Africa

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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 ...
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  25 April 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests among victims in central Nigeria massacres Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- Two priests and at least 19 faithful were killed in the parish of St Agnatius Ukpor-Mbalom in the village of Mbalom, in Gwer East Local Government Area, Benue State, which is part of the so-called ...
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  25 April 2018
  AFRICA - The African Church and the challenge of the safety of her clergy Kara (Agenzia Fides) – The pastoral activity of the Church is increasingly undermined in Africa by a lack of security. From Cote D’Ivoire to Nigeria, to Congo Kinshasa, etc. priests are assassinated by armed gangs ( ...
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  25 April 2018
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVORE - Priest killed in road robbery Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- A Catholic priest was killed in a road robbery 23 April in Cote d’Ivoire. Fr Bernardin Brou Aka Daniel was assistant parish priest at Sacred Heart Parish Koun-Abronso diocese of Abengourou, in ...
• 24 April 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - New bishop of Dédougou appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis appointed today Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso), reverend Prosper Bonaventure Ky, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now standing secretary of the African ...
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  24 April 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - “A gesture of peace in a country torn apart by war” Bishop Kussala lays foundation stone for hospital in Nzara Juba (Agenzia Fides)- "The Church continues to integrate government efforts to supply essential help to people in need ", Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, of Tombura-Yambio (in South Sudan), President of the Bishop ...