Africa

• 19 August 2021
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Almost 50 dead in an Islamist attack in the north of the country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Forty-seven people, including thirty civilians, fourteen soldiers and three army auxiliaries, were killed yesterday August 18 in an attack by suspected jihadists on a military convoy in nort ...
• 19 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Sisters killed; President Kiir: "The groups that did not sign the peace are responsible for their death" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The groups that did not sign the peace agreement are, according to the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, responsible for the deaths of the two nuns of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jes ...
• 19 August 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic priest, victim of an act of violence Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was violently killed in Uganda yesterday, August 18. Fr. Joshephat Kasambula from the diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana was murdered in cold blood yesterday evening. It is believed th ...
• 18 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Two nuns killed in an ambush; "Murdered cold bloodedly" denounce the sisters Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Our sisters were killed cold bloodedly", says Sister Christine John Amaa, of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, providing details of the murder of Sister Mary Daniel Abut, and Sister R ...
• 17 August 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Why should criminals be rewarded": Nobel laureate criticizes the president's appointment of a former rebel leader Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Why should criminals be rewarded in this way?" Asks the Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate, doctor and human rights activist, Dr. Denis Mukwegue, in connection with the appointment of a form ...
• 13 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Waiting for the election result: Jesuits ask election winners to give priority to the poor Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The official results of the presidential elections in Zambia, which took place on August 12th, are expected on Sunday, August 15th. The election was overshadowed by clashes in which two people we ...
• 13 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Research data indicates deaths from Covid-19 are more than double the official count in South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The health department’s official Covid death toll for 2020 was 28,500. However, according to researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT), the ...
• 12 August 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: "We must decide what we are to solve the nation's problems" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The crucial question that this country has not resolved is 'Who are we as Nigerians?' That is why the situation in the country has become so explosive", said His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Hassan Kukah Bi ...
• 12 August 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Assault on the Archbishop's residence: Cardinal Ambongo forgives perpetrators and instigators Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "You prayed for the Cardinal for what happened last week. Today I wanted to thank you. You have shown that you love your Cardinal. You have shown that we are one family", said His Eminence Card ...
• 11 August 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Fight against modern slavery: religious leaders from four African countries sign a joint declaration Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Human trafficking is a particularly heinous crime, as it involves the exploitation and abuse of people for profit reasons," emphasized the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of ...
• 11 August 2021
  AFRICA/CHAD - Interim president invites rebels to "Inclusive National Dialogue" N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - In the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections, the interim president of Chad calls on the rebel groups to participate in an "inclusive national dialogue". It is a new path th ...
• 10 August 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Marburg virus occurs for the first time in West Africa Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The occurrence of the Marburg virus was confirmed for the first time in the Republic of Guinea. The case was recorded in the southern Gueckedou Prefecture. Marburg disease, a highly contagious d ...
• 10 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Presidential and Parliamentary Elections: Bishops appeal to the consciences of candidates and voters Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Politicians "who incite violence in order to gain political or material advantage", "repent and turn away from evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Alick Banda, Archbishop of Lusaka, in his homily during th ...
• 9 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Association of women religious supports government campaign “Covid-free nation” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic nuns who work here have always worked to improve and expand access to basic medical care for the most vulnerable in the communities. We want the extensive network available to us a ...
• 7 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya and Tanzania are now central to drug trafficking routes in Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Africa is no exception to this phenomenon, as the battle over the Caribbean (cocaine) and Pakistani (heroin) routes has led drug traffickers to relocate their trade routes to Africa (and then Eu ...