Africa

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  7 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The remaining 23 hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack released after more than 6 months Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The remaining 23 people who were still held by the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28 have been released (see Fides, 30/3/2022). This was stated by Nigerian authorities, ac ...
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  7 October 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Vocation is a mystery: sharing the Word of God with those who have never heard it Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Simplicity and kindness, a sense of belonging and above all, the way of welcoming people, listening to them and trusting them are some of the characteristics that inspired a young missionary to joi ...
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  6 October 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The UN is preparing to leave eastern DRC by putting African initiatives back on the agenda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are ready and willing to withdraw". Thus, the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, affirmed to the United Nations Security Council his willing ...
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  6 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Peace talks in South Africa for the largest ongoing war on our planet right now Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - While the death toll of the drone attack against internally displaced people in Adi Daero, in western Tigray, registered on October 4, 2022, continues to increase, the president of the Afric ...
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  5 October 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Spokesman of the Bishops' Conference: "The separatist conflict has now become a question of money" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "The separatist conflict has now become a question of money",Fr. Humphrey Tatah Mbuy, Director of Social Communications of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon, told Cameroonian television. Whe ...
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  5 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - The difficult testimony of missionaries in the Sahel Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - For just over ten years the population of the Sahel has been living in an extremely delicate situation due to the presence of radical movements close to Al Qaeda that have created great insecurity ...
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  4 October 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Cardinal Ouédraogo: "Our response to the Kalashnikov is prayer" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "Our response to the Kalashnikov is prayer", said Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, on Sunday, October 2, on the occasion of the opening of the Missionary ...
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  4 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The world war in Africa in the midst of a media blackout Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Ethiopia is turning into a world war in Africa, with tens of thousands of deaths in recent months, potentially unreported, while Tigray rebels fight against a coalition of armies and militia ...
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  3 October 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Calm returns, the head of the military junta who was deposed leaves the country thanks to the mediation of religious leaders Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Ouagadougou is calm after the tensions on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1", Church sources from the capital of Burkina Faso report to Fides, where a coup took p ...
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  3 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - "The voice of those who cry in the desert": bombing continues in Tigray and humanitarian aid is completely blocked Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "The bombings that continue to hit northern Ethiopia are getting stronger, they are annihilating the civilian population. We cannot have data on the exact number of dead and injured due to t ...
• 3 October 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Bukoba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 1, 2022, the Holy Father Francis, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Desiderius M. Rwoma. (SL) (Agen ...
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  30 September 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Uncertainty about a possible coup. Fides sources: "Shooting started at half past four this morning" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We are waiting to know what is happening, but it seems that an attempted coup d'etat is underway", Church sources from Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, told Fides, where the population ...
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  29 September 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cardinal Ambongo: Clashes between Téké and Yaka ethnic groups: "The exaggerated desire for material goods generates conflicts" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I was in Kwamouth, from September 23 to 26, to comfort our brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times of violence and suffering. The images bear witness to my closeness to thes ...
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  28 September 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Archbishop of Juba: "Tribalism is the enemy of peaceful coexistence and incompatible with faith" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Tribalism is the country's greatest enemy" said Msgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Torit, during the Sunday, September 25 Eucharisti ...
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  27 September 2022
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Caritas Algeria ends its activities at the behest of the Algerian authorities Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Algeria announces with regret the closure of all charitable activities and facilities of Caritas Algeria from October 1st, 2022. This "complete and definitive" closure is ...