Africa

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  25 March 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: Leo XIV's trip to Algeria will be like a "Visitation" by Gianni Valente Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Rome who is about to visit Algeria "has nothing to sell or defend." He arrives in the spirit of generosity, as a "son of St. Augustine," to encounter "a Mus ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Khartoum accuses: “The capture of the border town of Kurmuk was facilitated by Ethiopia” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A diplomatic crisis has erupted between the Sudanese and Ethiopian governments. The government in Khartoum accuses Ethiopia of enabling the capture of the border town of Kurmuk by militias of ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Despite US sanctions, the Rwandan offensive continues in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – New attacks by the M23 movement rebels and their Rwandan allies on Uvira are feared. This is reported in a note sent to Fides by the local NGO, ACMEJ in Katogota, in the South Kivu province o ...
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  23 March 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops: The proposed constitutional amendment challenges the very foundation of our shared life together” Harare (Agenzia Fides) – “The proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, challenges the very foundation of our shared life together,” reads a statement from the Zimbabwean Bishops' Conference ( ...
• 21 March 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of coadjutor apostolic vicar of Gambella Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B., as coadjutor apostolic vicar of Gambella, Ethiopia. Msgr. Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B., was born on 1 Oct ...
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  21 March 2026
  The consequences of the Middle East conflict on African economies Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The effects of the conflict in the Persian Gulf are beginning to be felt worldwide. In addition to the impact on energy markets caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the less wel ...
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  20 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops warn political leaders: "Stop insulting each other; you are causing scandal to children and young people" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “The verbal indiscipline we are experiencing is indicative of something worse,” said Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kisumu, President of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KC ...
• 19 March 2026
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of bishop of Sikasso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Noël Bernard Coulibaly, of the clergy of the diocese of Sikasso, Mali, until now bursar and coordinator of diocesan Caritas, as bishop of the sam ...
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  18 March 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “Beware of online scams that induce the faithful to pay for masses with Pope Leo XIV” Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - “Beware of scammers attempting to extort money by claiming to sell tickets to participate in the celebrations of Pope Leo XIV’s visit.” This is the warning issued by local ecclesiastical ...
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  18 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 26 dead and more than 140 injured in a series of suicide attacks in Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – At least 26 people were killed and over 140 injured in a series of suicide attacks in Maiduguri on the evening of March 16. The Muslim community was preparing to break their Ramadan fast when th ...
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  17 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - ResPEct: Women with disabilities face 'invisible wounds' of violence and trauma Juba (Agenzia Fides) – “Mental Health – Invisible Wounds: Mental Health, GBV, and the Lived Realities of Women with Disabilities in South Sudan – Let us take action!” is the title of the roundtable organized by ...
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  16 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - First arrest of an Islamist leader following US pressure Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The Sudanese government arrested Enagi Abdullah, a prominent Islamist leader and commander of a paramilitary group fighting alongside the army, on Sunday, March 15. During a Ramadan event on ...
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  14 March 2026
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Unity in mission at the center of the national meeting of the PMS Directors from the Country's eight dioceses Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) – The first 2026 meeting of the National Council of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Malawi, organized by the country's National Direction, led by Father Peter Ep ...
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  13 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Christian church leaders: "Stop military operations in Jonglei" Juba (Agenzia Fides) – "Stop the military operation in Jonglei State," call the leaders of Christian churches that are part of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC). In a statement, Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla, ...
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  12 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Chairman of the Bishops' Conference: "General insecurity affects all Nigerians" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – "Insecurity affects all Nigerians, not just Christians," emphasizes Msgr. Matthew Man'oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in an int ...