Africa

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  3 June 2026
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "The dissolution of the Electoral Commission is a good thing, but we must ensure that its replacement is truly independent" Abidjan (Fides News Agency) - “A response to the concerns expressed by various actors in national socio-political life.” This is how the bishops of Ivory Coast have described the government’s decision to dissolve t ...
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  3 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Triple Jubilee for Missionaries of the Society of African Missions and the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles Lagos (Fides News Agency) – At a time that united history, mission, and renewal, leaders of the Society of African Missions (SMA) and the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (NDA) gathered at the Domus Fidei Center of ...
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  2 June 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi after xenophobic violence: “No to retaliation against South Africans living in other African countries” Accra (Fides News Agency) – “Ghanaians will continue to live in South Africa and South Africans will also continue to live in Ghana. Ghanaians have businesses there and South Africans also have businesses here. Let u ...
• 1 June 2026
  AFRICA/CONGO - Resignation and succession of bishop of Nkayi Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nkayi, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Daniel Mizonzo. He is succeeded by Bishop Franç ...
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  28 May 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - No to an American center for the treatment of Ebola cases from other countries Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) opposes a US treatment center for Ebola patients in Kenya. "We urge the Kenya government to take robust measures to avoid cases of Ebola from entering Kenya. ...
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  28 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "May the memory of God's benevolence toward Abraham be a source of inspiration for our coexistence" Abuja (Fides News Agency) – "May God's benevolence toward Abraham inspire our communities to live together in these difficult times,” the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference (CBCN) wrote in a message to the country’s Mu ...
• 27 May 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Kitui, Kenya Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend John Mbua Mwandi, until now parish priest of Mulutu, as bishop of the diocese of Kitui, Kenya. Msgr. John Mbua Mwandi was born on 24 Septembe ...
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  27 May 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Ebola: The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio raises surveillance and emergency preparedness Juba (Fides News Agency) - The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan is under heightened epidemic surveillance following the spread of the Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. “Although no c ...
• 26 May 2026
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On August 1, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Msgr. Nicola ...
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  26 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nine dead and 25 kidnapped in three months in attacks against parish communities in Kaduna State Abuja (Fides News Agency) – At least nine people have been killed and another 25 kidnapped in the last three months in various attacks against parish communities in Kurmin Dangana, Kaduna State, in north-central Nigeri ...
• 25 May 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On April 27, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Alf ...
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  22 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Plenary Council of the Society of African Missions: Inclusion and a sense of belonging for a renewed mission Lagos (Fides News Agency) – “Let us commit ourselves to including everyone,” urged Father François du Penhoat, Superior General of the Society of African Missions (SMA), at the opening of the 2026 Plenary Council, ...
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  21 May 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Catholic bishops denounce the increase in violence against migrants Cape Town (Fides News Agency) – In light of the “escalating violence and tensions” against foreign migrants in various regions of South Africa, the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) issued a strong ...
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  20 May 2026
  Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Laghouat after the Pope's visit: Christians in Algeria, a "grain of incense" in the "school of the desert" Laghouat (Fides News Agency) – A month ago, Pope Leo XIV made a historic visit to Algerian soil. He encountered a people of deep faith and celebrated Mass in the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba. Prior to this, he h ...
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  20 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Concern for the abduction of teachers, students, and children in schools in in Oyo State Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Let us pray for the release of the hostages kidnapped from the schools in Ogbomoso,” appealed Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, bordering Benin, to ...