Africa

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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAFRICA - The murderers of Alindao attack another camp run by the local Church Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Another displaced persons camp run by the local Church in Ippy south east Central African Republic, was attacked yesterday 4 December by men of the UPC ( Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique) ...
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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Patriarch praises Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman and announces a visit to Arabia Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Saudi Arabia is an essential “pillar” of the Muslim Arab world and the recent meetings by the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud at all levels are much appreciated because they reve ...
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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - PMS meeting in view of preparations for Extraordinary Missionary Month in October 2019 Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- “As Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies you bear the burden of convincing priests, religious and laity in your local Churches to cooperate with the different mission activities pr ...
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  4 December 2018
  AFRICA/CONGO - “May our priests accompany our youth on their path”, urge the Bishops following plenary assembly AFRICA/CONGO - “May our priests accompany our youth on their path”, urge the Bishops following plenary assembly Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - “Congolese youth and Christian identity ”, was the theme of the 47 ...
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  4 December 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Bishop of Niamey: “Fr Maccalli is alive and well”; we continue to pray for his release Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – “The Bishop of the diocese of Niamey, Mons. Djalwana Laurent Lompo, affirms that Fr. Pier Luigi Maccali, SMA missionary kidnapped on 17 September is alive and well. For security reasons he ...
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  3 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Alindao Massacre: “At least 60 killed but who knows how many more lie dead in the undergrowth” says Cardinal Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “At least 60 dead. But in the undergrowth how many more may have been killed?” asked Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, after visiting Alindao in the Central African Rep ...
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  3 December 2018
  AFRICA - Rekindling a lively missionary awareness in Africa: the challenge of the future Kara (Agenzia Fides) – “A times, particularly in Africa, there is the impression that the duty of announcing the Gospel falls exclusively to consecrated persons. Now is the time to promote new missionary awarenes ...
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  1 December 2018
  AFRICA - World Day against AIDS: one thousand deaths a day in South East Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – AIDS is a forgotten epidemic that in south east Africa kills 380,000 people every year. The virus in that area alone is contracted by over 2,000 more people every day. The HIV agent respo ...
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  1 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Local Church denounces episodes of violence in past two months Bossangoa (Agenzia Fides) – “Despite efforts on the part of our local Church to promote peace and fraternal relations, despite our total solidarity with those in need regardless of beliefs or political conviction, ...
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  30 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Release of kidnapped Claretian missionaries: "Our thoughts went to our martyrs" Yaoundè (Agenzia Fides) – "We thank everyone for the solidarity shown during our captivity. It was no easy experience. In those difficult days our thoughts and prayers went to the Martyrs of our Congregation. For ...
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  30 November 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Tension in view of parliamentary elections: the opposition takes to the street Sokodè (Agenzia Fides) – On 20 December Togo will hold parliamentary elections even though the political crisis appears never ending, local sources told Fides. In view of the vote two demonstrations have been organise ...
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  29 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops tell government: “We must unite to fight people-trafficking” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Church and the government in Nigeria must work together to restore the dignity of victims of people-trafficking said Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of Benin City also President of the ...
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  29 November 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - local Catholic Church on mission southward Robe (Agenzia Fides) – The presence of the Catholic Church in the Ethiopian region of Oromia has spread another hundred kilometres from Dallo Manna, southward in the province of Madda Walabu. It is still a presence o ...
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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Violence and kidnappings of Boko Haram in the Diffa region Toumour (Agenzia Fides) - Only 48 hours after the attack carried out by Boko Haram against the French mining company FORACO, where seven workers were killed, another crime hit the Diffa region, which is located in the ju ...
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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Three Claretian religious abducted in the Anglophone region of the south-west Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Three Claretians (Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) were kidnapped in the Anglophone region in southwest Cameroon: Fr. Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang, Fr. Placide Muntong and a st ...