Africa

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  3 June 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Munyonyo Explosion: Investigation into whether one of the deceased is the daughter of one of those responsible for the 2021 attacks Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – Ugandan authorities have identified one of the two people killed this morning, June 3, in the failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs in Munyonyo. Security forces have publishe ...
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  3 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Father Bett buried in Eldoret: Senators call for a commission to investigate the murders of priests Eldoret (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community mourns the loss of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett, the 33-year-old Catholic priest who was shot dead on May 22 (see Fides, 23/5/2025) in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley i ...
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  3 June 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs on their commemoration day; two suicide bombers killed Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of June 3, an explosion occurred approximately 500 meters from the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Munyonyo. According to the Ugandan Army (UPDF), the explosion occurred during an oper ...
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  2 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Endless violence: the Missionary Benedictine close their facilities in Kerio Valley Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart Priory have closed all their facilities in Kerio Valley, Kenya, following daily violence in the region. The missionary sisters announced ...
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  2 June 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony from Bukavu: Children are the silent victims of war Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Children are the silent victims of all wars: in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. From Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, currently under the control of t ...
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  31 May 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Humanitarian situation worsens as conflict intensifies Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worsening as the war intensifies. According to the UN Secretary-General's spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière, the situation remains particularly ...
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  30 May 2025
  AFRICA/EGYPT - St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai passes into the hands of the Egyptian State: concern and reactions grow by Nikos Tzoitis After fifteen centuries of autonomy, the Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai has passed into the hands of the Egyptian State, according to a ruling issued by the Ismailia court. The me ...
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  30 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: “Full light must be shed on the deaths of Father Maina and Father Bett” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “We demand a deep inquiry into these deaths, to reveal the real circumstances and motives, to ensure the security and safety of our priests and all Kenyans in the future”. This was requested ...
• 28 May 2025
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Appointment of bishop of Ouesso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Brice Armand Ibombo, of the clergy of Gamboma, until now vice rector of the Emile Card. Biayenda National Theological Major Seminary in Brazzavill ...
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  28 May 2025
  AFRICA/BENIN - Bishops express solidarity with the families of the victims: Two bloody attacks by jihadists in three months worry the population Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops of Benin express their deepest sympathy to the entire nation and to the grieving families of our soldiers who fell in the line of duty," said the Bishops of Benin on the sidelines o ...
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  26 May 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest injured along the Makurdi-Naka road called "the shortest route to hell" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic priest, Father Solomon Atongo, was seriously injured after being shot on the evening of May 24. Father Atongo was traveling with two others when armed assailants attacked their vehicle al ...
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  23 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Nyahururu on the death of Father Maina: "We await the results of the investigation" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an ongoing investigation. Once the investigators have completed their investigation into Father Maina's death, they will shed light on the matter and answer the questions we have all b ...
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  23 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Another priest murdered in Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic priest has been murdered in Kenya. Father Alloyce Cheruiyot Bett was shot dead in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley, in the Elgeyo Marakwetm County, in the Western Highlands of K ...
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  21 May 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “We hope the Pope will make an appeal for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope the Pope will make an appeal for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo," write the members of ACMEJ (Association Against Evil and for the Integration of Youth) of Katogota, in the ...
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  21 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Priest dies after being found seriously injured along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway Nyahururu (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Nyahururu in Kenya mourns the loss of Fr. John Ndegwa Maina, parish priest of St. Louis Church in Igwamiti. "The Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu announces the passing to ete ...