
  AFRICA/TOGO - The Bishops: "Enough of the cynical way of proceeding that plays with the sacredness of life" Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "Without a serious reform of the electoral framework in view of free, transparent, credible and peaceful elections, democracy cannot really thrive in Togo", say the Bishops of Togo in a press rele ...
• 23 June 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the interdiocesan theological seminary of Conakry Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 March 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Francois Sylla, of the Archdiocesan clergy of Conakry as R ...
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  22 June 2020
  AFRICA/CONGO - "Something evil can lead to a good thing" says a Congolese priest who describes the religious and social situation caused by Covid-19 Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "Something evil can lead to a good thing" writes to Fides Don Armand Brice Ibombo, priest and teacher in the Republic of Congo, in describing the consequences of the pandemic due to Covid-19 ...
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  22 June 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - "We are custodians of our brothers and sisters: Children’s right and black lives matter" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "In Africa, there is increase in gender based-violence, sexual violence, early pregnancies, forced labor, child trafficking, early marriages and increased cases of Female Genital Mutilation, and ...
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  20 June 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Stop war: God is watching us and will hold us accountable for disrespecting and disregarding the sanctity of life" warn Christian leaders Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We the Church in South Sudan are deeply saddened by the escalation of violence in nearly all the States of our country. We strongly deplore the increase in loss of lives and destruction of propert ...
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  20 June 2020
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "President, give us peace among Burundians": Archbishop of Gitega at the inauguration of the newly-elected Head of State Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye, has been sworn in, in the presence of the country's civil and religious authorities. Before taking oath, the moderator of the ceremony, Brigadi ...
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  20 June 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishop of Zomba: "The Church has a central role in dealing with the pandemic" Zomba (Agenzia Fides) - "When Covid 19 arrived in Malawi, we found ourselves unprepared and frightened. So far God has saved us from many deaths compared to Europe and other parts of the world. To date, there are over 50 ...
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  19 June 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Covid-19: after the death of a fifth religious a convent has been turned into a COVID-19 quarantine facility Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The convent of the Congregation of the Precious Blood Sisters in South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Umtata has been turned into a COVID-19 quarantine facility after a fifth member of the ...
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  19 June 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishops’ appeal: "Put an end to the atrocity and violence in Cabo Delgado": Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Putting an end to "many atrocities" and "acts of real barbarism" perpetrated in the Cabo Delgado region: is the appeal of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) at the conclusion of its fir ...
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  19 June 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The pandemic does not stop initiatives to promote pilgrimages along the "Way of the Holy Family" Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The pandemic crisis which is also hitting the Egyptian population does not stop the initiatives put in place by local and national political authorities to encourage the intensification of pilgrim ...
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  18 June 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Attacks on farmers are likely to lead us to hunger" denounces the Bishop of Awka Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Attacks by herdsmen against farmers are a severe threat capable of increasing hunger in the country" said His Exc. Mgr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Bishop of Awka. "We all know the economic i ...
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  18 June 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Violence, pandemic, foreign interference: the nation without peace Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - An armed group has taken up arms again in the Central African Republic and is bringing back tension in the Bozoum region in the west of the Country. The emergency is added to the spread of the co ...
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  17 June 2020
  AFRICA/ESWANTINI - Covid-19: "Let us look to the future with hope, we will be called to be missionaries in new ways", says the Bishop of Manzini Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - "Announcing this special time of grace for our diocese I never thought we would face months of it in a full or partial lock-down. We planned special events thinking everything would be as usual. ...
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  17 June 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "An institutional crisis must be avoided, the date of the general elections must be respected" urge the Bishops Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Burkina Faso have invited the government of Burkina Faso to hold the elections on time and to commit themselves to improving the security situation in the Country. Vast areas ...
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  16 June 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Covid-19: "Need to protect the most vulnerable" says Chairman of the Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Seafarers Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The people living on the streets in towns and those suffering from mental illness are in a more precarious situation with a high risk of contracting, spreading, and being overwhelmed by COVID-1 ...