Africa

• 28 January 2019
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Appointment of the Bishop of Kenema Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 January 2019 the Pope appointed as Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone) H.E. Msgr. Msgr. Henry Aruna, currently titular Bishop of Nasbinca and auxiliary of Kenema. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 28/ ...
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  25 January 2019
  AFRICA - World Leprosy Day: the light of the Gospel makes the stigmatization of the sick decrease Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "In Africa, even if leprosy is still prevalent in some countries such as Madagascar, Nigeria, DR Congo, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, the problems of stigmatization and exclusion are decreasing": says ...
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  25 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "To sell one’s vote is to sell one’s conscience" warn the Bishops in view of the February elections Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To sell one’s vote is to sell one’s conscience. As good citizens, we must avoid actions that will reduce the credibility of the elections", says a statement by the Bishops of the Ecclesiastic ...
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  24 January 2019
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Upcoming presidential elections, the Bishops call for calm Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite all to calm and serenity towards the problems posed by the upcoming elections" say the Bishops of Senegal in a message that was presented to the press by His Exc. Mgr. Benjamin Ndiaye, ...
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  24 January 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Medical mission to prevent the blindness of children Wodanga (Agenzia Fides) - In Kenya, out of a population of 39 million, over 300 thousand are blind or severely visually impaired due to preventable and treatable diseases. Too many children remain blind just because thei ...
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  22 January 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Bishops: "There is a need for clarity concerning the recent inter-communal clashes" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a need for clarity concerning the recent inter-communal clashes in order to ascertain the responsibility and to ensure that justice is done", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by t ...
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  22 January 2019
  AFRICA/BENIN - Mission of care and assistance for the mentally ill, abandoned and marginalized Calavi (Agenzia Fides) - Care and reintegration of the mentally ill, who in Africa are marginalized even by family members because they think they are carriers of evil spirits: this is the responsibility of the Saint Cam ...
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  21 January 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "The current tide of violence risks jeopardizing the vote in May" warns "Justice and Peace" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The current tide of political violence coupled with the worrisome degree of impunity among perpetrators is a worrying situation which may make the management of the 2019 polls chaotic and plun ...
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  19 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBAMBWE - Tensioni sociali, il Vescovo di Harare: “Urge un tregua e lavorare insieme per il bene comune” AFRICA/ZIMBAMBWE - Social tension, the Bishop of Harare: "A truce and to work together for the common good are urgently needed" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "A truce is urgently needed. We need a mature political leadership ...
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  19 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Young people fleeing the country, dreaming of a better life Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The flight from Africa is not over. Young people continue to dream of a better life in Europe. A dream that often turns into the nightmare of a life without a future in a refugee camp. This is wh ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Attack in Nairobi: the solidarity of the Episcopal Conference to the victims Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Kenya offer their sincere consolation and condolences to families who have lost their loved ones following the terror attack at DusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi, during which ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Four months of imprisonment for Father Maccalli: his "adventure of faith and hope" continues Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday 17 January, all the faithful communities in the diocese of Niamey, recalled the 4 months since the kidnapping of father Gigi Maccalli during the Masses. We also remembered the burning ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops appeal for dialogue: "Let us rebuild hope for a better future" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - We need to return to the spirit of November 2017 when hopes for a better future prevailed. This is the meaning of the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Zimbabwe sent to Agenzia Fides on the drama ...
• 17 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Nearly 900 people killed in the West in clashes among communities Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Almost 900 people were massacred in four villages in community violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), between 16 and 18 December. This was reported by the UN High Commi ...
• 17 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ijebu-Ode and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Albert Ayinde Fasina. The Holy Father appoin ...