Africa

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  28 May 2025
  AFRICA/BENIN - Bishops express solidarity with the families of the victims: Two bloody attacks by jihadists in three months worry the population Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops of Benin express their deepest sympathy to the entire nation and to the grieving families of our soldiers who fell in the line of duty," said the Bishops of Benin on the sidelines o ...
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  26 May 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest injured along the Makurdi-Naka road called "the shortest route to hell" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic priest, Father Solomon Atongo, was seriously injured after being shot on the evening of May 24. Father Atongo was traveling with two others when armed assailants attacked their vehicle al ...
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  23 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Nyahururu on the death of Father Maina: "We await the results of the investigation" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an ongoing investigation. Once the investigators have completed their investigation into Father Maina's death, they will shed light on the matter and answer the questions we have all b ...
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  23 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Another priest murdered in Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic priest has been murdered in Kenya. Father Alloyce Cheruiyot Bett was shot dead in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley, in the Elgeyo Marakwetm County, in the Western Highlands of K ...
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  21 May 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “We hope the Pope will make an appeal for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope the Pope will make an appeal for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo," write the members of ACMEJ (Association Against Evil and for the Integration of Youth) of Katogota, in the ...
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  21 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Priest dies after being found seriously injured along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway Nyahururu (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Nyahururu in Kenya mourns the loss of Fr. John Ndegwa Maina, parish priest of St. Louis Church in Igwamiti. "The Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu announces the passing to ete ...
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  19 May 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Garoua: “Father Mbaibarem is free and in good physical condition” Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – After eight days of captivity, Father Valentin Mbaibarem, parish priest of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Madingring, kidnapped on May 7 along with five other people on the road betw ...
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  16 May 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The “drone war” hides a “proxy war” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The "drone war" is intensifying in Sudan. The use of armed drones and "suicide drones" (similar to cruise missiles, but cheaper) is primarily the prerogative of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...
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  16 May 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Catholic University a beacon of academic excellence in the region Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "This university is a beacon of excellence in East Africa, it is fully equipped with the necessary resources, experienced faculty, and a strong academic foundation to prepare our youth fo ...
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  15 May 2025
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Mission and hope among the Bayaka pygmies Kanza (Agenzia Fides) - “A solid roof over one's head, a good cassava field, learning to read… without ever being discouraged and with the help of God” is the Hope for the Bayaka pygmies of Central Africa. “G ...
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  15 May 2025
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The JNIM group intensifies attacks in several towns in the Country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), a Sahelian jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda, has intensified its attacks against military and civilian targets in Burkina Faso. The j ...
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  14 May 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - One of the hostages captured with Father Valentin Mbaibarem has been released Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "A person who was kidnapped along with Father Mbaibarem was released this evening," Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of Garoua confirmed to Fides. In the Archdiocese of Garoua, in northern Cam ...
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  14 May 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of the forgotten conflict in eastern DRC: The “100 days of liberated Goma” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “Goma, capital of the North Kivu region, two million inhabitants. An occupied city, on its knees. Stretched along the shores of Lake Kivu, caressed by the heat of the Nyiragongo volcano, it ...
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  13 May 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Garoua: "Father Mbaibarem is still in the hands of the kidnappers" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Mbaibarem is still in the hands of the kidnappers. From time to time, they contact some locals to demand a ransom for his release," Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of Garoua in northe ...
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  12 May 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Missionary from the capital of South Kivu: “Bukavu is abandoned to hunger and neglect” Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - "I entered the city yesterday morning (May 10, ed.) with a feeling of joy and hope in light of the election of Pope Leo XIV. I seemed to sense this feeling in the people I met, even though the re ...