Africa

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  19 May 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Garoua: “Father Mbaibarem is free and in good physical condition” Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – After eight days of captivity, Father Valentin Mbaibarem, parish priest of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Madingring, kidnapped on May 7 along with five other people on the road betw ...
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  16 May 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The “drone war” hides a “proxy war” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The "drone war" is intensifying in Sudan. The use of armed drones and "suicide drones" (similar to cruise missiles, but cheaper) is primarily the prerogative of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...
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  16 May 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Catholic University a beacon of academic excellence in the region Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "This university is a beacon of excellence in East Africa, it is fully equipped with the necessary resources, experienced faculty, and a strong academic foundation to prepare our youth fo ...
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  15 May 2025
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Mission and hope among the Bayaka pygmies Kanza (Agenzia Fides) - “A solid roof over one's head, a good cassava field, learning to read… without ever being discouraged and with the help of God” is the Hope for the Bayaka pygmies of Central Africa. “G ...
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  15 May 2025
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The JNIM group intensifies attacks in several towns in the Country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), a Sahelian jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda, has intensified its attacks against military and civilian targets in Burkina Faso. The j ...
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  14 May 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - One of the hostages captured with Father Valentin Mbaibarem has been released Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "A person who was kidnapped along with Father Mbaibarem was released this evening," Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of Garoua confirmed to Fides. In the Archdiocese of Garoua, in northern Cam ...
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  14 May 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of the forgotten conflict in eastern DRC: The “100 days of liberated Goma” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “Goma, capital of the North Kivu region, two million inhabitants. An occupied city, on its knees. Stretched along the shores of Lake Kivu, caressed by the heat of the Nyiragongo volcano, it ...
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  13 May 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Garoua: "Father Mbaibarem is still in the hands of the kidnappers" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Mbaibarem is still in the hands of the kidnappers. From time to time, they contact some locals to demand a ransom for his release," Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of Garoua in northe ...
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  12 May 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Missionary from the capital of South Kivu: “Bukavu is abandoned to hunger and neglect” Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - "I entered the city yesterday morning (May 10, ed.) with a feeling of joy and hope in light of the election of Pope Leo XIV. I seemed to sense this feeling in the people I met, even though the re ...
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  10 May 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Coordinator of a Catholic organization murdered in the parish. Sorrow of Bishop Hiiboro Kussala Tambura (Agenzia Fides) – A new act of violence has shaken the parish of St. Mary Help of Christians, in Tombura County, Western Equatoria State, one of the ten states of South Sudan. According to local media reports, ...
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  9 May 2025
  AFRICA - He has visited the continent several times: Pope Leo XIV knows Africa well Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Leo XIV knows Africa well, having visited several African countries in recent years in his capacity as Cardinal Prefect of the Diacstery of Bishops and, before that, primarily as Prior General ...
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  7 May 2025
  AFRICA - Archbishop Nwachukwu: "Africa is no longer a little child" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa is often seen as a little child in a cradle, whose voice is perceived as a disturbing cry and who needs to be calmed by giving her some 'milk' in the form of development aid," said Archbish ...
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  7 May 2025
  AFRICA/TOGO - Being a missionary with and for others Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "We are a family consisting of seven young people, all university graduates, a community leader, Father Valéry Aguh, who spent ten years in Sierra Leone; a director of studies, Jean Jacques Wisdo ...
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  6 May 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Drone attacks on Port Sudan: The conflict risks spreading to neighboring regions Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The war in Sudan has escalated with the bombing of Port Sudan, the stronghold of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) under the command of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, by the Rapid Support Forces (R ...
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  6 May 2025
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Here, prayer becomes life and life becomes prayer by Anselmo Fabiano* Kom Ghareeb (Agenzia Fides) - Temperatures here are already approaching 30 degrees Celsius. In recent days, we experienced a sandstorm, one of those scenes from movies where dust and sand obscure ...