Africa
11 November 2022
AFRICA/ANGOLA - An "informal" school on the outskirts of Luanda in one of the parish chapels
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Education in Angola is of poor quality, it lacks in infrastructure, school materials and trained teachers. While it is compulsory and free for children aged four, for children between the ages of ...
11 November 2022
AFRICA/CONGO - Caritas: More than 2,600 refugees from the DRC are in a precarious situation; the Bishops of the DRC call for a march for peace on December 4
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – More than 2,600 refugees in central-eastern Congo-Brazzaville live in precarious conditions. This was stated by Caritas Congo according to which the conditions of the children in particula ...
11 November 2022
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Ambanja, Donatien Francis Randriamalala
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S., currently parish priest of Notre Dame de la Salette and Vicar General of the Diocese of Morondava, as Bishop ...
10 November 2022
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Director of Justice and Peace of Butembo-Beni: "Is the population being massacred to clear out the territory in order to exploit its riches?"
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - This massacre reflects what has been happening in our diocese from October 2014 until today: the ADF attack and kill the populations, burning houses, means of transport on the roads and goods", ...
10 November 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The forgotten victims of the Tigray war: the fate of 100,000 Eritrean refugees
Shire (Agenzia Fides) - In the last two years of the ongoing conflict in the northern region of Ethiopia, very little has been said about Eritreans. While 60,000 Tigrayans have been displaced from their homes to refugee ...
9 November 2022
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - In one of the poorest Countries in the world, the parish remains a refuge for all
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In Madagascar we know that we are objectively among the poorest Countries in the world. But there is no war, the worst and most repugnant of the evils that men inflict on their fellow men. And at ...
9 November 2022
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kaduna: Kidnapping of a Catholic priest and 9 other people in a village attacked by bandits
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Abraham Kunat has been kidnapped by armed men in the local government area of Kachia, in the state of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. The kidnapping took place around midnight yesterday, November ...
8 November 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Peace talks: negotiating partners discuss implementation of the agreement
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, November 7, 2022, a new round of talks began in Nairobi between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the rebels of the Tigray region: representatives of the military command of ...
8 November 2022
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Ecosystem damage continues as the country is engulfed in flames, just days after an incident on Lake Victoria
Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) – Tanzania, overwhelmed by an active fire since October 21, deployed the army to respond to the fire that broke out on Kilimanjaro. On Tuesday, November 1, the country mobilized a military contin ...
8 November 2022
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of Bishop of Torit, Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta, of the clergy of Khartoum, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew of the archdiocese of Kharto ...
7 November 2022
AFRICA/UGANDA - Fighting pride and selfish interests and living a life full of humility, forgiveness and mutual love
Kasanga (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale of the diocese of Kasese appeals to the country's Catholic politicians, whom he urges to "stand up for the demands of the community" in order to achieve r ...
7 November 2022
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cautious hope for a return of peace in South Kivu, but the situation in North Kivu and Ituri remains worrying
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "If this situation of pacification were to extend to the entire province of South Kivu, there would be space and hope for continuous socio-economic development for farmers and ranchers", states ...
5 November 2022
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - High tensions between the DRC and Rwanda; concerns about human rights abuses
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension is rising between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of "interference" in the east of its national territory. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi call ...
4 November 2022
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We need an effective government and an opposition that controls in the interest of the Country"
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Learn from your mistakes. Zambians want an effective government and also a formidable opposition in the interest of the people and the country". Thus, Father Godwin Mulenga, a Jesuit, urged Pres ...
4 November 2022
AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kitale
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kitale, Kenya, presented by Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S.
The Holy Father has appointed the R ...
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