Africa

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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Continental free trade area: a major step in Africa's economic development Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - More than one billion people from 55 countries are the bases on which the African continental free trade area (Zlec) will be built. The initiative was born during the summit of the African Union ...
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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Archbishop Angaelos: martyrs are not "victims" but "witnesses" London (Agenzia Fides) - Christian martyrs killed in odium fidei are not "victims" but "witnesses", and media must take seriously the responsibility they have in reporting persecution, because a headline just for a few e ...
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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by The International Criminal Court ICC Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The International Criminal Court convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery ...
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  8 July 2019
  AFRICA/GHANA - The youth: "No to the new Chamber, a $ 200 million project" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Ghanaian youth have called on members of parliament of the republic to turn their minds from building a new parliament Chamber to accommodate over 600 members from the current seating capacity of ...
• 8 July 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Moramanga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B., as Bishop of the Diocese of Moramanga (Madagascar), transferring him from the Diocese of Ambanja. (SL) (Agenz ...
• 8 July 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Antananarivo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis appointed the Rev. Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina, of the clergy of Antananarivo, former Rector of the Philosophical major interdiocesan Seminary of Antsirabé, as Auxi ...
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  6 July 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - General Secretary of the Holy Childhood: promoting missionary spirituality among children and young people Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo is alive, lively and present at every level, and shows particular attention in the human and Christian education of children and young people ...
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  6 July 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "I spent the whole night reciting the rosary", says the Archbishop of Bamenda kidnapped by separatists Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "I told them they cannot achieve their goals by practicing evil, because evil can only lead to evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Fontem in an interview on Cameroon's national television Esua, ...
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  6 July 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - The Country's last Catholic hospital closed with force Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - In Eritrea, even the last Catholic hospital has been closed. On Friday 5 July, the nuns who ran the facility in Zager were forcibly taken away by the police and seals were placed on the doors. Th ...
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  5 July 2019
  AFRICA/CONGO - The body of a priest kidnapped at the end of June has been found Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “Investigations are underway to better understand the circumstances of the death of Fr. Paul. For this reason we prefer not to issue statements at the moment”, say sources of the dioce ...
• 5 July 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary in Ibadan, Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, of the diocesan clergy of Warri (Niger ...
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  4 July 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Agreement for the repatriation of more than 295,000 Central African refugees from Cameroon Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 295,000 Central African refugees in Cameroon who will be able to voluntarily return to their Country on the basis of an agreement signed by the governments of Cameroon and the ...
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  4 July 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Meeting of the Pro Vita Movement for French-speaking priests Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - About 40 priests from French-speaking West African countries are participating in the regular session of the Pro Vita Movement, from 3 to 5 July 2019, in Ouagadougou. The works were preceded ...
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  2 July 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Young people from the diocese of Tombura-Yambio: future and hope of the Church and society Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - Children and young people are the hope and the future of the Church and society in South Sudan: with this spirit the diocese of Tombura-Yambio organized the second annual diocesan meeting for chi ...
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  2 July 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian authorities: may the "Way of the Holy Family" be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian Ministry for Antiquities has edited the publication, in English and Arabic, of a booklet illustrated on the "Way of the Holy Family, the itinerary that unites the places crossed accor ...