Africa
11 January 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Mass kidnappings in Nigeria: a complex scenario
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Mass kidnappings committed by well-organized armed groups are becoming more frequent in Nigeria. On January 7, gunmen attacked the Tom Ikimi railway station in Igueben, in the Igueben local govern ...
10 January 2023
AFRICA/DR CONGO - M23 rebels withdraw from Rumangabo military base, but does not withdraw from other locations
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On January 6, rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) officially handed over the Rumangabo military base they seized in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in October, to the ...
10 January 2023
AFRICA - Humanity’s spiritual lung in crisis of faith and hope
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Benedict XVI treated the African Church in a very special way, carrying our Continent in his heart with fervor, with fervor, conviction and generosity". Thus expressed Cardinal Fridolin Besung ...
9 January 2023
AFRICA/BENIN - The Bishops: "We welcome the return to the Catholic faith of a large number of former followers of the Banamè sect"
Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the return to the Catholic faith of a large number of former followers of the Sovidji sect in Banamè", say the Bishops of Benin in the statement issued at the end of their 68th Plen ...
9 January 2023
AFRICA/TOGO - The expectations of the Togolese people for the new year that has just begun: to live in peace and harmony
Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - "There are many expectations for the new year that the Togolese would like to see fulfilled in 2023, in the political, economic, socio-cultural spheres", writes Fr. Silvano Galli. The missionary, ...
7 January 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop Gopep: "Kidnappings of priests are increasing in Nigeria, and for different reasons"
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The kidnappings of priests and religious are increasing in Nigeria", confirms the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Minna in the Nigerian state of Niger, Luka Sylvester Gopep, in an interview wi ...
5 January 2023
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The population flees the Boucle du Mouhoun region, where Father Zerbo was murdered
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - In the area where Fr. Jacques Yaro Zerbo was assassinated on January 2 (see Fides, 3/1/2023), the local population is fleeing. In particular, since January 3, the inhabitants of the rural m ...
5 January 2023
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Doctors with Africa Cuamm alongside refugees: "Tigray is in great need of aid but also many opportunities to change things"
Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - It is still difficult to translate into concrete facts the conditions defined by the peace agreement and signed by Addis Ababa and Tigray (see Fides, 3/11/2022). The clashes have exhausted the p ...
4 January 2023
AFRICA - The memory of Pope Benedict XVI of some African Bishops: "A great theologian of profound humanity"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in different parts of Africa remembers Benedict XVI with masses and suffrage prayers.
The Bishops of Uganda, who said they had a close relationship with Pope Benedict XVI, reme ...
4 January 2023
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Al-Shabaab violence continues: "apostate militias and soldiers" in the crosshairs
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - Violence is rampant in Somalia. The terrorist group Al-Shabaab has been leading a bloody insurrection against the federal government for 15 years. The rebel group claims responsibility for the ...
3 January 2023
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Catholic priest murdered in north-west of the country
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest has been killed in Burkina Faso. Father Jacques Yaro Zerbo was assassinated by unidentified armed men on Monday, January 2. According to a statement sent to Fides signed by ...
3 January 2023
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "The absence of war is not real peace. The country needs a real dialogue between the social and political partners"
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabwe is experiencing a situation of "negative peace" says the Episcopal Commission for "Justice and Peace" of Zimbabwe, in its commentary on the message of Pope Francis for the World Day of P ...
3 January 2023
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The news of the death of Benedict XVI in areas of the country exacerbated by ethnic conflicts
Malakal (Agenzia Fides) - The news of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI reaches the most remote and critical corners of the planet every day. Among these, Agenzia Fides received a testimony from the outskirts of So ...
2 January 2023
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - A new attack on a village in the north of the country claimed by ISIS-Mozambique
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – The attack on December 30 on the village of Namande, in the district of Muidumbe, province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, has been claimed by ISIS-Mozambique.
The jihadists posted im ...
30 December 2022
AFRICA/NIGER - A special day of joy, faith and sharing in the Dosso mission
Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - "Hand in hand we can achieve great things and bring joy to those around us". Beyond the clichés, Christmas is a difficult time in a Muslim country where Christians are a tiny minority. “However ...
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