Africa

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  4 February 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A Church that grows, but with the scourge of tribalism that persists Juba (Agenzia Fides) - There are 64 ethnic groups that make up the complex social mosaic of South Sudan. Coexistence not always easy between the different populations to the point that it ended up fueling the civil war t ...
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  3 February 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Pope Francis to Congolese Bishops: "Christian prophecy" is not "political activity" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Christian prophecy" is not "political activty". Christian prophecy becomes incarnate "in a wide variety of political and social activities, yet that is not generally the task of Bishops and pa ...
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  3 February 2023
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Demonstrations in Goma against African peacekeeping force. Tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa: extraordinary summit in Burundi tomorrow Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We have the right to study like the students in Kinshasa," shout the students in Goma, who took to the streets today, February 3, in the capital of North Kivu as well as in other localities of ...
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  2 February 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - In the east of the country: rape as a weapon of war Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "An action aimed at humiliating and killing a community through singular and sometimes systematic acts perpetrated in this or that village." Thus a report sent to Fides, signed by Fr. Justin Nk ...
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  1 February 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Pope Francis to Congolese Christians: Jesus knows your wounds. Become missionaries of peace Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Jesus knows the wounds of the Congolese people and of the peoples of the other African lands. Wounds "that ache, continually infected by hatred and violence". He himself tells all the wounded a ...
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  1 February 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The "3Ts" that exemplify the exploitation of Congolese resources Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The "3T" - cassiterite ("Tin" in English), wolframite (tungsten), coltan (tantalum) are the main minerals mined in eastern DRC. This comes from reports from the various UN organizations that ha ...
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  31 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Pope Francis speaks about people's suffering and hope: 'Hands off Africa' Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hands off Africa". The words of Pope Francis, shortly after his arrival in Kinshasa "in the name of Jesus as a pilgrim of reconciliation and pea ...
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  31 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "In eastern Congo the situation is unbearable," says Fr. Luis Arcos, explaining why the Pope has given up on going there Goma (Agenzia Fides) - "Why is the Pope not going to the east? Because it is an unbearable situation. There is a risk that they will throw a bomb and kill innocent people," says Father Luis Arcos, a White Father of Spani ...
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  30 January 2023
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - New massacre in Ituri two days before the papal visit, while M23 advances in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - As Pope Francis prepares to visit Kinshasa, dramatic news continues to arrive from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 15 people have died in a triple assault on three villag ...
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  28 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - What is the "Kimbanguist Church" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the various confessions present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (a country that is preparing to welcome Pope Francis on his apostolic visit) there is one born at the time of Belgian c ...
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  28 January 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Drought wipes out livestock. Millions of children and elderly under nightmare of hunger Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Many elderly people, the most vulnerable segment of the population, are dying, while children's malnutrition is getting worse by the day, because they no longer even have milk that used to be p ...
• 27 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The spotlight on cobalt is good, but we must also look at other Congolese minerals". Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "How Is Your Phone Powered? Problematically" is the headline of the New York Times reviewing the recently published essay by Siddharth Kara “Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our ...
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  27 January 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Pope's visit: "Ecumenical journey" to pave the way for peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) - As part of an ecumenical visit, Pope Francis will visit South Sudan together with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion, and Pastor Iain Greenshields ...
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  26 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The mineral resources make our country a paradise, but the people live in hell" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) -"When will there be peace in the Congo?" asked Pierre Kabeza at the beginning of a press conference held in Rome yesterday, January 25th. Pierre Kabeza describes the background of the situation ...
• 26 January 2023
  AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Wiawso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Wiawso, Ghana, presented by Bishop Joseph Francis Kweki Essien. The Holy Father has appointed the Reve ...