Africa

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  7 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Copper and cobalt from Congo soon in American hands Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Security in exchange for minerals. This is the “deal” between the United States government and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which forms the basis of the “U.S.-DRC Strategic Partner ...
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  6 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - US pressure forces M23 to abandon Uvira Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “US pressure has forced the M23 to withdraw from Uvira,” local sources in the second largest city in South Kivu, which has been contested in recent weeks between Congolese armed forces an ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Appeal for the rights of the population: "Darfur is not only a location of suffering. It is a place of resilience" Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - "Silence has never saved us. And today, once again, global silence is enabling genocide. What is happening in Darfur is nothing new. Since 2003, non-Arab groups in Darfur, the Fur, the Masalit, ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Bishops condemn violence against priests Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – “We, the Catholic Bishops in Sierra Leone, unequivocally condemn the chain of attacks against the Clergy, Religious and the looting of mission properties in our Dioceses,” reads a stateme ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Worshippers kidnapped on January 18 in northern Nigeria have been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Worshippers who were kidnapped on January 18 from several churches in the Kurmin Wali community in the Kufana district of the Kajuru local government region in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, ha ...
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  4 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Convent, Catholic Hospital, and two Protestant Churches attacked in North-Central Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Several towns in the Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, in north-central Nigeria, have been the target of armed attacks. According to a statement from the Diocese of Kontagora, o ...
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  3 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: “Every day there are massacres in Nigeria: How can such a country move forward?” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “There is no other country where 10 people are killed on Monday, 50 on Tuesday, 100 on Wednesday, and it continues every week. How can such a country move forward?” asked Msgr. Matthew Hassa ...
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  2 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Tragedy at the Luwowo Mine: Accusations between the government and the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A tragedy caused by the “rampant and illegal exploitation of Congolese natural resources orchestrated by Rwanda and the M23/AFC.” This is how the Ministry of Communications and Media of t ...
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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 ...