Africa

• 2 September 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Military uprising and accusations against “foreign powers” Niamey (Fides News Agency) – “Truth is the first victim of war.” This well-known aphorism can also apply to situations other than an open conflict, such as coups or military uprisings, like the one that took place ...
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  1 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Two religious sisters ambushed in South Sudan Juba (Fides News Agency) – On Sunday, 30 August, two Carmelite religious sisters, identified as Sr Helen and Sr Ansa, were attacked while travelling from Torit to Juba after attending morning Mass. Their vehicle was am ...
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  31 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Kontagora calls for increased security measures at places of worship Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Protect mosques from jihadist attacks.” This is the appeal issued by Bishop Bulus Yohanna of Kontagora and president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State, one of ...
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  31 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Algeria sends fighter jets to Niger after a failed military coup Niamey (Fides News Agency) – Four Su-30 fighter jets, accompanied by an Il-76 transport aircraft and an Il-78 aerial tanker, have been deployed by Algeria to Air Base 101, adjacent to Diori Hamani International Airport ...
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  28 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Stop the massacres and mass kidnappings,” Bishops say, expressing their condolences to all victims Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “The latest barbaric abduction of more than 60 worshippers from a mosque in Borgu, Niger State, and the horrific massacre of 47 innocent citizens, with another 17 people seriously injured ...
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  27 August 2026
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Bishop of Byumba Appeals to Rwanda’s Youth: “Leave those Ibyuma behind” Kigali (Fides news Agency) – “Young people, in the name of Jesus, let us leave those ibyuma behind. Fight them. Let us fight them together.” This is the heartfelt appeal addressed to Rwanda’s youth by Bishop Pap ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA — Post-election crisis worsens Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – Zambia’s post-election crisis is worsening following the expiry of the deadline for filing an appeal against President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory in the 13 August elections (see Fides ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA — The President of the Bishops’ Conference reiterates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the veneration of relics: “It is not worship, but veneration” Accra (Fides news Agency) – “Crowning the relic of Saint Agatha means proclaiming that a woman who remained faithful to Christ until her death now shares in his victory. It is an act of veneration, not of worship”. ...
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  25 August 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War in Sudan spreads to neighboring countries: tensions with Chad and Ethiopia Khartoum (Fides news Agency) – The war in Sudan is increasingly involving neighboring countries into the conflict. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have stepped up operations aimed a ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Fake priest discovered Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to celebrate Mass and admi ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Post-election tensions: High Courts closed as opposition prepares its appeal Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Post-election tensions are continuing in Zambia, where today, 24 August, the High Courts, including those in Lusaka, Ndola and other cities, were closed, preventing opposition leader Brian ...
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  24 August 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother” Rimini (Fides News Agency) – At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar Catherine C ...
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  21 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Church-backed parallel vote count confirms Hichilema’s victory, but irregularities and tensions remain Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – President Hakainde Hichilema has won the August 13 elections with more than 50% of the vote. This was stated by the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG), which conducted a parallel vo ...
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  20 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Ungushi: The ambiguous face of violence in Northern Nigeria Abuja (Fides news Agency) – The attack on the village of Ungushi illustrates the complexity of the violence suffered by Nigerian communities. The targeted community is predominantly Muslim, and the local imam was among ...
• 19 August 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina Vatican City (Fides News agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Mariusz Kasperski, O.M.I., until now Superior of the Community of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Toamasina and Parish Priest of ...