Africa

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  11 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New airstrikes against Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Armed drone attacks continue on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which has been under the control of the M23 guerrillas since January 2025. Following yesterday's bombings, March 10, which hit ...
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  11 March 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The bishops in the country: "We urge all Ethiopians to resist hatred and reject any attempts to create division in our society" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) – "Such violence against defenseless people cannot be justified by any religious teachings, culture, or political reasons," say the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCE), condemning ...
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  10 March 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Fr. René Yao and the St. Martin Deaf Ministry: “I do not want separate Masses for the deaf. We must pray together, as one body in Christ” Accra (Agenzia Fides) – “At first, I did not have an office. I sat under a tree near the church. Later, parishioners pointed out that I could not work under a tree and helped me set up a small office.” On November ...
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  10 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The impact of the war against Iran on the situation in Sudan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Sudan has become another battleground in the struggle between the Israeli-American coalition and Iran. This follows the United States' designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a "ter ...
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  7 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - With the visit of Pope Leo XIV, the country becomes the epicenter of world news Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea, scheduled for April 21-23, 2026, will be a historic event, and preparations are already in full swing in the country, which will captur ...
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  6 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Wukari Cathedral severely damaged by fire caused by short circuit Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The fire that severely damaged St. Mary Catholic Cathedral in Wukari on March 4th was an accident. This was announced by the Diocese of Wukari in a statement signed by the Chancellor, Father Simo ...
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  6 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "In addition to Rwanda, the M23 and its Congolese leadership must be sanctioned" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The US sanctions on Rwanda do not affect the Congolese who are recruited by the M23,” local sources from South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, occupied by the Rwan ...
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  5 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “US sanctions against the Rwandan army confirm its presence in eastern DRC” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “This is a significant sanction that confirms Rwanda’s presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,” local sources in South Kivu told Fides, following the sanctions imposed on Marc ...
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  4 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Awaiting the apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV: "Mission is a vibrant part of the community" Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The visit of Pope Leo XIV to Central Africa, scheduled for April 21-23, is eagerly anticipated. Pope John Paul II visited Equatorial Guinea in 1982 and met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, ...
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  4 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops after the recent massacres: "Let's avoid the culture of deadly revenge because this is not justice" Juba (Agenzia Fides) – "A fresh descent into the abyss of human depravity, where the sanctity of life, a sacred gift from God, is trampled upon with alarming impunity," is how the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan descr ...
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  3 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A total of 169 people were killed in attacks on Sunday, March 1st in Abiemnhom County Juba (Agenzia Fides) – A series of attacks on Sunday, March 1, left a total of 169 people dead in Abiemnhom County, in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, including 79 soldiers. According to eyewitness accou ...
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  3 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Food insecurity rises amid drought alarm and the specter of famine Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The United Nations has issued a new warning regarding the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. According to the latest statistics from the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) ...
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  2 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ogoja visits church set on fire on February 26 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “Those who perpetrated the atrocious act of setting fire to the church will not go unpunished.” With these words, Donatus Edet Akpan, Bishop of Ogoja, addressed the faithful of St. Mary’s ...
• 28 February 2026
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Conakry Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Conakry, Guinea, presented by Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly. He is succeeded by Archbis ...
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  27 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic Church in Southeast Nigeria set on fire Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church of St. Mary in Katchuan Irruan, in the local government area of Boki, in northern Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria, was attacked and set on fire. The attack occurred ...