Africa

• 22 October 2025
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Tripoli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Tripoli, Libya, presented by Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 22/10/2025) ...
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  22 October 2025
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Illegal drugs are a national problem Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – A major international drug trafficker has found refuge in the country, diplomats from Sierra Leone suspected of collaborating with traffickers, and the spread of drugs among young people: ha ...
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  21 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Voices from eastern DRC where a people are dying in silence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A predatory system hidden behind political motivations. This is how various missionary sources from North and South Kivu, the two eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, la ...
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  20 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Arms traffickers thrive while the population is in despair Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – While the humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, arms trafficking with the warring parties is thriving. A report published today, October 20, by the Global Initiative Again ...
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  17 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Seminary formation in the Diocese of Wamba suspended Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The refusal of the clergy and some lay people to recognize Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi as Bishop of the Diocese of Wamba (in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo) has led to the decision to su ...
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  16 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "A civil war was imminent" in Madagascar Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "On Saturday, October 11, a civil war was imminent," sources within the Church of Madagascar told Fides. Yesterday, October 15, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT (Corps po ...
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  15 October 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Bishop of Quelimane's first visit and meeting with the Muslims of Bajone
  Quelimane (Agenzia Fides) – "The situation continues to deteriorate and violence is spreading throughout the north of the country," said Os� ...
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  15 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military seizes power: parties seek a way out of the institutional stalemate Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "With the military's takeover of power and President Andry Rajoelina's refusal to resign, an institutional stalemate has emerged," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with extensive missiona ...
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  14 October 2025
  AFRICA - After 80 years, African countries are struggling to find their role in the United Nations by Cosimo Graziani New York (Agenzia Fides) - In its 80 years of existence, the United Nations Organization has never experienced a period of weakness like the current one. Long gone are the days when it was the sc ...
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  14 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Uncertainty over Madagascar's future after the departure of President Rajoelina Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "Who is currently governing Madagascar? This is the question the country's inhabitants are asking themselves after the flight of President Andry Rajoelina," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesi ...
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  13 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Madagascar is experiencing a state of uncertainty awaiting the President's address to the nation Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "Madagascar is experiencing a state of uncertainty awaiting President Andry Rajoelina's statements," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with vast missionary experience in the country, told ...
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  13 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sign language in Sudanese Arabic: Comboni missionaries' initiative for the hard-of-hearing people Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting inclusion, communication, and awareness in Sudan, particularly among teachers, families, and organisations that support communities of deaf or hard-of-hearing people. Father Jorge Nar ...
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  10 October 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Body responsible for monitoring the peace agreements: "There is a risk of a large-scale resumption of civil war" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The political stalemate between the various parties in South Sudan must be resolved before it is too late," said George Owinow, President of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commi ...
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  7 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops react to the death sentence handed down against former President Kabila Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The death penalty is not compatible with the Gospel and does not promote national cohesion,” the bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo stated after the death sentence handed down b ...
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  6 October 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - China also invests in Africa in the healthcare sector by Cosimo Graziani Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – China in Africa is not just about strategic infrastructure. The country's presence on the African continent aims to create a partnership that will last for years and is di ...