Africa

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  7 May 2018
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - A strong contribution of the Polish Fidei Donum Priests for their 50 years of evangelization Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Inspired by the appeal of Pope Pius XII in his Encyclical Letter 'Fidei donum', twenty Dioceses in Poland, since 1968, have sent to Zambia about one hundred priests, who have contributed signifi ...
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  4 May 2018
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Afonso Dhlakama, leader of RENAMO, the main opposition party dies Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "A bolt from the blue". This is how Chiara Turrini, at the head of the Community of Sant'Egidio in Mozambique, defines the death of Afonso Dhlakama, the 65-year-old leader of RENAMO (Mozambican N ...
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  4 May 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - More than 200 child soldiers released: the government's commitment to peace and development Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - More than two hundred child soldiers (including 95 girls) were released to the community on 28, April, in Yambio Gbudue State. As Fides learns, this is the second time child soldiers are released ...
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  4 May 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Already "legalized" 215 churches by the government built before the new law on places of worship Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - There are already 215 churches with adjoining service buildings built before the new law on the construction of Christian worship buildings came into force, legalized and "regularized" by the Egyp ...
• 4 May 2018
  AFRICA/CONGO - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Gelase Armel Kema Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 14, 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Gelase Armel Kema, of the diocesan clergy of Ouesso, as Nat ...
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  3 May 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Cardinal Nzapalainga after the massacre: "Is there a willingness to divide the Country? Is there a hidden agenda?" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I bow to the memory of our brothers and sisters who are no longer with us and offer condolences to their families. I am spiritually close to the injured", said Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, A ...
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  3 May 2018
  AFRICA - To win the challenge of peace in Africa: a possible dream with dialogue, not with weapons Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Who will save Central Africa, Congo Kinshasa, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Libya? Who will really save Africa from all the violence that is burying and impoverishing the African continent, ever ...
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  2 May 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A priest killed in an attack on a church in Bangui, already assaulted in 2014 Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - An unreal and sad calm surrounds Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, after yesterday’s massacre, 1 May, where at least 16 people died, including a Catholic priest, Don Albert T ...
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  27 April 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Not Too Young to Run”: young people ready to be leaders AFRICA/NIGERIA- Not Too Young to Run: young Nigerians ready to be leaders Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria are scheduled for16 February 2019, and the deadline for the pre ...
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  27 April 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Let the President step down if he is unable to defend the nation” Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “It is time for the President to choose the path of honour and consider stepping aside to save the nation from complete collapse ”. With these words the Bishops of Nigeria demand the resignatio ...
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  26 April 2018
  AFRICA/CHAD - Catholic Bishops say referendum needed to change the Constitution N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - “We need a referendum to change the constitution” the Catholic Bishops of Chad said in a statement issued at the end of their recent Plenary Meeting and sent to Fides. On 30 April Chad ...
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  26 April 2018
  AFRICA/UGANDA - National and diocesan Caritas wants more inclusion for disabled persons Kisubi (Agenzia Fides) – Co-workers and staff of Caritas Uganda are in Kisubi for a formation seminar on inclusive development (DID) to promote full integration in society for people with a disability (PWD). Some 50 p ...
• 26 April 2018
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Bishop of Nacala resigns, successor appointed Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis on 25 April 2018 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Nacala (Mozambique), presented by Bishop Germano Grachane, C ...
• 26 April 2018
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - The Bishop of Daloa resigns, successor appointed Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis accepted 25 April 2018 the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire), presented by Bishop Maurice Konan Kou ...
• 26 April 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Batouri appointed Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Francis 25 April 2018 appointed as Bishop of Batouri (Cameroon), Rev. Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb of the clergy of Douala presently rector of Notre Dame des Nati ...