Africa

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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 ...
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  27 September 2022
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Interview with the Bishop of Bururi: A path of hope for the largest diocese of Burundi Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocese of Bururi is the largest territorially but it is the last in terms of percentage of Catholics", says to Agenzia Fides Msgr. Salvator Niciteretse, bishop of Bururi who is in Rome for th ...
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  26 September 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Tensions in Goma due to the protests of the population demanding for more safety and the blue helmets Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions arose on the sidelines of a protest called "Dead City" held in Goma today, September 26, called by civil society organizations in North Kivu. The protests included demands for the libe ...
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  24 September 2022
  AFRICA/CHAD - After clashes between shepherds and farmers: Bishop of Sarh calls for justice and solidarity with victims N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again blood has been shed on our country. Once again innocent people have died or been injured by the iniquity of a few gunmen. Once again the property of citizens already living in po ...
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  23 September 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The forgotten conflict in the north is increasingly at the center of the interests of African and non-African powers Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Northern Mozambique where the Comboni missionary Sister Maria De Coppi, among others, was killed on September 6 during the attack on the Chipene mission (see Fides, 7/9/2022), is increasingly at ...
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  22 September 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Kidnapped Catholics: "We don't want to create dangerous precedents; we do not pay the requested ransom" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not pay a dime" to the kidnappers of the nine worshippers taken from St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/6/2022) in the Anglophone area of Cameroon. T ...
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  21 September 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Tigray: the worst offensive in recent times, an emergency for hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Eritrean army is recalling the reservists and recruiting many young people to be sent to the front. They are trying to conquer Axum, Adigrat, Shire and enter Macallè, the situation of ...
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  21 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Orlu: "The military assault on the market of Eke Ututu risks alienating the support of the State from the population" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop further killing of innocent people and destruction of livelihoods". This is the appeal launched by Msgr. Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma, Bishop of Orlu, in Imo State, in southern Nigeria, to the ...
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  20 September 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A ransom has been requested for the 9 people kidnapped from the church of Saint Mary Mamfe (Agenzia Fides) - The kidnapping of nine people in the attack on the church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/9/2022) has been revealed a kidnapping for ransom. Msgr. Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Archbi ...
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  19 September 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops on the attack on the Catholic Church: among those who attack the churches there are also members of our communities Mamfe (Agenzia Fides) - The attack on the Catholic church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (diocese of Mamfe) represents an "atrocious act". The perpetrators and instigators of this crime, in whatever country, mus ...
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  17 September 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The case of little Shenuda reopens the debate on the law regarding the personal status of Christians Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The controversial case of an abandoned child entrusted to a Coptic Christian family reopens the debate in Egypt on the draft law related to the personal status of Christians and family law, a proj ...
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  16 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Insecurity and economic mismanagement threaten the nation" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The frequent attacks on travelers in the streets and on the faithful in churches and other places of worship have not yet received an adequate response from the authorities". This is the umpteent ...
• 16 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Blessed Iwene Tansi" major theological Seminary in Onitsha Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 27, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed Rev. Fabian Obi, of the diocesan clergy of Awka as Rector of the "Blessed Iwene Tansi" major theological Seminary in Onitsha. The ...
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  15 September 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Cardinal Nzapalainga appeals to 'preserve peace at all costs' as constitutional review process underway Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "If I have a particular message, it is to preserve peace at all costs. When we have not experienced war, we do not appreciate the importance of preserving peace. But when we experienced the war, ...
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  15 September 2022
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - New catastrophic floods: preserve the environment and avoid irresponsible waste Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - The heavy floods that hit the country do not seem to have any respite. After the rains recorded several times in August 2022 (see Fides 2/9/2022), there are new losses caused by the disastrous ...