Africa

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  20 November 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Human rights violations take place every day in the Sahel; the whole area risks sinking into insecurity Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "In the Sahel the fundamental human rights are violated every day: the right to life, to religious freedom, to education, to property, to security" denounce the Bishops of Burkina Faso, Nige ...
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  20 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The challenge of "freedom of speech" in Africa and the need for new prophets Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Freedom of speech in the African continent is a great challenge both in the political and the religious fields. "Speaking freely is far from being granted" - said to Agenzia Fides Father Donald ...
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  19 November 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Seminar on integral development: the State promotes social justice Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - 10 proposals emerged from the seminar on "Integral human development, Path of peace, Path to the future" which took place from 13 to 14 November, in Abidjan. The seminar is a joint initiative of ...
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  19 November 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Health activities to support the population: partnerships between missionaries and voluntary associations Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - The collaboration between missionaries and voluntary organizations, not necessarily of Christian inspiration, bears good fruit in Togo. This is what Silvano Galli, a priest of the Society for ...
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  18 November 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The closing of the Extraordinary Missionary Month has opened a new page of Evangelization in Tanzania Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "The pastoral visit of the President of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the world, His Exc Mgr. Giampietro Dal Toso, is a sign that the local church of Tanzania is in communion with th ...
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  18 November 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Prayer for the release of Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli 14 months after his abduction Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – After fourteen months since the abduction of the missionary of the SAM (Society of African Missions), Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli, which took place in Niger on 17 September 2018 (see Fides, 18/9/201 ...
• 18 November 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Eldoret Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 16, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Dominic Kimengich, currently Bishop of Lodwar, as Bishop of the Diocese of Eldoret (Kenya). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 18/11/2019) ...
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  16 November 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - World Day of the Poor, the Carmelites: "Closeness to the most needy is a priority for the Church" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Currently the problem of poverty in Cameroon has worsened: there is hunger, food is lacking, prices are high due to the high rate of inflation and people find it hard to get what they need. M ...
• 15 November 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of the Bishop of Aliwal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the rev. Joseph Kizito of the clergy of the same seat, currently Vicar General and Parish Priest of Aliwal North Cathedral Parish, as Bishop of the Diocese of ...
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  15 November 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The violence of "nameless armed groups" paralyzes the North of the country Pemba (Agenzia Fides) - There is no peace for the north of Mozambique. After months of attacks on villages which caused the death of many people and many were wounded, raids were carried out on the main roads, blocking t ...
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  14 November 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A political solution is urgent: the Bishops call for dialogue Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Malawi, called "the warm heart of Africa", finds itself caught up in political turmoil. The general elections last May, which saw incumbent President Arthur Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Pr ...
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  13 November 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Seminar on integral development begins today with the participation of the Holy See Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Integral human development, the path to peace". This is the theme of the Seminar which begins today, November 13th, and ends on November 15th, organized in Abidjan by the Embassy of the Ivory C ...
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  13 November 2019
  AFRICA - Peace in Africa is above all a political challenge Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The Peace Forum, in the presence of African heads of State in Paris, is a great opportunity for our continent where rebellion and terrorism mix continuously, plunging the population into turmoil a ...
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  12 November 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "Join the campaign against corruption" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are joining forces to fight corruption in the Country". Thus the Bishops of Kenya ask all Kenyans to support the campaign entitled "Let us Break the Chains of Corruption" launched by them on ...
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  11 November 2019
  AFRICA - Undermining mission means undermining the very nature of the Church: No to "invisible Shepherds" Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenge of mission must be a priority for our churches in Africa. Often the many challenges that we Churchmen face are weakening the will to open up and involve the risk of a bureaucratic pa ...