Africa

• 1 April 2026
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenza Fides) - On January 23, 2026 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches),has appointed Father Viateu ...
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  31 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Easter Vigil will be held earlier in the evening for security reasons Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – For security reasons, the Easter Vigil Mass in many Catholic Dioceses across Nigeria will not take place in the night as before but will be held earlier in the evening. This is the case, for exa ...
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  30 March 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Archbishop of Nampula: the Church as a bulwark against violence and insecurity Nampula (Agenzia Fides) – “In Mozambique, the cross is not merely a symbol of faith; it has become a cause of persecution for those who bear it. Since 2021, insurgents have begun fighting under the banner of the Isla ...
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  30 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ondo calls for the resignation of the Chief of Staff Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “I don’t think our government is serious again. I will just say that because if you look at our town here in Akure, Akure is being invaded. These strange people are coming in—where are the ...
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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - The visit of Pope Leo XIV and the seeds that the Spirit has already sown by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Equatorial Guinea Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – Beyond the usual general information about the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, it is important to highlight that the country p ...
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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops: “It is dangerous to revise the Constitution now because there is no consensus or security conditions” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) –The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have expressed their opposition to revising the Constitution adopted in 2006. “The position of the Congolese Bishops’ Conference has not ch ...
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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Messianism and war on Iran, the head of the Ugandan army: "We stand with Israel because we are Christians" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – "We stand with Israel because we are Christians. Saved by the Holy Son of God … Jesus Christ the only One who can forgive sins. The Bible says ‘Blessed are you Israel! Who is like you, a p ...
• 26 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Nairobi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv., until now supreme moderator of the Franciscan Servants of Mary Queen of Love public association of the fa ...
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  26 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Diocese of Wakuri raises the alarm over new attacks by Fulani herders Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – In the Takum district and other areas of Taraba State in northeastern Nigeria, warnings have again been issued about possible attacks by Fulani herders. This was announced by the Diocese of Waku ...
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  26 March 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Generations without schooling. Programs to ensure access to education for school-age Sudanese refugees have come to nothing N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Following the outbreak of the civil war in Sudan in 2023, Chad has become one of the world’s leading countries in terms of the number of refugees it hosts. And the majority of Sudanese ref ...
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  25 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Church attacked in Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – St. James the Great Catholic Church in Adu, Takum District, Taraba State, in northeastern Nigeria, was attacked. On March 23, armed Fulani herders caused significant damage in an attack on th ...
• 25 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of bishop of Wote Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Wote, Kenya, presented by Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 25/3/2026) ...
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  25 March 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: Leo XIV's trip to Algeria will be like a "Visitation" by Gianni Valente Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Rome who is about to visit Algeria "has nothing to sell or defend." He arrives in the spirit of generosity, as a "son of St. Augustine," to encounter "a Mus ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Khartoum accuses: “The capture of the border town of Kurmuk was facilitated by Ethiopia” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A diplomatic crisis has erupted between the Sudanese and Ethiopian governments. The government in Khartoum accuses Ethiopia of enabling the capture of the border town of Kurmuk by militias of ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Despite US sanctions, the Rwandan offensive continues in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – New attacks by the M23 movement rebels and their Rwandan allies on Uvira are feared. This is reported in a note sent to Fides by the local NGO, ACMEJ in Katogota, in the South Kivu province o ...