Africa

• 20 November 2018
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Resignation of Archbishop of Kigali and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 19, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kigali (Rwanda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Thaddée Ntihinyurwa. The Pope appoint ...
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  19 November 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "There is huge interest behind the massacre of Alindao" says the Bishop of Bangassou Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not stop to denounce the massacre of Christians. Ask yourselves why this happened", says His Exc. Mgr. Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, diocese in the south-east of the Central ...
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  19 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - New jihadist attack near the mission of Makalondi Makalondi (Agenzia Fides) - A new jihadist attack on the border with Burkina Faso has caused numerous injuries and the death of two policemen. The objective of this clash was a police checkpoint located in the south of t ...
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  17 November 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Massacre in Alindao: "The Blue Helmets did not defend the population" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "From what I have been told by my contacts, the Blue Helmets of MINUSCA did not defend the population from the rebels who committed the assault in Alindao. At the arrival of the guerrillas they w ...
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  16 November 2018
  AFRICA/MALI - Guaranteeing the right to childhood: commitment of Salesian religious in local communities Touba (Agenzia Fides) - Over 850 thousand children under the age of five are at risk of acute malnutrition in Mali, more than one million children do not attend primary school and one million do not have access to second ...
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  16 November 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The first Kenyan to become a Jesuit has been killed; "A great teacher and an example for all of us" says Fr. Sosa Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The first Jesuit of Kenyan nationality was killed in South Sudan. Victor Luke Odhiambo was shot and killed on the night of November 14 by a group of armed men who attacked the Jesuit community of C ...
• 15 November 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Kisumu and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kisumu (Kenya), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Zacchaeus Okoth. The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. ...
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  15 November 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Strike in the health sector: a constructive dialogue is urgently needed Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - There is chaos in the Ivorian health sector: a protest by health workers has been under way since Monday, November 5. Nurses, midwives, medical technicians, health administrators, carers, are on ...
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  14 November 2018
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Pope Francis to visit Morocco; "We look forward to it", says the Archbishop of Rabat Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - "For us who want to live and deepen the communion between us and the Moroccan people, Pope Francis’ visit will be a magnificent opportunity to show and live our communion with the Bishop of Rome ...
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  14 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Army and traditional leaders called to collaborate in the fight against jihadists: a hope for Fr. Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The western part of Niger, on the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, has become in recent years the scene of operations by terrorist groups that carry out deadly attacks in these three countries ...
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  13 November 2018
  AFRICA - The role of university education in African development: Harambee Africa International report Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Our projects aim to strengthen the level of training of students in sub-Saharan Africa in various sectors", said Rossella Miranda, Communication Coordinator of Harambee Africa International, in pr ...
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  12 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The four priests kidnapped in southern Nigeria have been released thanks to the police force Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The four priests kidnapped on 6 November near Abraka, near Benin in the Delta State, in southern Nigeria (see Fides 10/11/2018) have regained their freedom. The priests were kidnapped on their wa ...
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  9 November 2018
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Two ex presidents neck and neck in Madagascar elections Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Madagascar is waiting for the final results of the first round of the presidential elections held on 7 November. According to a first partial count, announced yesterday, by the Independent ...
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  8 November 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Elections: a delegation of the Southern African Community pays tribute to the positive role of the Bishops Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The date of the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scheduled for December 23rd, is approaching, and national and international initiatives are multiplying to ensure tha ...
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  7 November 2018
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Torture, ill-treatment against Christians, forced to renounce their faith Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls upon the Sudanese government to urgently investigate the reported torture and ill-treatment of 9 Christian citizens who were detai ...