Africa

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  30 October 2024
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - On the eve of the local elections and before the parliamentary elections, the future of the country remains uncertain Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "They will not silence us, Tanzania belongs to all of us and we will fight for our right to be heard," said opposition politician John Mnyika, referring to the current government led by Sa ...
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  29 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Rector of a seminary offers himself as hostage in exchange for two students Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Father Thomas Oyode, the latest in a long list of priests kidnapped in Nigeria, offered himself as hostage in exchange for two students. On Sunday 27 October, around 7pm, armed men attacked the ...
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  28 October 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversial debate over proposed constitutional amendment Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement by President Felix Tshisekedi that he will set up a commission next year to draft a new constitution for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is causing a controversial debat ...
• 28 October 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation and appointment of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg (South Africa), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O ...
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  28 October 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The plane that crashed in Darfur was operating on behalf of the Sudanese army Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The plane that crashed on October 21 in Malha in North Darfur, possibly shot down by militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was operating on behalf of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), accor ...
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  25 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Legalizing abortion goes against the right to life enshrined in the Constitution” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “Rather than expanding access to safe termination of pregnancy by destroying life, the government should amplify its efforts towards educating the people on the imperatives of the values and d ...
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  24 October 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Presidential and parliamentary elections: Bishops denounce irregularities and violence Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The post-election period was marked by a cowardly attack to silence, if not the truth, then at least democracy". With these words, the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique condemned the murder of ...
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  24 October 2024
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Violence spreads: hundreds killed in an armed attack in the village of Manni Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – For some time now, Burkina Faso has been confronted with several violence attacks by armed groups. In recent months the situation seems to be out of control. According to what was repo ...
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  23 October 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The shooting down of a cargo plane sheds light on the international alliances that fuel the war Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The shooting down of a Russian cargo plane over Darfur (western Sudan) sheds light on the international alliances that are fueling the Sudanese civil war that broke out in April 2023. The plan ...
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  22 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Another world is possible when invisible chains are recognized as such by Mauro Armanino Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Pierluigi Maccalli, who was held hostage for more than two years by Salafist-inspired groups, has returned to Niger, the place of his kidnapping, to spend a few days (see Fi ...
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  22 October 2024
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - President Biya returns home after 7 weeks of absence, putting an end to speculation about his health Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The rumors about the health of the Cameroonian President, 91-year-old Paul Biya, seem to have been denied yesterday, October 21, when the Head of State returned to his country after a seven-wee ...
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  22 October 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Clashes after the murder of two opposition figures Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on all those involved to exercise restraint while the competent authorities carry out their investigations," said Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania and Chair of the Political, D ...
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  18 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Cereals and pulses export ban: exceptions apply to Mali and Burkina Faso Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The military junta in Niger has banned the export of pulses and cereals, except for those to countries belonging to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which brings together Niger, Mali and Burki ...
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  18 October 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rigathi Gachagua removed from office: Minister of the Interior appointed new Deputy President Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Kenyan Minister of the Interior, Kithure Kindiki, was appointed Deputy President of Kenya today, October 18, replacing Rigathi Gachagua, who was removed from office yesterday, October 17, by ...
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  17 October 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "The war in Sudan receives little attention, but the suffering it causes is no less" Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "I was saddened to hear about the recent developments in the military offensive in El Fasher and Khartoum, which targeted civilian homes, hospitals and places of worship. The conflict, which ha ...