Africa

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  23 September 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops raise the alarm: Ghana is becoming a cocaine hub: Accra (Fides News Agency) – “The seizure in France of a large shipment of cocaine from Ghana must not be treated as an isolated incident, but as part of a wider problem,” the Bishops of Ghana said following the sei ...
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  23 September 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - New rebel alliance reignites the struggle over the Red Sea Addis Ababa (Fides News Agency) – The rebel coalition announced a few days ago has gone on the offensive, and one of its main components, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has captured Mekelle airport. ...
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  23 September 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Archbishop of Nampula to Catholic university graduates: “Science without conscience is simply the ruin of the soul” Nampula (Fides News Agency) – “Seeing young people who are well-educated and full of hope facing an uncertain future, precisely at a time when the country needs their skills, energy and talent most, is one of the mos ...
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  22 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Auxiliary Bishop of Juba: “How do you conduct elections without a census and a constitution?” Juba (Fides News Agency) – “How can elections be held if there is no population census and no permanent Constitution?” asked Msgr. Santo Loku Pio Doggale, Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, speak ...
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  21 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - International Day of Peace. Bishop of Tombura-Yambio: “Our wounds belong to our history; peace is the legacy we must leave to our children” Tombura-Yambio (Fides News Agency) – “Invest in peace: for everyone, everywhere, every day.” This is the heart of the message addressed to the peoples of Sudan and South Sudan by Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussa ...
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  21 September 2026
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Humanitarian crisis compounded by political and institutional instability Mogadishu (Fides News Agency) – “With great concern, I am following the humanitarian crisis unfolding in certain areas of Somalia, where acts of violence and extreme weather events are exacerbating the already precar ...
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  20 September 2026
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Archbishop Nwachukwu at the Jubilee marking 125 years of the Gospel in Malawi. Two new priests for a Church called to set out anew on mission Nzama (Fides News Agency) – The memory of the first missionaries, the gift of two new priests, and the call to recognize in every baptized person someone sent forth by Christ: these were the central themes of the natio ...
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  18 September 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops warn of “neo-paganism, insecurity and religious freedom” Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Neo-paganism is a challenge for the nation.” This is the alarm raised by the Nigerian Bishops in a message published at the conclusion of their Second Plenary Assembly. According to the ...
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  16 September 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Civil society and the Church: “The rule of law and constitutional guarantees at risk” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – “A deliberate and growing disregard for the Constitution, the rule of law and the human rights of Zambian citizens.” This is how a group of civil society organizations describes the conduct ...
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  16 September 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian New Year: The Eparch of Adigrat delivers message of hope amid suffering Adigrat (Fides News Agency) – Celebrations for the Ethiopian New Year began in Ethiopia on September 11, a major occasion in Ethiopian culture, marking a time to celebrate tradition, prosperity and a new beginning. On ...
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  15 September 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A catechism of peace to heal souls wounded by ten years of war Yaoundé (Fides News Agency) – “During these ten years of suffering, our young people have grown up surrounded by violence,” says Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, capital of Mezam Division in Cameroon’s ...
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  15 September 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Father Chikuni’s tragic death draws attention to road safety Harare (Fides News Agency) – Hit and killed in a road accident, he was reported missing for eleven days. This is the tragic fate of Father Regis Chikuni, a priest of the Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe. The priest dis ...
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  14 September 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bukavu mourns 27 victims of the fire; civil society: “A humanitarian catastrophe” Kinshasa (Fides News Agency) – The funerals of the 27 victims of the fire that devastated a school on September 10 in the Cimpunda district of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of th ...
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  14 September 2026
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Father Sebastião Moniz Dejoro: first Angolan priest of the Society for African Missions Luanda (Fides News Agency) – “I am bringing Angola into the SMA, just as the SMA was brought to Angola by the first missionaries.” These words capture the meaning of Sebastião Moniz Dejoro’s vocation. Ordained a ...
• 12 September 2026
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. León Dorado, O.M.I., until now apostolic prefect of the Western Sahara, as coadjutor archbishop of Rabat, Morocco. Msgr. Mario León Dor ...