Africa

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  6 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Peace talks in South Africa for the largest ongoing war on our planet right now Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - While the death toll of the drone attack against internally displaced people in Adi Daero, in western Tigray, registered on October 4, 2022, continues to increase, the president of the Afric ...
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  5 October 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Spokesman of the Bishops' Conference: "The separatist conflict has now become a question of money" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "The separatist conflict has now become a question of money",Fr. Humphrey Tatah Mbuy, Director of Social Communications of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon, told Cameroonian television. Whe ...
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  5 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - The difficult testimony of missionaries in the Sahel Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - For just over ten years the population of the Sahel has been living in an extremely delicate situation due to the presence of radical movements close to Al Qaeda that have created great insecurity ...
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  4 October 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Cardinal Ouédraogo: "Our response to the Kalashnikov is prayer" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "Our response to the Kalashnikov is prayer", said Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, on Sunday, October 2, on the occasion of the opening of the Missionary ...
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  4 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The world war in Africa in the midst of a media blackout Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Ethiopia is turning into a world war in Africa, with tens of thousands of deaths in recent months, potentially unreported, while Tigray rebels fight against a coalition of armies and militia ...
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  3 October 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Calm returns, the head of the military junta who was deposed leaves the country thanks to the mediation of religious leaders Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Ouagadougou is calm after the tensions on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1", Church sources from the capital of Burkina Faso report to Fides, where a coup took p ...
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  3 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - "The voice of those who cry in the desert": bombing continues in Tigray and humanitarian aid is completely blocked Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "The bombings that continue to hit northern Ethiopia are getting stronger, they are annihilating the civilian population. We cannot have data on the exact number of dead and injured due to t ...
• 3 October 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Bukoba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 1, 2022, the Holy Father Francis, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Desiderius M. Rwoma. (SL) (Agen ...
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  30 September 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Uncertainty about a possible coup. Fides sources: "Shooting started at half past four this morning" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We are waiting to know what is happening, but it seems that an attempted coup d'etat is underway", Church sources from Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, told Fides, where the population ...
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  29 September 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cardinal Ambongo: Clashes between Téké and Yaka ethnic groups: "The exaggerated desire for material goods generates conflicts" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I was in Kwamouth, from September 23 to 26, to comfort our brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times of violence and suffering. The images bear witness to my closeness to thes ...
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  28 September 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Archbishop of Juba: "Tribalism is the enemy of peaceful coexistence and incompatible with faith" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Tribalism is the country's greatest enemy" said Msgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Torit, during the Sunday, September 25 Eucharisti ...
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  27 September 2022
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Caritas Algeria ends its activities at the behest of the Algerian authorities Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Algeria announces with regret the closure of all charitable activities and facilities of Caritas Algeria from October 1st, 2022. This "complete and definitive" closure is ...
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  27 September 2022
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Interview with the Bishop of Bururi: A path of hope for the largest diocese of Burundi Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocese of Bururi is the largest territorially but it is the last in terms of percentage of Catholics", says to Agenzia Fides Msgr. Salvator Niciteretse, bishop of Bururi who is in Rome for th ...
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  26 September 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Tensions in Goma due to the protests of the population demanding for more safety and the blue helmets Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions arose on the sidelines of a protest called "Dead City" held in Goma today, September 26, called by civil society organizations in North Kivu. The protests included demands for the libe ...
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  24 September 2022
  AFRICA/CHAD - After clashes between shepherds and farmers: Bishop of Sarh calls for justice and solidarity with victims N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again blood has been shed on our country. Once again innocent people have died or been injured by the iniquity of a few gunmen. Once again the property of citizens already living in po ...