Africa

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  2 September 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Civil society: "We want to have a say in the plan to withdraw the Blue Helmets" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of civil society in South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), following a meeting in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, called for ensuring a peaceful transfer of responsib ...
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  2 September 2022
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - The country plagued by sudden floods: bridges, schools, hospitals and water pipes damaged Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - From August 14 to 17 and August 27 to 28, 2022, Sierra Leone was affected by a series of floods that devastated some areas of the country, leaving more than 10,000 people homeless. Caritas Free ...
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  1 September 2022
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - IMBISA: Bishops invite young people to the assembly Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Southern Africa (Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa, IMBISA) invite young people to participate in their next Plenary Assembly to be held in Windhoek from 22 to ...
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  1 September 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - After being held hostage for five months: American nun released Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "Sister Suellen is safe. She is on American soil, but not in America", confirms Sister Mary Lacour of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary of the Holy Cross on the release of her fellow s ...
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  31 August 2022
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - A project to support young mothers and their children Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 570 young mothers and their children are receiving assistance from the HELINA project, an aid program run by the Catholic Relief Services for young mothers and their children in the ...
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  31 August 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - A family home built by the missionaries for the albinos of Tanzania Mwanza (Agenzia Fides) - In the new building of the Society for African Missions in the city of Mwanza, fourteen boys and girls find a safe home, quality education, good living conditions, but above all the affection and ...
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  30 August 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appeal to save the life of a human rights activist threatened with death Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A Congolese human rights activist from Kasogomba is in danger of death. According to a note from the Coordination de la Société Civile du Hauts Plateaux à Milimba, sent to Fides through miss ...
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  30 August 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - President al Sisi grants land for the construction of the "Bambino Gesù" Pediatric Hospital in Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - It will be the first African pediatric hospital to bear the name of the Child Jesus and will belong to the Coptic Catholic Church. It will guarantee health care for children and pregnant women in ...
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  30 August 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Living with Dignity and Freedom: Dosso Mission Summer Camp for Blind Children Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - "Our appeal was followed by all, the children and young people and their families", says to Fides Fr. Raphael Casamayor, of the Society for African Missions in Niger, about the recent initiatives ...
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  29 August 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop of Yei's appeal: "Protect South Sudanese refugees in Uganda from unlawful attacks" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The international community represented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, should take note of the fact that politicians go to the camps to make false promises to the refugees t ...
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  29 August 2022
  AFRICA/TOGO - Sisters of Our Lady of the Church of Togo celebrate 70 years of founding Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - "This jubilee must represent for you a moment of reflection on your fidelity to the commitments made personally and collectively before the Church", said Archbishop Nicodème Barrigah-Benissan of ...
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  27 August 2022
  AFRICA/BENIN - Clarification of the Bishops on the creation of a Catholic credit institution Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Benin announced and initiated the creation of a Catholic credit institution in mid-July, but in a recent statement indicates that the project is still being studied in ...
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  27 August 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Spiritans: " First Evangelization in urban and rural areas" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Spiritan missionaries in the Central African Republic work to heal hearts and rebuild people's daily lives, preaching and living the Gospel in its entirety. Despite the limited resources and ...
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  26 August 2022
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The "Days of Augustinian of Hippo" relaunch St. Augustine's teaching on peace Annaba (Agenzia Fides) - "God" - writes St. Augustine in the XIV book of his work "The City of God" - "desired not only that the human race might be able by their similarity of nature to associate with one another, but a ...
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  26 August 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "Jobs have to be created especially in rural areas" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Pretoria on August 24 to protest against the worsening economic conditions. The protest was organized by the eight unions, which called for govern ...