Africa
9 November 2022
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kaduna: Kidnapping of a Catholic priest and 9 other people in a village attacked by bandits
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Abraham Kunat has been kidnapped by armed men in the local government area of Kachia, in the state of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. The kidnapping took place around midnight yesterday, November ...
8 November 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Peace talks: negotiating partners discuss implementation of the agreement
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, November 7, 2022, a new round of talks began in Nairobi between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the rebels of the Tigray region: representatives of the military command of ...
8 November 2022
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Ecosystem damage continues as the country is engulfed in flames, just days after an incident on Lake Victoria
Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) – Tanzania, overwhelmed by an active fire since October 21, deployed the army to respond to the fire that broke out on Kilimanjaro. On Tuesday, November 1, the country mobilized a military contin ...
8 November 2022
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of Bishop of Torit, Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta, of the clergy of Khartoum, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew of the archdiocese of Kharto ...
7 November 2022
AFRICA/UGANDA - Fighting pride and selfish interests and living a life full of humility, forgiveness and mutual love
Kasanga (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale of the diocese of Kasese appeals to the country's Catholic politicians, whom he urges to "stand up for the demands of the community" in order to achieve r ...
7 November 2022
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cautious hope for a return of peace in South Kivu, but the situation in North Kivu and Ituri remains worrying
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "If this situation of pacification were to extend to the entire province of South Kivu, there would be space and hope for continuous socio-economic development for farmers and ranchers", states ...
5 November 2022
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - High tensions between the DRC and Rwanda; concerns about human rights abuses
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension is rising between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of "interference" in the east of its national territory. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi call ...
4 November 2022
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We need an effective government and an opposition that controls in the interest of the Country"
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Learn from your mistakes. Zambians want an effective government and also a formidable opposition in the interest of the people and the country". Thus, Father Godwin Mulenga, a Jesuit, urged Pres ...
4 November 2022
AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kitale
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kitale, Kenya, presented by Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S.
The Holy Father has appointed the R ...
4 November 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Silent Proclamation: “There are no professional missionaries at work here”
Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "Everything here is a mystery difficult to understand", says Father Angelo Antonlini, "What does the Lord want? Much remains incomprehensible, but he wants us to be there".
"This month that I am ...
3 November 2022
AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops back bill to abolish death penalty
Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "God created the human person in his image and likeness and therefore only he can take back human life. It is therefore the obligation of every possessor of life to strive to at all times to prese ...
3 November 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Orderly, regular and coordinated disarmament: peace agreement signed between the warring parties
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of November 3-4, 2020, hostilities began between the Ethiopian Federal Army and the Tigray militias of the TPLF. Yesterday afternoon, November 2, 2022, after several days of int ...
3 November 2022
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Umuahia
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, 2022, the Holy Father appointed His Excellency Msgr. Michael Kalu Ukpong the bishop of Umuahia Diocese, currently titular Bishop of Igilgili and Auxiliary of the same Diocese ...
30 October 2022
AFRICA/SOMALIA - The Pope prays for the victims of the attack in Mogadishu. Bishop Bertin: unity is necessary to defeat evil
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "These painful days must unite Somalis to recognize who are the friends and the indifferent people in these difficult times. As we mourn, we will show strength and will to overcome our challen ...
29 October 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Church in prayer for the ongoing peace talks
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - After two years of conflict between the Ethiopian government and the separatist militias of the Tigray region, which have claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, representatives of both ...
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