Africa

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  2 February 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Immediate action needed to avert imminent war: warning from the provisional administration of Tigray Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) – In a letter addressed to the President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the provisional administration of Tigray calls for “immediate action to avert an imminent war. ...
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  30 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the airport, but the junta accuses the Presidents of France, Benin, and Ivory Coast of being the "instigators" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – According to an official report on the attack on Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey on the night of January 28-29 (see Fides, 29/1/2026), at least 20 attackers were killed, 11 captured, and 4 Niger ...
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  29 January 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Situation out of control: schools closed, lack of drinking water, and cholera spreading after floods Nampula (Agenzia Fides) - In Mozambique, the resumption of school activities in the country has been postponed until 27 February 2026. The decision was taken by the country's Council of Ministers following the severe rep ...
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  29 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Attack on Niamey Airport, where there are a thousand tons of uranium Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – On the night of January 28-29, Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey was attacked. According to local sources, heavy gunfire erupted around midnight at the airport after an unidentified armed group at ...
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  28 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Conflicting reports on the assissination of former President Kabila in Uvira Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Rumors have been circulating in recent days about the alleged assassination of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. According to information sent to Fides, former Congolese President Jo ...
• 28 January 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Msgr. Dominic Kimengich, currently Bishop of Eldoret, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya. Bishop Dominic Kimengich was born on April 23, 1961, ...
• 28 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Popokabaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Popokabaka (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Bernard Marie Fansaka Bini ...
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  27 January 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Cardinal Ambongo: "After 30 years, the vision of Ecclesia in Africa is more urgent than ever" N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Pope John Paul II’s vision of the “Church as the Family of God” “was not only a theological ideal, but a true pastoral roadmap for a continent that had left behind colonialism, dicta ...
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  27 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholic priest attacked and robbed Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Father Jean-Richard Ilunga, parish priest of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Diocese of Mbujimayi in eastern Kasai Province (in the Democratic Republic of Congo), was the vi ...
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  26 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New massacres committed by ADF jihadists in eastern DRC Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – At least 25 people have been killed in North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of attacks attributed to rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). According to C ...
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  26 January 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Hiiboro inaugurates a new Pastoral Center: "to be present, especially where suffering is greatest" Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – "For more than five years, you have lived under the heavy burden of violence, displacement, destroyed institutions, and profound trauma. And yet, you have not lost your humanity. I have been de ...
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  22 January 2026
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Bishops launch creation of Catholic University of Ivory Coast Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The creation of the Catholic University of Ivory Coast and a spiritual retreat center for priests are the two main topics at the heart of the 128th Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference ...
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  22 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR. CONGO - Missionary Sister in Eastern Congo thanks the Holy Father: “Our pain, our hope matter” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “It was a wonderful surprise to hear that, given the many difficult situations, the Pope dedicated his thoughts and words on Sunday, January 18, to the displaced people in eastern Democrati ...
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  21 January 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Floods in the region: "People are exhausted and dying of hunger, poverty, natural disasters, and disease" Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Mozambique is currently experiencing one of the worst floods in years, affecting over 600,000 people, more than half of them children. Over 50,000 people have been forced to leave their homes a ...
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  21 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kidnapping of 177 Christians confirmed: "No Catholics among those kidnapped" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Nigerian authorities have confirmed the mass kidnapping of nearly 200 faithful from several churches on Sunday, January 18, in Kurmin Wali, in the Local Government Area of Kajuru in the State of ...