Africa

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  25 April 2023
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE - Cape Verdeans begin the journey to celebrate the first 500 years of the Gospel on the Island of Santiago Praia (Agenzia Fides) - A state in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a bridge that seems designed to connect Africa, Europe and America. Cape Verde is an archipelago composed of ten volcanic islands (only one is uninhabi ...
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  24 April 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Sand identity and Ramadan in Niamey Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no traffic in the city because the celebration of the conclusion of the holy month of Islam, Ramadan, the name of the ninth month of the Muslim calendar which means ‘burning heat’ i ...
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  22 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The regional risks of the conflict in Sudan by Luca Mainoldi Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict between the two military factions in Sudan risks having repercussions on neighboring countries, partly because both contenders have connections with neighboring s ...
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  21 April 2023
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A mine explodes as a mission car passes by in Niem: 4 dead, including two children; The Italian missionary unharmed Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, April 16, a mine exploded near the car of the Catholic mission of Niem, between the villages of Ndongue Douane and Sokorta, 115 km from Bouar, in the Central African Republic. The prov ...
• 21 April 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 15, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed the position of rev. Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, of the diocesan clergy of Ka ...
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  21 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The risk of bombs on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the celebration of the end of Ramadan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The country has been at war for a week. The population of the capital Khartoum woke up on the first day of Eid el Fitr, the feast of the end of Ramadan, to the sound of shelling and anti-aircra ...
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  20 April 2023
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Freeing slaves, yesterday and today: the Trinitarian Family returns to the routes of its first vocation Fèz (Agenzia Fides) - For two days the parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Fèz welcomed the visit of 170 pilgrims from the Trinitarian Family who came to retrace the route of the ancient 'redeemers' who, from 1200 onwar ...
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  19 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Deserted streets, closed businesses, only the sound of bombs Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all locked in our homes and have been advised not to go out. Bullets and bombs come from everywhere. Yesterday evening, Tuesday April 18, a truce was planned from 6 in the afternoon unt ...
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  19 April 2023
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Vocations flourish: Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life count 1,300 missionaries and more than 1,000 seminarians of African origin Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission starting from Africa" is the central theme that will be at the heart of the exchanges and debates at the Continental Meeting of Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life (MISAL) which will ...
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  18 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Collapse of health structures: three hospitals in the capital out of service Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - After four days of fighting in Sudan, the population of Khartoum is trapped in the midst of shelling and shootings between the Sudanese army (SAF) and the rapid intervention militias (RSF), wit ...
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  18 April 2023
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The life of the Bayaka Pygmies in the Monasao mission: between the parish, school, forest Monasao (Agenzia Fides) - In Monasao, a small mission in the diocese of Berberati, the dry season has arrived, which for the Bayaka Pygmies is the most favorable time for hunting, staying in the forest and looking for fo ...
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  17 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Coup in Khartoum: the situation continues to worsen in the country under armed attack for three days Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - After days of ever-increasing tensions between the Sudanese army and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Intervention Forces (RSF), the capital of Sudan is under siege amid bombs. Fighting broke ou ...
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  15 April 2023
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Father Lorenzo Snider: "Our mission in Foya together with you" Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "Since returning to Foya this year I have been able to personally meet almost all the children, as many as 102, who have been able to attend school thanks to the support of so many friends and bene ...
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  14 April 2023
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Political instability, poverty and expectations of the people in the story of a missionary Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "After the dissolution of parliament in May 2022, President Umaro Sissoco Embalò appointed ministers and in one way or another the situation continued", says Father Celso Corbioli, of the Missio ...
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  13 April 2023
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Eparque of Adigrat: 15 parishes occupied by the armed forces Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - Again this year, in Tigray, the people are experiencing Easter in very critical conditions. Despite the signing of the peace agreement concluded in South Africa between the government of Addis A ...