Africa

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  17 January 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - On the shores of Lake Chad: Dozens dead in fighting between Boko Haram and the Islamic State Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Violent clashes broke out between Boko Haram and militants from the Islamic State - West Africa Province (ISWAP) on the shores of Lake Chad, on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. The fightin ...
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  16 January 2024
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Suicide bombing in Mogadishu near the Cathedral Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - Three people were killed and two injured in a suicide attack carried out this morning, January 16, 2024, in front of the mayor's office in Mogadishu. Authorities report that the explosion caus ...
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  16 January 2024
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Assembly of the Bishops of North Africa comes to an end Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Regional Episcopal Conference dealt with the synodal process, a theological reflection on the life of the Churches of the Maghreb and the reception and implementation of the Dec ...
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  16 January 2024
  AFRICA/ANGOLA: Farewell to Father Jorge Luis Rodríguez CM: he led the Vincentian mission in Angola Lombe (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jorge Luis Rodríguez Baquero CM, Colombian (from Medellin), of the Congregation of the Mission, founded by Saint Vincent de Paul in 1625, died in a car accident at the age of 57. The accid ...
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  15 January 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Episcopal Conference: "Corruption is now out of control" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption is a worrisome vice in our public life. It has gone beyond scale and measure", said the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorj ...
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  12 January 2024
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Archbishop of Freetown: our peace is always at risk Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - Sierra Leone continues its difficult path of peace, reconciliation and development amidst obstacles and political turmoil. The small country in the far west of Africa, nestled between Liberia a ...
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  11 January 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Cholera misinformation fuels deadly violence in Mozambique Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - A wave of violence has shaken northern Mozambique, where angry citizens, accusing local authorities of spreading the cholera epidemic, set fire to several homes. In a dramatic turn of events, at ...
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  11 January 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Christmas in the small community of Gode: a time to take care of each other Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of Christmas, although not understood in the same way by everyone, was a moment to share together the fact that we belong to one family and that we take care of each other" declared to F ...
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  10 January 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christmas massacre: “The anger of the people can only be appeased if the culprits are brought to justice” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The people who are victims of these crimes want to see real action taken to bring justice to their dear ones. People’s anger can be assuaged only if those found culpable are brought to book", s ...
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  10 January 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Elections scheduled for December 2024: Archbishop of Juba expresses confidence Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "What could prevent a democratic election at the end of 2024? I hope let us be men and women who bring hope to others; we are people who can be challenged; we were challenged when the Holy Father c ...
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  9 January 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The naval agreement with Somaliland raises new tensions in the Horn of Africa Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions are increasing in the Horn of Africa in connection with the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia on access to the Red Sea (see Fides 3/1/2024) and the internal situation in Eth ...
• 9 January 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Orlu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 5, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, of the clergy of Orlu, Nigeria, until now parish priest of Saint Thomas in Umuna, as auxiliary bishop o ...
• 9 January 2024
  AFRICA/SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE - Appointment of bishop of São Tomé and Principe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend João de Ceita Nazaré, of the clergy of São Tomé and Principe, until now delegate of the apostolic administrator and parish priest of the Cathe ...
• 8 January 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Owando Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 6, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Gélase Armel Kema, until now bishop of the diocese of Ouesso and apostolic administrator Sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the dioces ...
• 8 January 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Pointe-Noire Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 6, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Pointe-Noire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Archbishop Miguel Ángel Ola ...