Africa

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  1 December 2018
  AFRICA - World Day against AIDS: one thousand deaths a day in South East Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – AIDS is a forgotten epidemic that in south east Africa kills 380,000 people every year. The virus in that area alone is contracted by over 2,000 more people every day. The HIV agent respo ...
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  1 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Local Church denounces episodes of violence in past two months Bossangoa (Agenzia Fides) – “Despite efforts on the part of our local Church to promote peace and fraternal relations, despite our total solidarity with those in need regardless of beliefs or political conviction, ...
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  30 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Release of kidnapped Claretian missionaries: "Our thoughts went to our martyrs" Yaoundè (Agenzia Fides) – "We thank everyone for the solidarity shown during our captivity. It was no easy experience. In those difficult days our thoughts and prayers went to the Martyrs of our Congregation. For ...
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  30 November 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Tension in view of parliamentary elections: the opposition takes to the street Sokodè (Agenzia Fides) – On 20 December Togo will hold parliamentary elections even though the political crisis appears never ending, local sources told Fides. In view of the vote two demonstrations have been organise ...
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  29 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops tell government: “We must unite to fight people-trafficking” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Church and the government in Nigeria must work together to restore the dignity of victims of people-trafficking said Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of Benin City also President of the ...
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  29 November 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - local Catholic Church on mission southward Robe (Agenzia Fides) – The presence of the Catholic Church in the Ethiopian region of Oromia has spread another hundred kilometres from Dallo Manna, southward in the province of Madda Walabu. It is still a presence o ...
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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Violence and kidnappings of Boko Haram in the Diffa region Toumour (Agenzia Fides) - Only 48 hours after the attack carried out by Boko Haram against the French mining company FORACO, where seven workers were killed, another crime hit the Diffa region, which is located in the ju ...
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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Three Claretian religious abducted in the Anglophone region of the south-west Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Three Claretians (Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) were kidnapped in the Anglophone region in southwest Cameroon: Fr. Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang, Fr. Placide Muntong and a st ...
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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Massacre of Alindao; the Bishops: "To protect lives is the first duty of the State"; Sunday 2 December day of mourning Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The human person is sacred and inviolable. All agents of public power, all organizations, have an absolute obligation to respect and protect the human person ". This is the first article of the ...
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  24 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Bishop of Mamfe: "An investigation into the murder of Fr. Ondari; let us remain united in prayer" Mamfe (Agenzia Fides) - "I call on all the Christians of the Diocese of Mamfe, especially the Christians of Kembong Parish, to stay calm and be united in prayer. The forces of evil are on a rampage against the Church of ...
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  23 November 2018
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The martyrs of Algeria, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the White Fathers Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the martyrs of Algeria is, for our congregation, a sign of the Lord's blessing on the occasion of our 150th anniversary of its foundation. The Society of the Missionaries ...
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  23 November 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Church in South Africa: forms and contents to communicate the Gospel Benoni (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops in Southern Africa (IMBISA) hosted a Media and Communications workshop at the Lumko Centre in Benoni, South Africa. The workshop gathered participants chosen ...
• 23 November 2018
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Lira and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Lira (Uganda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.J. The Holy Father ha ...
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  22 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A missionary of Kenyan origin was killed in the English-speaking South-West region Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Another priest was killed in one of the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon. Fr Cosmas Omboto Ondari, a Kenyan missionary belonging to the Missionary Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill, wa ...
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  22 November 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Togolese Bishops: constitutional and institutional reforms are urgently needed Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Togo are calling for constitutional and institutional reforms in view of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 20 December, in accordance with the road map of the Economic Commu ...