Africa

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  5 September 2017
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - One Health: Multidisciplinary health model to improve living conditions Filtu (Agenzia Fides) - In the Liben Zone, southern Ethiopia, the One Health Program of the Medical Cooperation Committee (CCM) was launched on 31 August. The two veteranians of the new One Health team have started mappi ...
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  4 September 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Arson caused fire in a high school in Nairobi that killed 9 students Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Nine pupils at Moi girls' boarding school in Kibera, Nairobi were killed in a fire during the night of September 2 (see Fides 2/9/2017). Today Education Minister Fred Matiang'i updated the toll ...
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  4 September 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A priest in southern Nigeria kidnapped and killed Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A Nigerian priest, Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo, was kidnapped and killed in the state of Imo, southern Nigeria. According to the police, in the late afternoon of 1 September Fr. Onunkwo’s car was bloc ...
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  1 September 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya’s Supreme Court nullifies result of presidential vote. "New election must be held within 60 days" says the Supreme Court Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenya’s Supreme Court has nullified the result of last month’s presidential election which according to the Independent Election Commission (IEBC), outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta had secu ...
• 1 September 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Aliwal and appointment of the apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Aliwal, South Africa, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Wüstenberg, and appointed His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 1 September 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of "Saint Augustin" Major Seminary in Maroua Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed, rev. Alin Djeckabe, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Garoua as Rector ...
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  31 August 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The tomb of Mgr. Bala desecrated in the cathedral of Bafia Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "There was a clear act of desecration in the cathedral of Bafia in the night between Sunday 27 and Monday 28 August. Traces of blood were found in the cathedral", said His Exc. Mgr. Sosthène L ...
• 31 August 2017
  AFRICA/CIAD - Appointment of the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" Major Seminary in Sarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" interdiocesan Major Seminary in the di ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Mgr. Korir's appeal: "The sick die in hospitals without assistance, stop the nurses strike" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time you talked to each other to end this nurses strike in our country. Kenyans are dying in hospitals because there is no one to attend to them", urged His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Kipng'eno ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II: Let us pray also for the evil who attack churches Kyoto (Agenzia Fides) - Following the attacks on churches and the massacres of Christians that have bloodied Egypt in recent months, "the Coptic Church has prayed for all", even for "the evil people" who have attacked ch ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Religious coexistence in danger in Bria due to fighting for the control of mines Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the numerous awareness campaigns and appeals of religious community leaders in Bria for the return of peace, the resumption of fighting among the various armed groups for city control an ...
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  29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Mudslide in Regent: mobilization of the West African Church Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - Mobilization of the Catholic Church in West Africa to help the population of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, affected by the tragedy that occurred in the night between 13 and 14 August, ...
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  29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The 2nd Meeting of the Bishops' of Africa on Caritas in mid-September in Dakar Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "Organizing charity service in Africa: the role of Bishops" is the theme of the 2nd Meeting of the Bishops' of Africa on Caritas to be held from 17 to 21 September 2017 in Dakar, capital of Senega ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Resignation of Bishop of Gaborone and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 9, 2017, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Gaborone, Botswana, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Valentine Tsamma Seane. He appointed His ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Resignation of the Bishop of Tambacounda and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 5, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tambacounda, Senegal, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Noel Diouf, and has appointed His E ...