Africa

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  5 August 2024
  AFRICA/MALI - Tinzaouaten massacre: military government breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "We immediately break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine," said the military junta of Mali yesterday, August 4, in view of the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian military intelligence in the ...
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  3 August 2024
  AFRICA/MALI - The attack on the Russian Wagner group by Tuaregs and jihadists shows the complexity of the situation in Mali Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - On July 27, a mixed convoy of soldiers of the Malian army and mercenaries of the Russian private military company "Wagner Group" was the victim of a series of deadly attacks in north-western Mali ...
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  2 August 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The first day of protests against the government's economic policies leaves more than a dozen dead Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least a dozen dead in various areas of Nigeria is the result of the first day of protests called yesterday, August 1 (see Fides, 1/8/2024), against the economic policies of President Bola Ahmed ...
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  2 August 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - No to peace talks, while half of the Sudanese suffer from hunger Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - " We will not retreat, we will not give up, and we will not negotiate with any entity," with these words General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces and President of the ...
• 1 August 2024
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Erection of the Diocese of Ganda and appointment of first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has erected the Diocese of Ganda (Angola), with territory taken from the Diocese of Benguela, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo. The Holy Fathe ...
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  1 August 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Demonstrations against the President's economic reforms begin Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Ten days of demonstrations are planned in Nigeria against the high cost of living and unemployment that affect a large part of the population. The protests, which begin today, August 1, are suppor ...
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  1 August 2024
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Solidarity campaign of Sudanese women in Kampala: "We must not close our eyes to the famine in Sudan" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "We must raise our voices to alert the world so that it does not forget the Sudanese crisis," is the urgent appeal of the executive director of the Sudanese organization "The Female Guardians" i ...
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  31 July 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Failed assassination attempt on the head of the transitional government, General Burhan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – On the same day that the news of the assassination in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was released, another high-impact news story risks going unnoticed: the attempted assassination (al ...
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  31 July 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop Gong: Young people of “Generation Z” deserve trust Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Kenya have sided with the young people who in recent weeks have taken to the streets in highly political demonstrations that go far beyond protesting against tax increases. The Ar ...
• 31 July 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - Appointment of the new director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 22, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. Fr Benoit Mbainada of the clergy of Mondou as National Director of the Pon ...
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  30 July 2024
  AFRICA - In order to stop human trafficking, it is necessary to raise awareness among potential victims Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Women and children are the main victims of human trafficking in Africa. While today, July 30, marks the World Day against Human Trafficking, it is worth remembering how this criminal phenomenon is ...
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  29 July 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops: “No to the petition to remove President Ruto from office; our name was included without consulting us” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “We distance ourselves from the petition to remove the president, from office.” This is the response of the Bishops of Kenya, through the words of Msgr. Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Archbishop o ...
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  29 July 2024
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Father Avò's mission: to find people as Jesus found them, even in the most absurd situations Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "Without catechists, nothing can be done here," says Father Renzo Adorni, a missionary in Luanda in the parish of Bom Pastor. "In our parish we had many, about 400; and we also sent them to the n ...
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  27 July 2024
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Among the huts of Bigene, the mission begins with the sign of the cross by Fabio Beretta Bigene (Agenzia Fides) - Bad roads, tropical temperatures, and among the woods small villages of huts surrounded by fields of rice, mango and cadjù. This is the corner of the world where a group of ...
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  26 July 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Apostolic Administrator of Soddo tells Fides about the landslide that has seriously affected the area: "We are not yet sure how many people have died, it is a disastrous accident" by Antonella Prenna Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "A shocking and disastrous accident. Many have lost their lives suddenly, more than 260 bodies have been recovered to date as reported by local news". These are the w ...