Africa

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  30 May 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Africa: Burkina Faso shaken by jihadist conflicts Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - In the north-east of Burkina Faso, since the beginning of the year, there have been at least five attacks against Christian communities. Over 2000 schools have been closed. Since 2012, there ...
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  29 May 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "Cabo Delgado has become the stage of a mysterious and incomprehensible war", denounce the Bishops Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the worsening of the situation in Cabo Delgado which has become the stage of a mysterious and incomprehensible war", said the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province ...
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  29 May 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The gospel is actualized through charity " says the National Director of the PMS in Kenya at risk of hunger due to the COVID-19 lockdown Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid 19 pandemic has critically affected the social, economic and religious engagements adversely, because of the cessation of movements in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi Co ...
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  29 May 2020
  AFRICA/ERITREA - The Lazarists alongside the children of all religions, in the footsteps of St. Justin Hebo (Agenzia Fides) - They have been close to children for 73 years. They feed them, dress them, help them grow and then place them in the community of origin. Since 1947, in Eritrea, the Vincentian fathers (Lazarist mi ...
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  28 May 2020
  AFRICA/NIGER - The cross completed eliminated, symbol of the parish of Fr. Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The cross, symbol of the parish of Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli, the missionary of the Society of African Missions kidnapped in September 2018 has been completely eliminated. "According to the testimon ...
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  28 May 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Covid 19: contagions increase and children of Catholic institutions lack priority goods Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The health emergency caused by Covid 19 continues to aggravate the situation of the most vulnerable children. The Association of Sisterhoods Kenya (AOSK) is at the forefront in responding to the ...
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  28 May 2020
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "Several Bishops have asked to be able to access the PMS Emergency Fund" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "Uganda is still under lockdown imposed since March 21 st 2020. There has been some limited easing of some measures, but maintaining social distancing and wearing a mask on the road and in any s ...
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  27 May 2020
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Elections: "Voting took place in a peaceful manner, but we have found several irregularities", say the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "From the reports of our election observers, we recognize that the elections were generally held in a peaceful manner. However, we deplore several irregularities regarding the freedom and tran ...
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  27 May 2020
  AFRICA - Africa Day: a hard-working, fair and stable Africa is reborn from the Covid-19 crisis Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The picture of Africa of 25 May 2020, in the midst of a global health crisis, is not the picture of a sick, bruised, decimated Africa, but rather a solid and stable Africa that, unlike the great p ...
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  26 May 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Bishops express their condolences to the Muslim community following the death of Cheick Aimah Boikary Fofana, a great figure in interreligious dialogue Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Following the death of Cheich Aimah Boikary Fofana, President of the Higher Council of Imams, Mosques and Islamic Affairs (COSIM) in Ivory Coast, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have ...
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  26 May 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A bloody week in North-Kivu: 49 people massacred by terrorists Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Last weekend turned out to be one of the deadliest: it started with 7 dead, ended with 25 victims", says a statement sent to Agenzia Fides on the situation in the Beni and Irumu territories in ...
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  26 May 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Coronavirus puts the first Congress of Missionary Childhood at risk Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies of Malawi have temporarily suspended the preparatory meetings of the first Congress of Missionary Childhood scheduled from 12 to 17 August in the capital Lilong ...
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  25 May 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The pastoral ministry of the deaf and partially sighted in the diocese of Yopougon in the face of challenges due to Covid-19 Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "With social confinement, we have not really been able to carry out our pastoral care as we thought it appropriate, but we have always been in contact with our people", said Fr. Roland Malan Kou ...
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  25 May 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "God supersedes all the pain caused by Coronavirus and heals" says the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - As the Catholic Church begins days of preparation for the feast of Pentecost, the diocese of Tombura Yambio has declared nine days of prayer for all the faithful to ask for God’s interv ...
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  25 May 2020
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The PMS Covid-19 Fund in aid of the Poor Clares of Casablanca Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - The Covid-19 Emergency Fund established by the Pontifical Mission Societies guarantees the necessary support for the maintenance of the Poor Clares community of the monastery of Our Lady of Guadal ...