Africa

• 18 March 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Denunciation of the Archbishop of Korhogo against the lack of rigor on the part of the authorities in the management of the health crisis Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Principle-based management is good to the extent that the State establishes clear principles. But on a practical level, in the implementation of these principles, these are not respected", depl ...
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  17 March 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Church warning about discriminatory behavior towards people with HIV Liwonde (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all equal and we must support and encourage each other so that even people with HIV can participate in the activities of the church and in the work of the development of the country". Th ...
• 17 March 2021
  AFRICA - "Receiving the available COVID-19 vaccine is an act of charity towards the weakest" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Support from various African Bishops' Conferences for the vaccination campaigns is underway in their respective countries. "In the absence of other means to stop or even prevent the COVID-19 pa ...
• 16 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Explosions in Bata: the solidarity of African Bishops Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - "To the families of all those who have lost their loved ones, we the Catholic Bishops of Africa express our heartfelt sympathy. To all the wounded and those affected in any way by the explosions, ...
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  15 March 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Radio Mansa, a precious reference point for the mission of the Church Mansa (Agenzia Fides) - "In the absence of the radio, it would be very difficult to reach the faithful, especially in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The radio is a very important tool because in this area 90% of the ...
• 12 March 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Satisfaction with the qualification of a global terrorist group affiliated with the alleged "Islamic State" to the ADF/MTM on the part of the US State Department Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We have learned with great interest of the decision of the State Department of the United States of America formally designating the ADF/MTM movements of the DRC and Ansar al-Sunna of Mozambiq ...
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  12 March 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Reception and rehabilitation of former child soldiers from the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The recruitment and involvement of children in conflict remains the most common type of violation against minors in conflict in South Sudan. In the state of Western Equatoria, nearly 100,000 chil ...
• 11 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Humanitarian crisis in Nampula worsens Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Covid-19, cholera and lack of food are the plagues that afflict the Mozambican province of Nampula, where on March 6 during his pastoral visit, His Exc. Mgr. Inacio Saure, Archbishop of Nampula, ...
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  11 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Testimony of three nuns of the Missionary Company of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and their friendship with the Muslims of Taza Taza (Agenzia Fides) - Taza is a Muslim town of 150,000 inhabitants where, currently, the only Catholic community present is made up of three nuns of the Missionary Company of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "It is not possib ...
• 10 March 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Mbaïki Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mbaïki, Central African Republic, presented by Bishop Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.J. The Holy Father has ap ...
• 10 March 2021
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Riots during demonstrations: bishops call for dialogue Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "While we still have time, we must do our best to limit the damage and possibly stop it. Let's stop the cycle of violence!", calls Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Dakar in a statement on behalf of t ...
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  10 March 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudan, first country in Middle East and Africa to receive first doses of covid-19 vaccine Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Sudan has started to vaccinate health workers on the front lines in the fight against the corona virus after receiving the first batch of 828,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, intended for ...
• 9 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Explosions in military barracks: the number of victims rises to 98 Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - The official number of deaths in the explosions that occurred on Sunday, March 7th, in the military barracks in Bata, the most populous city and economic capital of Equatorial Guinea, rises to a ...
• 9 March 2021
  AFRICA - JRS calls for equity in vaccine distribution Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Equal access to vaccinations is necessary to ensure public health for all in society. We cannot heal and move forward until all of us, including forcibly displaced people, are vaccinated", Fr. Tho ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Colombian missionary killed in road accident Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - Father Manuel Ubaldo Jáuregui Vega, 36, Xaverian missionary from Yarumal (Institute for Foreign Missions of Yarumal), born in Cúcuta, Colombia, was assassinated in Zango, in the municipality of ...