Africa

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  7 April 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - New joint call to lay down arms and end violence in Tigray Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "With immediate effect, the Ethiopian national defense forces will assume responsibility for border security": these are words espressed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in the recent ...
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  7 April 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Freeing children and young people from modern slavery: the Sisters of the Good Shepherd receive an award Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Winning the Stop Slavery Hero Award, in addition to being an important recognition of our daily work in the mining communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to eliminate child labor - pr ...
• 7 April 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of bishop of Bunda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Bunda, Tanzania, the Reverend Simon Chibuga Masondole of the clergy of the same see, until now parish administrator, director of th ...
• 31 March 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of bishop of Lafia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Lafia, Nigeria, the Reverend David Ajang, until now parish priest of the Immaculate Conception parish and dean of Zaramaganda. Msg ...
• 31 March 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Appointment of bishop of Nebbi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Nebbi, Uganda, the Reverend Fr. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J., until now Pontifical Commissioner of the Congregation Apostles ...
• 31 March 2021
  AFRICA - Appeal of the International Catholic Migration Commission: release the 400,000 seafarers blocked for Covid-19 measures Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The recent blockade of the Suez Canal, due to the grounding of a giant container ship, has put the importance of sea transport before public opinion. More than 90% of global trade by volume is mov ...
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  31 March 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - New missionary project to bring together young people who do not belong to the Christian communities of the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe Dodola (Agenzia Fides) - The creation of a computer lab and the activation of computer courses for young people in the Christian community of Dodola is the objective of a project by Fr. Stefano Ferraretto, a fidei donum ...
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  30 March 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Two "missionary seeds", dedicated to the unconditional service of evangelization Lunzu (Agenzia Fides) - "Two missionary seeds deposited in the cemetery of the Cathedral of Blantyre, two signs of communion between the Churches, two signs of unconditional service to the missionary cause, two strong te ...
• 30 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Hundreds of people evacuated from Pemba, where the situation is uncertain; concern for the children in the area Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Efforts continue to evacuate people trapped in the northern Mozambique city of Palma, despite the tense situation. On March 24, rebel fighters attacked the city in Cabo Delgado province, near th ...
• 29 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “Let's pray for our brothers in Palma” where the situation is dramatic Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 7 victims are among the people who fled from the Amerula Hotel in a convoy that was attacked, in an ambush, by armed terrorists. This was announced by a spokesman for the Mozambican army ...
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  29 March 2021
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Education and evangelization: the missionary presence in the Southwest of the country Ankililoaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Ankililoaka, in the southwest of Madagascar, the Salesian mission is an important point of reference for the local population, who are very poor. Currently, 4 brothers are dedicated to of ...
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  27 March 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Churches, schools and a new village open to host families fleeing Boko Haram Yola (Agenzia Fides) - "Since 2014 we have welcomed in our diocese thousands of people fleeing from neighboring areas occupied or destroyed by Boko Haram, we have welcomed in the spaces of our Cathedral of Saint Teresa, ...
• 27 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - At least 180 people took refuge in a hotel besieged by jihadists Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - About 180 people, including several foreigners, took refuge in a hotel in Palma, where they have been besieged since the night of March 24 by a jihadist group that has attacked the city in the pr ...
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  27 March 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic Care for Children: protecting children and safeguarding their capacities Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "Due to the challenges that our religious have had to face in the past, we are looking for a safe and formal way to carry out the apostolate, especially in the field of pastoral care for childre ...
• 26 March 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Fr. Harrison Egwuenu released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Harrison Egwuenu, dean of St. George's College in Obinomba, is free again. According to Fr. Benedict Okutegbe, administrator of Sacred Heart Cathedral in the city of Warri, the priest was r ...