Africa

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  11 September 2023
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Solidarity of the Catholic community with the victims of the earthquake Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Morocco-diocese of Rabat wishes to express its compassion for all the victims, in particular for the Moroccan families who are in mourning or who have injured among their m ...
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  11 September 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Nigeria continues to hang in the balance and democracy stands on the edge of a precipice" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "As this case moves to the next level, the fate of the country continues to hang in the balance and the future of democracy in our land stands on the edge of a precipice", warns Msgr. Lucius Iweju ...
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  8 September 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Attack on a rectory in Kaduna state: seminarian burned alive Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A seminarian named Na'aman Danlami was burned alive when bandits attacked and vandalized the parish of St. Raphael in Fadan Kamantan, in the diocese of Kafanchan, in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria ...
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  8 September 2023
  AFRICA/MALI - New jihadist attack after the two yesterday Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Today, September 8, there was an attack against an army camp near Gao airport, in the northeast of Mali. At the moment, the toll of the attack is unknown, in which several vehicles, including car ...
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  8 September 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Two human rights lawyers arrested and released; the concern of the association of Catholic jurists Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the episodes of violence and arrests against lawyers who were doing their duty to assist their clients", states the Association of Catholic Lawyers in Zimbabwe afte ...
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  8 September 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - The suffering of the poor and the transition in Niamey Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "From July 26 until today, the first ten days of September, here in Niger an unannounced and well-defined regime transition is in force". Father Mauro Armanino, missionary of the Society of Afri ...
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  7 September 2023
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Conflicts continue in the Tigray region: demonstrations and arrests on the eve of the Ethiopian New Year Mekele (Agenzia Fides) - Some members of the opposition were arrested in Tigray on the eve of a demonstration scheduled for today, 7 September 2023, in Mekele, against the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), the rulin ...
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  7 September 2023
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "Beware of individuals who pretend to be bishops and priests from West Africa" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has warned its followers in various dioceses within the Kampala province on the presence of individuals falsely representing themselves as Bishops and a priest from West Afri ...
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  6 September 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Eucharistic Congress and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the local Church in Sudan and the Hierarchy of South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We have agreed to celebrate the Eucharistic Congress at the same time as the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the local Church in Sudan and of the Hierarchy of Southern Sudan", announced B ...
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  5 September 2023
  AFRICA/GABON - After coup: General Olingui sworn in as interim President Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is calm. The population seems to be happy about the change and has high hopes for the new institutions that have made many promises and arouse many expectations. We will see if ...
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  5 September 2023
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Beatification process for two missionaries murdered in 1985: diocesan phase completed Zobuè (Agenzia Fides) - "The Servants of God, Father João de Deus Kamtedza and Father Silvio Alves Moreira, were good pastors, they suffered with their people, they always sought peace and reconciliation. They presente ...
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  4 September 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "Those who denounce corruption must be protected" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We applaud you for the gift of courage and self-sacrifice in denouncing the corruption in the country", said the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), which also brings tog ...
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  1 September 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Outgoing President confirmed in office: opposition complains about election fraud and calls for new elections Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party has called for nationwide protests today, September 1st, demanding a repeat of the recent elections which they believe allowed President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be ...
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  31 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Missionary reports on the current situation and the everyday life of the people Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - "Father, please do not think about leaving with what is happening in the country. - No, my son, I am staying". Father Rafael Casamayor, missionary living and working in Dosso since 2021 and active ...
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  31 August 2023
  AFRICA/GABON - Is there an internal clash within Bongo family's power system behind the coup? Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a crucial moment in the history of Gabon. We must wait and see how events will unfold in the coming days and, above all, what the coup plotters intend to do", local sources tell Fide ...