Africa

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  5 March 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Young Eritreans celebrate the first WYD in the history of the national Church Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - The Youth of the four Eparchies, comprising of 550 delegates came together for the occasion, which was the first celebration of the National Youth Day of its kind in the history of the Church in ...
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  4 March 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Massive rigging and violence, have raised serious alarm about the forthcoming elections", says the Archbishop of Owerri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Massive rigging and violence, have raised serious alarm about the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections". This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Anthony J. V. Obinna, Archbishop of O ...
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  2 March 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishops: "It is urgent to look for a new agreement if true peace is desired". Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We remain extremely concerned. We welcome the signing of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) as a step forward. The Agreement was signed on September 1 ...
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  2 March 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The Comboni Missionaries "Facing the refugee crisis" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelical commitment of the Comboni missionaries in Uganda touches one of the most serious crises related to the presence of refugees on the whole continent, while poverty and social inequ ...
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  1 March 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Young Africans embraced by the Church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people need people who can inspire them through their lifestyle, not just people who give them instructions". This is what Sr. Lucia Muthini Nderi, of the Congregation of the Daughters of ...
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  1 March 2019
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Macky Sall re-elected President in the first round, but the opposition disputes the regularity of the scrutiny Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Senegal's electoral commission says that President Macky Sall has won a second term in office with more than 58 percent of the vote. The other candidates are former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, ...
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  28 February 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Evangelising through cinema: 50 years of the Pan-African Festival Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) brings together all the main actors of African cinema. This year, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary, the ...
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  27 February 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President Buhari re-elected; Church electoral observers report shortcomings in the organization of the vote Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected President of Nigeria, according to the official results of the elections held on 23 February. The main opponent, former Vice President and b ...
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  26 February 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "No to the discrimination of migrants. If some of them commit a crime, this should not lead to the condemnation of the entire community of migrants and refugees", says the Archbishop of Johannesburg Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Too many migrants are exploited, especially those migrants and refugees who do not have proper documents", said His Exc. Mgr. Buti Tlhagale, Archbishop of Johannesburg, in his speech for t ...
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  26 February 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Young priests of the Church of Milan on pilgrimage to the places of the "Way of the Holy Family" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A large representation of the young priests of the Church of Milan began a pilgrimage to Egypt on Monday 25 February, in which also meetings are included with local Churches and visits to places ...
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  25 February 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Archbishop of Rabat: "Let's get ready to welcome the Pope" Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope’s visit Francis to Morocco on March 30 and 31 will be "a great event for our Church", says the Archbishop of Rabat, Mgr. Cristòbal Lòpez. As reported in a note by the Archdiocese of R ...
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  25 February 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Court refers 2 monks to Mufti for death penalty over Bishop's murder Damanhur (Agenzia Fides) - A death sentence handed down by Egyptian justice against a monk and a former monk accused of the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, Abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, represents "a catastrophe" and a ...
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  25 February 2019
  AFRICA NIGERIA - The African Union: "The vote took place in a total peaceful atmosphere"; but 39 people were killed in the electoral violence Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - As many as 39 people have been killed following the presidential election held on February 23, in Nigeria. This is stated by the independent organization SBM intelligence, which collected and ana ...
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  23 February 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kinshasa celebrates the diocesan week of the family Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting Christian marriage and making families aware of their responsibility as Christians. These are the objectives of the diocesan week of the family, promoted by the Archdiocese of Kinshas ...
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  23 February 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Health services in the diocese of Ankole to treat and save children's lives Mbarara (Agenzia Fides) - Every year in the world there are 9 thousand new cases of retinoblastoma, eye cancer. The incidence on young children is high and while in high-income countries over 90% of children with retinob ...