Africa

• 
  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 ...
• 
  19 June 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - 2027 elections: Kenyan politicians' presence in places of worship grows Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – In view of the 2027 general elections, Kenya's main political leaders have intensified their presence in churches of various Christian denominations. Despite bans imposed by the authorit ...
• 
  18 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christian and Muslim religious leaders concerned about increasing insecurity Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “As we wake up every day, we hear news of atrocities by Boko Haram, bandits and all sorts of criminals all over the country,” said Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos, Vice Presid ...
• 
  18 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Hiiboro Kussala on the values of Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas: "What kind of generation are we raising?" Tombura Yambio (Fides News Agency) – "We young nation whose greatest wealth is not oil, gold, land, or political power but rather its children and young people. Many children today spend more time with screens than wit ...
• 
  18 June 2026
  Father Camerlengo: The gift of Osório, killed by evildoers, becomes a seed by Father Stefano Camerlengo* Dianra (Fides News Agency) - I met Osorio personally at the theological seminary of the Consolata Missionaries in Kinshasa, where he arrived from our novitiate in Mozambique. My first imp ...
• 
  17 June 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Diamonds and poverty: production increases in Chiadzwa, but local communities remain marginalized Harare (Fides news Agency) - The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has announced plans to increase production at its Chiadzwa mine in the Mutare district, Manicaland province, in eastern Zimbabwe from 3.8 mill ...
• 
  16 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Malawi: Appeal to the international community for the repatriation of 10,000 compatriots from South Africa Johannesburg (Fides News Agency) - Approximately 10,000 Malawian citizens are stranded in South Africa and seeking to return to their country, according to the government in Lilongwe. In two separate statements, one from ...
• 
  15 June 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Farewell to Bishop Osório Citora, a man of peace and a missionary who believed in the goodness of people
  Nampula (Fides News Agency) – The Archdioceses of Beira and Quelimane have new Apostolic Administrators. This was announced by the Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, Archbishop Luí ...
• 
  15 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - More than 7,000 Malawians stranded in Durban awaiting repatriation Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – More than 7,000 Malawian citizens are stranded at the Sherwood Hall reception centre in Durban, in eastern South Africa, waiting to find a way to return to their home country. Most of ...
• 
  12 June 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The final farewell to Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, remembered by many who knew him
  Quelimane (Fides News Agency) – The Church of Quelimane mourns as it receives the mortal remains of Osório Citora Afonso, Bishop of the Diocese of Quelimane, Apostolic Administr ...
• 
  12 June 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Suspected killer of Father Bett arrested Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – Kenyan police arrested the main suspect in the murder of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett on June 10. The priest was shot dead in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley, in the western plateau of Ke ...
• 
  11 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Tensions rise after clashes in Mogadishu Mogadishu (Fides News Agency) - The situation in Mogadishu is tense. Security forces opened fire on residents protesting the demolition of houses in the Abdiaziz district. Clashes broke out between demonstrators and secu ...
• 
  11 June 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “God is choosing the last”: baptisms and confirmations celebrated in the small community of Kokossa Kokossa (Fides News Agency) – On Sunday, June 7th, the Ethiopian Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The Kokosa small community, belonging to the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe, celebrated the Sacraments ...
• 
  10 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Tightening on illegal immigration policies following a wave of xenophobia. Msgr. Sipuka states that "all domestic problems cannot be blamed on foreigners" Johannesburg (Fides News Agency) – On June 7, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation, stating, "Our country is neither xenophobic nor racist, but immigration laws must be respected, and it is sol ...
• 
  10 June 2026
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Cardinal Rugambwa remembers Bishop Osório Citora: “A friend who shared his views. A person endowed with many beautiful qualities” Dar es Salaam (Fides News Agency) – “I met Bishop Osorio in 2017, when he was called to serve in the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, now the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelizat ...