Africa

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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 ...
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  5 May 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Seven Capuchin Friars die in a tragic road accident Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Seven Capuchin Friars, members of the Custody of St. Francis and St. Clare of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Nigeria, lost their lives in a serious traffic accident that occurred on May 3, ...
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  5 May 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The serious security situation in Imo State also affects priests and religious Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is dire. Kidnappings for ransom, abductions for organ harvesting, and violent invasions of people’s lands and farms are now commonplace across Imo State and Igbo land”, said F ...
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  5 May 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - One year after the disappearance, there is no news of Father Lukas and his companion Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "One year has passed, and their silence haunts us. The disappearance of Fr. Luke and Michael is not just a personal loss - it is a wound to the heart of our society," said the Bishop of Tambura-Yam ...
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  3 May 2025
  AFRICA/SUD SUDAN - Until the very end, Pope Francis sent letters to South Sudanese leaders urging them to work for peace Juba (Fides Agency ) - “Pope Francis worked until the very end for peace in South Sudan,” Sister Elena Balatti, a Comboni missionary in South Sudan, told Fides Agency. “Unfortunately, South Sudan is once again on ...
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  2 May 2025
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Coadjutor of the Bishop of Bangassou: “With Pope Francis' visit, a positive change has been felt” Bangui (Fides Agency) - “Pope Francis has always been very important for the Central African Republic,” Aurelio Gazzera, who has lived and worked as a Carmelite missionary in the Central African Republic for 34 years ...