Africa

• 
  18 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped in Kaduna State. Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Father Bobbo Paschal, parish priest of St. Stephen's Parish Church in the Kushe Gudgu Kagarko Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State ( ...
• 
  17 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Several schoolgirls kidnapped in attack on school in northeastern Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – An unknown number of girls were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a girls' school in northwestern Nigeria overnight. The gang members attacked the Maga Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondar ...
• 
  15 November 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Peace in eastern DRC must also include Congolese civilians" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “We want the voices of the residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to be heard in the peace negotiations,” lawyer Néné Bintu Iragi, president of the civil society of South Kiv ...
• 
  14 November 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops concerned over amendments to cybercrime law: "Freedom of expression at risk" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – "The fears expressed by Kenyans regarding these new laws must not be ignored. They deserve to be heard, and corrective action must be taken where necessary," the bishops of Kenya said in a sta ...
• 
  14 November 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan: "Building Peace, Healing Wounds and Strengthening Unity" Malakal (Agenzia Fides) – "Having prayed, reflected, and shared on the pastoral situation of our two countries, we find ourselves deeply disturbed by the ongoing devastating conflicts and the dishonoured peace agreemen ...
• 
  13 November 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The war continues: US appears prepared to impose sanctions on Rapid Support Forces Khartoum (Fides) – The Sudanese army announced it had repelled a drone attack on the Merowe Dam and the town of the same name, including its airport. The 19th Infantry Division of the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) explained ...
• 
  13 November 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The “Pan-African Missionary Conference” begins, under the motto “Ecclesia in Africa” and “Evangelii Nuntiandi”
  Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – “Ecclesia in Africa and the proclamation of Christ in times of synodality” is the theme of the Pan-African Missionary Conference, which opened this mo ...
• 
  12 November 2025
  Rome, Manila, Nairobi: Nilda Castro's "long march" between diplomacy and mission by Victor Gaetan* Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The classic image of a Catholic missionary is a devout religious person who leaves home for a remote location, then never, or infrequently, goes home, becoming thoroughly d ...
• 
  12 November 2025
  AFRICA/MALI - Annual marian pilgrimage cancelled for security reasons Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Mali announced that it has decided to cancel the 54th National Marian Pilgrimage to Kita due to transportation difficulties and fuel shortages caused by the blockade ...
• 
  11 November 2025
  AFRICA/GHANA - President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: “Environmental destruction is a form of violence against the weak and creation” Accra (Agenzia Fides) – “Environmental destruction is a silent form of violence against the weak and a sin against creation,” said Bishop Matthew Gyamfi of Sunyani, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Confer ...
• 
  10 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A seminarian kidnapped on July 10 has died from injuries sustained during the attack Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Emmanuel Alabi, the seminarian kidnapped in Nigeria on July 10 (see Fides, 12/7/2025), is reported to have died of starvation and injuries sustained during his abduction. This was reported by t ...
• 
  7 November 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The fall of El-Fasher marks a turning point: Egypt and Turkey strengthen their commitment to stop the RSF Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The fall of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias marks a turning point for the powers supporting the Sudanese government of General ...
• 
  7 November 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “The situation is out of control, and if you talk, they will kill you Cabo Delgado (Agenzia Fides) – Cyclones, floods, droughts, destroyed livelihoods, ever-increasing food prices, and a lack of basic services. This is the dramatic scenario in northern Mozambique, and also in the rest of ...
• 
  6 November 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The conflict moves to Kordofan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – At least 40 people died in a drone attack on a funeral in the city of El Obeid, the capital of the Sudanese region of North Kordofan. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humani ...
• 
  6 November 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Bishop of Moramanga: Corruption and personal interest at the expense of the common good. The role of the Church as a mother who welcomes and educates her children Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “The Church is the only refuge, the only safe haven where people come. When they need medical care, when they cannot afford to study or have nothing to eat, when there is famine, it is always t ...