Africa

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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Attack in Nairobi: the solidarity of the Episcopal Conference to the victims Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Kenya offer their sincere consolation and condolences to families who have lost their loved ones following the terror attack at DusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi, during which ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Four months of imprisonment for Father Maccalli: his "adventure of faith and hope" continues Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday 17 January, all the faithful communities in the diocese of Niamey, recalled the 4 months since the kidnapping of father Gigi Maccalli during the Masses. We also remembered the burning ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops appeal for dialogue: "Let us rebuild hope for a better future" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - We need to return to the spirit of November 2017 when hopes for a better future prevailed. This is the meaning of the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Zimbabwe sent to Agenzia Fides on the drama ...
• 17 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Nearly 900 people killed in the West in clashes among communities Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Almost 900 people were massacred in four villages in community violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), between 16 and 18 December. This was reported by the UN High Commi ...
• 17 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ijebu-Ode and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Albert Ayinde Fasina. The Holy Father appoin ...
• 17 January 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Confirmation of Fr. Salvator Ngendabanyikwa as National Director of the PMS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 28, 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Salvator Ngendabanyikwa, of the diocesan clergy of Ruyigi, as Nati ...
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  17 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Protests for fuel price hikes; the Bishops invite not to listen to incitements to violence Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Three people killed, around 200 wounded, more than 600 arrested. This is the toll of the clashes which took place in past days in Harare and in other cities of Zimbabwe, between the police and de ...
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  15 January 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Churches closed under pressure from Islamists in Minya. Coptic jurists denounce the local authorities of connivance with sectarianism Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Some Coptic jurists have denounced the governor of Minya province before the attorney general about the facts that in recent days have led to the closure of a Coptic place of worship in the villag ...
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  15 January 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Central African Bishops denounce: "Some UN contingents do not protect civilians" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There are contingents of the Blue Helmets of the UN Mission in Central Africa (MINUSCA) who do not do their duty to protect civilians. This is the accusation launched by the Central African Bisho ...
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  14 January 2019
  AFRICA - Crisis in Togo and Gabon: the Bishops denounce violence and invite them to dialogue Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The events that we are experiencing in our Country at a political and social level do not leave us indifferent. Violence against people, the wounded, prisoners and the dead that marked the period ...
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  14 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - A missionary: "We do not know where Fr. Maccalli is, we live in a climate of insecurity" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we live in a climate of insecurity that reigns on the border area with Burkina Faso. Almost every week, there are armed attacks that mainly target the military and law enforcement agencies ...
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  11 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Tshisekedi’s victory. The Bishops: "The results of the presidential election do not correspond to the data collected by our observation mission" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo "take note of the publication of the provisional results of the presidential election which - they underline - "for the first time in the recent ...
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  11 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Zambia starts to prepare for the Extraordinary Mission Month of October 2019 Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The month of October 2019 should be a reminder to every Christian that the gift of faith received at baptism sends them on mission": said Father Cleophas Lungu, Secretary General of the Bishops' ...
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  10 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Strong protests after the announcement of Tshisekedi's victory in the presidential elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On the night between 9 and 10 January the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) declared Félix Tshisekedi the winner of the Congolese presidential elections on 30 December. He obtai ...
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  10 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Tensions and violence in the area adjacent to the mission of Father Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Tension in Niger continues: Agenzia Fides receives reports of current military operations against Boko Haram. "The affected region is that of the extreme south-east of the country, in the area of ...