Africa

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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Priest killed in the east of the Country Bangui (Fides News Agency) - Father Crépin Martial Monga, vicar of St. John the Baptist Parish in the Diocese of Bangassou, in Zémio, in the Haut-Mbomou region, was killed on the evening of June 29 outside his parish r ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Anti-immigration protests under way as thousands of migrants return home in recent weeks Johannesburg (Fides News Agency) – A nationwide day of protest against illegal immigration is under way in South Africa's major cities, following a call by organizations including "Operation Dudula" (see Fides, 25/5/20 ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - In the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe, many small projects at the service of pre-evangelization Robe (Fides News Agency) – "At the beginning of June I visited the community of Kokossa, which I saw come into being when, almost 18 years ago, together with the Missionaries of Charity, I established the first mission ...
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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Diocese of Enugu refuses to lend the Cathedral for a pro-Tinubu political rally Abuja (Fides News Agency) – No political event in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be allowed to take place at the Jubilee Hall of the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu. The announcement was made in a statement ...
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  28 June 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - 51 years after independence, the country needs a new national consciousness, based on honesty, patriotism, solidarity, and collective responsibility Maputo (Fides News Agency) – On June 25, 1975, Mozambique declared its independence from Portugal, establishing a presidential republic with Samora Machel as its first President and the Front for the Liberation of Moza ...
• 26 June 2026
  AFRICA/TOGO - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Kpalimé Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kpalimé presented by His Excellency Mgr. Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou. The Holy Father has app ...
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  26 June 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Signing of the statute of the interfaith platform to strengthen peace and social cohesion N'Djamena (Fides News Agency) – "We will continue to work so that everyone can contribute to human development and to achieving our common goal of building a united, prosperous Chad that looks confidently to the future ...
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  25 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal of the Bishops of Ibadan. More than a month of captivity for 39 students and 7 teachers Abuja (Fides News Agency) – Since May 15, 39 students and 7 teachers have been in the hands of bandits who attacked schools in the Ahoro-Esinle region of the Oriire district near Ogbomoso in Oyo State, southwestern Nig ...
• 24 June 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Resignation and Succession of the Bishop of Bangassou Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Bangassou (Central African Republic) submitted by Juan José Aguirre Muñoz M.C.C.J. He is su ...
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  24 June 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops after attack on Anglican cathedral in Nairobi: "Is this in the interest of the political elite?" Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – "If what we saw happen in All Saints Cathedral Nairobi is anything to go by, where a meeting was disrupted by goons, who were so confident as to even threaten the policemen present, a grav ...
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  23 June 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop Kussala: “The loss of Father Youhanna Al-Amin is a painful wound for the entire Church” Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – “The violent death of a priest while faithfully serving God's people is a tragedy that touches the very heart of the Church,” wrote Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio in ...
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  23 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Call for dialogue against xenophobia and intimidation of foreign-led churches Cape Town (Fides News Agency) – “Let our churches at all levels host and support honest dialogue that brings together local residents, foreign nationals and their organized formations, businesspeople and their organi ...
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  22 June 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Father Youhanna Al-Amin, parish priest in Kaduna in the Nuba Mountains, murdered Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – Father Youhanna Al-Amin, parish priest in Kaduna in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan for over thirty years, was killed for remaining with the parishioners entrusted to his pastoral care. A ...
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  22 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The city of Rii-Yubu, consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, proclaims to the nation and the world that faith, love, and hope are stronger than distance, hardship, and fear Rii-Yubu (Fides News Agency) – Thousands of faithful participated in a solemn procession stretching nearly three kilometres through the city of Rii-Yubu, known as Source-Yubu City, before culminating at the newly estab ...
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  19 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - At least 35 dead in attack on Niamey airport Niamey (Fides News Agency) - The official toll from yesterday's jihadist attack, June 18, on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, has risen. According to a statement released by the Nigerie ...