Africa

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  6 June 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Unprecedented level of insecurity" denounces the President of the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The level of insecurity in Nigeria is now unprecedented and we must not be silent while certain persons visit mayhem on the rest of the nation with so much impunity", denounced His Exc. Mgr. Augu ...
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  6 June 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Mgr. Tlhagale's appeal: "No to war between the poor, between migrants and South African citizens" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The conflict between migrants, asylum seekers and South Africans is at the instigation of the latter who feel frustrated and disappointed by their own political leadership", says His Exc. ...
• 6 June 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Cape Town Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Sylvester David, O.M.I., currently Vicar General of the archdiocese of Durban, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cape Town (South Africa), 1 Fr. S ...
• 6 June 2019
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Appointment of the Bishop of Gaborone Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.D., currently Bishop of Francistown, as Bishop of the diocese of Gaborone (Botswana). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 6/6/2019) ...
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  5 June 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Priest killed Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was killed in Kenya. Fr. Eutycas Murangiri Muthur, of the parish of Limbine, diocese of Meru, county of Tigania, was stabbed to death by one or more individuals at about 1.30 ...
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  5 June 2019
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Seminar to block female genital mutilation Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "Female genital mutilation is not punished and still continues to be practiced", says Benjamim da Silva Sanca, at thehead of the National Committee for the Abandonment of Harmful Traditional Prac ...
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  4 June 2019
  AFRICA - No to "anesthetized Christianity": there is no Christian mission without a cross Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the great existential orientations of our world today is to want to 'anesthetize' everything. Many Christians in Africa dream of a peaceful life, devoid of all suffering and sacrifices. In ...
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  4 June 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Cheap electricity, obtained at the cost of the health of coal miners" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We often boast, as a nation, of having cheap electricity, which is based on coal, but its human costs remain invisible", says the Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catho ...
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  3 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After more than two years since his death, the funeral of Etienne Tshisekedi, historical leader of the opposition Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Heads of State from all over Africa and thousands of people attended the funeral of Etienne Tshisekedi, historical leader of the Congolese opposition, and father of the current President of the ...
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  3 June 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Pentecostal Christians gathered in prayer Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - More than thirty Christians, members of the Pentecostal Churches, were arrested by security forces in recent days. The police stopped them while they were gathered in prayer in three different pl ...
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  1 June 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishops say: "Pope Francis' visit will encourage us to overcome national traumas" Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "Hope, Peace and Reconciliation" is the motto chosen for the upcoming apostolic visit of the Holy Father in Mozambique, recalls the message of the Mozambican Bishops dedicated to the visit that P ...
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  31 May 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "No to the culture of free death": Bishop's appeal after another boat sinks Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to put an end to the culture of free death", invoked His Exc. Mgr. Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, Bishop of Inongo, in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the message ...
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  29 May 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishop of Kakamega's alarm: Abuse and violence against children are increasing Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Child abuse and violence have increased within families, institutions and society". This is the alarm launched by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Obanyi, Bishop of Kakamega and Apostolic Administrator of ...
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  29 May 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Petition launched by religious confessions for local elections begin Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Local elections are the foundation for the exercise of basic democracy and decentralization sanctioned by the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo", states the joint declaratio ...
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  28 May 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The growing economic disparity puts the nation at risk" warns Cardinal Onaiyekan Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "In order for a change to take place, we must all be ready for a sincere change of heart, from the lowest level to the highest, but above all at the highest levels", said Cardinal John Onaiyekan, ...