Africa

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  12 July 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Despair, illness, death: an existential threat to the people of Tigray. Appeal from the Diocesan Catholic Secretariat of Adigrat Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - "I once again urge all the partners involved to continue supporting humanitarian aid for people affected by the war in Tigray in order to respond together to the immense humanitarian need of the ...
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  12 July 2022
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops invite to moderate the tones in the campaign before the vote on August 9 Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray for them that they don't continue like that because everyone from the children are hearing our leaders exchanging words at a time they should be concentrating in building peace", says H ...
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  11 July 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Sustainable agriculture, village recovery and income-generating activities Mansa (Agenzia Fides) - To improve livelihoods in the Mantapala refugee resettlement camp, Caritas Zambia, through the Diocese of Mansa, continues to carry out a project of sustainable agriculture, village recovery and ...
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  11 July 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "Proclaim the Gospel with works of charity": the Orionine missionaries ready to inaugurate a new community Djoum (Agenzia Fides) - "We are about to open a new community in the diocese of Sangmelima, where the Bishop, Msgr. Christophe Zoa, awaits us to entrust the people of God in the city of Djoum. On July 5, two priests left ...
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  9 July 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Anniversary of the Country's independence: "As Catholics we must strive to ensure that peace and justice reign in the country" Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "July 9 has always been a joyful moment for me dedicated to planning, reflecting and reuniting with family and friends to thank God for the freedom and gift of our beloved nation". These ...
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  8 July 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Concern over the announcement of the Central African electronic currency Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Sango will be the currency of the next generation", said the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, on Sunday, July 3, announcing the Central African cryptocu ...
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  7 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Another priest kidnapped; alarm after the attack on a prison near Abuja Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Peter Amodu, a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) was kidnapped on his way to celebrate mass. This was announced by the Diocese of Otukpo, in the State of Benue (north-c ...
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  6 July 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Jihadist attacks condemned by the Gulf countries; evidence of national reconciliation Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The 34 dead in two jihadist attacks are only the latest victims of the instability that has arisen since 2015 in Burkina Faso, where according to the authorities of Ouagadougou, 40% of the t ...
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  6 July 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Evil acts are contrary to any religious teaching Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Chaos and violence continue to affect the Ethiopian population. Currently, there are strong social tensions in addition to the crisis in the country caused by university students who began t ...
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  5 July 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - There, where everything is concentrated in the mystical presence of the risen Jesus Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "The Ascension in Gode, Pentecost in Adaba, the Trinity with the Sisters of Mother Teresa in Goba, the Body and Blood of the Lord in the two communities of Robe and Goba", writes to Fides Fr. Angel ...
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  5 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Italian missionary freed in a police operation Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Nigerian police released an Italian missionary kidnapped on Sunday, July 3. Father Luigi Brena, a 64-year-old Somascan missionary (regular Somasca clergy), had been abducted from Ogunwenyi, So ...
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  4 July 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - Education, health and care for the environment among the priorities of the missionaries in Keniago Keniago (Agenzia Fides) - "We are doing everything possible to help our people in the midst of many daily challenges, God gives us strength and courage to move forward", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Auracio Eyram Tegbui, ...
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  4 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two other Catholic priests kidnapped Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two other priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria. They are Fr. Peter Udo, from St. Patrick's Parish, Uromi, and Fr. Philemon Oboh, from St. Joseph's Retreat Center, Ugboha, Esan Local Government A ...
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  1 July 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Church donates church of great Mar Mina to Russian orthodox Church for free use Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The church dedicated to Mar Mina, located in the Egyptian city of Giza which belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church, will henceforth become the first church in Egypt offered for free use to the Ort ...
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  1 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are not terrorists!": More than 700 Nigerian priests peacefully protest at the funeral of the priest killed in Kaduna Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are priests, not terrorists!" "the government should protect Nigerians", "justice must be served", "do we still have a government?". These are some of the slogans on the placards in the hand ...