Africa

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  14 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Female schooling is the way to give girls their rightful place in society Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The school is an effective means to eliminate early and forced marriages, and to spread family planning, freely chosen by the couple, and not imposed by tradition", reads a note sent to the Fide ...
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  14 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops invite the faithful to serenity and patience for the postponement of the papal visit Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask everyone to remain hopeful, despite the inconvenience caused by the postponement of the papal visit, and to remain patient and persevere in prayer (Rom 12, 12), because nothing is impos ...
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  13 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ondo: "Climate change has nothing to do with the massacre in the church of Owo" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To suggest or make a connection between victims of terror and consequences of climate change is not only misleading but also exactly rubbing salt in the injuries of all who have suffered terroris ...
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  13 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Conflict of cultures, drought emergency and insecurity among the main challenges of the new government Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "In general, Somalis today are very optimistic. After all, these elections were not without difficulties", said Prof. Ali Abdullahi Warsame, former Health and Environment Minister of the Somal ...
• 13 June 2022
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Tshumba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2022 the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tshumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola. ...
• 13 June 2022
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Appointment of Bishop of Kisantu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2022 the Holy Father appointed Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda, until now titular of Dragonara and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, as bishop of the d ...
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  11 June 2022
  AFRICA/ANGOLA and SAO TOME - Jubilee celebrations of the Pontifical Mission Societies Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Many participated with enthusiasm in the different initiatives organized in May by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) on the occa ...
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  11 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Insecurity jeopardizes the future of the country Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - The massacre at the Catholic Church in Owo (Ondo State, south-west Nigeria) on Pentecost Sunday marks a new dramatic stage in terms of the deterioration of the security situation in Nigeria and th ...
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  10 June 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Missionary: "Ethiopia is a proud country with a great Christian tradition" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Great hopes shattered in the last two years by armed clashes sparked by an internal struggle between the Ethiopian government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner President Abiy and the Tigray e ...
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  10 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The President of the Bishops': “Nigeria is bleeding; Nigerians now live in fear and anxiety” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nigeria is bleeding. Our land is soaked in blood. From North to South, East to West, blood is flowing like a river. Nigerians now live in fear and anxiety, as a dark cloud of uncertainty hangs ov ...
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  9 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Official death toll in Owo bombing rises to 40; new massacre in Kaduna state Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The number of victims according to the official toll of the massacre perpetrated on Sunday June 5 in the church of Saint Francis Xavier in Owo (see Fides, 6/6/2022) has risen to 40. This was annou ...
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  9 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - New government taking office: drought and insecurity are the biggest challenges Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The humanitarian crisis affecting Somalia due to the dramatic drought is intensifying. Almost 7 million people are affected, about 50% of the population. Meanwhile, the newly elected governmen ...
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  8 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Assault committed by a well-organized group. The number of victims is probably higher than the official number" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Those who committed the June 5 massacre in the Church of St. Francis Xavier in Owo are a well-organized and well-trained group", sources of the Church in Nigeria report to Fides, who, for securit ...
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  8 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Forgotten crises: "The time of the African martyrs is not over yet" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the massacre of the Catholics in the small Nigerian town of Owo (see Fides, 6/6/2022), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NCR) published its annual list of the ten forgotten crises ...
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  7 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A priest kidnapped, as Nigeria remains shocked over the massacre in the church of Owo Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Although it is still not clear who was responsible for the massacre in the church of Saint Francis Xavier in Owo, Ondo State (south-western Nigeria), which took place on Sunday June 5 (see Fides, ...