Africa

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  6 July 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - As vocations decline, the Church in Colombia renews its commitment to priestly formation Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – How can priests be formed today to respond effectively to the needs of the Church in Colombia through listening and discernment? This is the question that guides the CXXI Plenary Assembly ...
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  6 July 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Memorial Mass for Bishop Osório Citora: The Diocese of Quelimane calls for confidentiality in the investigation into his death Quelimane (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Quelimane is preparing to celebrate a memorial Mass (thirtieth day after his death), for Bishop Osório Citora, who was murdered on June 6 (see Fides, 6/7/2026). In a stat ...
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  3 July 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Archbishop of Douala denounces: "Inhumane prisons and a corrupt justice system" Yaoundé (Fides News Agency) – Forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and inhumane prison conditions are among the grave abuses denounced by Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala in a pastoral Letter on prison conditio ...
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  2 July 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Three religious kidnapped in late June in the Country's North-West region have been released Nkongsamba (Fides News Agency) – The three religious – a priest and two friars – who were kidnapped on June 27 in north-western Cameroon have been released. The announcement was made by the Diocese of Nkongsamba in ...
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  2 July 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Archbishop of Berbérati, newly appointed: "Every honor in the Church exists for the sake of service" Rome (Fides News Agency) – Among the 35 Metropolitan Archbishops appointed over the past year who received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Basilica on June 29 was the newly appointed Archbishop of Berbéra ...
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  1 July 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Funeral held for Father Crépin, priest killed “perhaps to block the peace process in Zémio” Bangui (Fides News Agency) – “Father Crépin was deeply committed to dialogue. It is possible that he was killed to block the peace process currently underway in Zémio,” Bishop Aurelio Gazzera of Bangassou told Fi ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Priest killed in the east of the Country Bangui (Fides News Agency) - Father Crépin Martial Monga, vicar of St. John the Baptist Parish in the Diocese of Bangassou, in Zémio, in the Haut-Mbomou region, was killed on the evening of June 29 outside his parish r ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Anti-immigration protests under way as thousands of migrants return home in recent weeks Johannesburg (Fides News Agency) – A nationwide day of protest against illegal immigration is under way in South Africa's major cities, following a call by organizations including "Operation Dudula" (see Fides, 25/5/20 ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - In the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe, many small projects at the service of pre-evangelization Robe (Fides News Agency) – "At the beginning of June I visited the community of Kokossa, which I saw come into being when, almost 18 years ago, together with the Missionaries of Charity, I established the first mission ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Diocese of Enugu refuses to lend the Cathedral for a pro-Tinubu political rally Abuja (Fides News Agency) – No political event in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be allowed to take place at the Jubilee Hall of the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu. The announcement was made in a statement ...
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  28 June 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - 51 years after independence, the country needs a new national consciousness, based on honesty, patriotism, solidarity, and collective responsibility Maputo (Fides News Agency) – On June 25, 1975, Mozambique declared its independence from Portugal, establishing a presidential republic with Samora Machel as its first President and the Front for the Liberation of Moza ...
• 26 June 2026
  AFRICA/TOGO - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Kpalimé Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kpalimé presented by His Excellency Mgr. Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou. The Holy Father has app ...
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  26 June 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Signing of the statute of the interfaith platform to strengthen peace and social cohesion N'Djamena (Fides News Agency) – "We will continue to work so that everyone can contribute to human development and to achieving our common goal of building a united, prosperous Chad that looks confidently to the future ...
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  25 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal of the Bishops of Ibadan. More than a month of captivity for 39 students and 7 teachers Abuja (Fides News Agency) – Since May 15, 39 students and 7 teachers have been in the hands of bandits who attacked schools in the Ahoro-Esinle region of the Oriire district near Ogbomoso in Oyo State, southwestern Nig ...
• 24 June 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Resignation and Succession of the Bishop of Bangassou Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Bangassou (Central African Republic) submitted by Juan José Aguirre Muñoz M.C.C.J. He is su ...