Africa

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  30 September 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Tensions return to Tigray: fears of a new civil war Mekelle (Fides News Agency) – Fears of a new escalation in Ethiopia are growing following the resumption of fighting in the north of the country and an offensive by Tigrayan fighters in the neighboring regions of Afar ...
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  30 September 2026
  AFRICA/BENIN - Families forming missionary seminarians: small, concrete steps to overcome conflict and build peace Calavi (Fides News Agency) – On Thursday, 1 October, the international year of spirituality for 42 seminarians of the Society of African Missions (SMA) will begin at the Brésillac Centre in Abomey-Calavi, in the Archd ...
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  29 September 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “How can we be Church where there is not yet a Church?” New missionary presence in Ghinnir, in East Bale Ghinnir (Fides News Agency) – After seven years of presence in Robe, the fraternity of the Villaregia Missionary Community has taken a new step in its missionary journey by moving to Ghinnir, in the heart of East Bale. ...
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  27 September 2026
  United States lifts sanctions on Eritrea by Cosimo Graziani Asmara (Fides News Agency) – The Trump administration has decided to lift sanctions against Eritrea, five years after they were imposed by President Biden. The decision, announced on Friday, 18 Se ...
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  25 September 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Canadians, Australians and Americans relaunch Niger’s uranium industry Niamey (Fides News Agency) – Niger’s military junta is seeking to relaunch the country’s uranium mining industry with the signing of an agreement with Australian company Atomic Eagle, through which the State of Nig ...
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  24 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN — Kiir dissolves government ahead of December 22 elections Juba (Fides News Agency) — South Sudan is heading toward elections scheduled for December 22 after President Salva Kiir, on September 22, dissolved the Transitional Government of National Unity and appointed an interim ...
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  23 September 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops raise the alarm: Ghana is becoming a cocaine hub: Accra (Fides News Agency) – “The seizure in France of a large shipment of cocaine from Ghana must not be treated as an isolated incident, but as part of a wider problem,” the Bishops of Ghana said following the sei ...
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  23 September 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - New rebel alliance reignites the struggle over the Red Sea Addis Ababa (Fides News Agency) – The rebel coalition announced a few days ago has gone on the offensive, and one of its main components, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has captured Mekelle airport. ...
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  23 September 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Archbishop of Nampula to Catholic university graduates: “Science without conscience is simply the ruin of the soul” Nampula (Fides News Agency) – “Seeing young people who are well-educated and full of hope facing an uncertain future, precisely at a time when the country needs their skills, energy and talent most, is one of the mos ...
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  22 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Auxiliary Bishop of Juba: “How do you conduct elections without a census and a constitution?” Juba (Fides News Agency) – “How can elections be held if there is no population census and no permanent Constitution?” asked Msgr. Santo Loku Pio Doggale, Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, speak ...
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  21 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - International Day of Peace. Bishop of Tombura-Yambio: “Our wounds belong to our history; peace is the legacy we must leave to our children” Tombura-Yambio (Fides News Agency) – “Invest in peace: for everyone, everywhere, every day.” This is the heart of the message addressed to the peoples of Sudan and South Sudan by Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussa ...
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  21 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Humanitarian crisis compounded by political and institutional instability Mogadishu (Fides News Agency) – “With great concern, I am following the humanitarian crisis unfolding in certain areas of Somalia, where acts of violence and extreme weather events are exacerbating the already precar ...
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  20 September 2026
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Archbishop Nwachukwu at the Jubilee marking 125 years of the Gospel in Malawi. Two new priests for a Church called to set out anew on mission Nzama (Fides News Agency) – The memory of the first missionaries, the gift of two new priests, and the call to recognize in every baptized person someone sent forth by Christ: these were the central themes of the natio ...
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  18 September 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops warn of “neo-paganism, insecurity and religious freedom” Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Neo-paganism is a challenge for the nation.” This is the alarm raised by the Nigerian Bishops in a message published at the conclusion of their Second Plenary Assembly. According to the ...
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  16 September 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Civil society and the Church: “The rule of law and constitutional guarantees at risk” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – “A deliberate and growing disregard for the Constitution, the rule of law and the human rights of Zambian citizens.” This is how a group of civil society organizations describes the conduct ...