Africa

• 1 March 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - 32 civilians killed in one week in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - 32 civilians were killed in a week in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, between Ituri and North Kivu (see also Fides, 27/2/2021). This was announced by CEPADHO (Center for Stu ...
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  1 March 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Health authorities are calling for extreme caution despite the decline in coronavirus infections Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "The severity of the pandemic is unabated, the situation in the region is unstable and worrying", warns the Supreme Committee on Health Emergencies in Sudan. Despite a slight decrease in infect ...
• 27 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After the fatal attack on the Italian Ambassador: More civilians are victims of massacres Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In North Kivu, the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where on February 22nd, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio, his Italian ...
• 26 February 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 300 students of the GGSS Jangebee Secondary School in the state of Zamfara, in the north-west of Nigeria, were kidnapped by gunmen on the night of 25 February. This was stated by the teac ...
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  26 February 2021
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - Mutual solidarity, rediscovery of fundamental human values: Christians and the pandemic Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - Covid-19, the devastating floods in some areas of Hirshebelle, Southwest, Jubbaland and Puntland, and a new plague of locusts were the three factors that triggered the crisis and aggravated the ...
• 25 February 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The destruction of the church of the Holy Family of Kikwari denied Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time of strong ethnic and religious tensions, it may happen that there are people who spread false news to further increase tensions", says to Agenzia Fides Father Patrick Tor Alumuku, Di ...
• 25 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of the Bishop of Uvira on the prevailing insecurity in particular due to the struggle for land grabbing Uvira (Agenzia Fides) - "What happened on February 22 in Goma, with the assassination of the Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and the policeman who accompanied him, only confirms what we have been saying for some time: ...
• 24 February 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops warn of a split in the country Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nigeria is in danger of falling apart", warn the Nigerian bishops, who complain about the serious shortcomings of state institutions and, in particular, their inability to ensure security for all ...
• 24 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After the attack on the Italian ambassador: "The population has been suffering from terrorist attacks for years" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese human rights organization CEPADHO expresses its own regret over the recent attack, in which the Italian ambassador in the Congo, an Italian policeman and the Congolese driver were ...
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  24 February 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Covid-19 and education: consequences of the pandemic in rural areas of the country Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Schools across the country have reopened since January 18. However, at the time of reopening, several villages lacked the conditions for personal protection for all, and the situation is still not ...
• 23 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Italian ambassador killed in kidnapping attempt: "He was very close to the missionaries" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio, assassinated yesterday, February 22nd "was close to the missionary world working in the east of the country". ...
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  23 February 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Testimony of a lay missionary about her vocation Bondoukou (Agenzia Fides) - "The vocation to be a lay missionary must be seen as a grace to be shared not only in words but through concrete, material and spiritual acts, with joy, sacrifice, conviction and a lot of pass ...
• 22 February 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A Catholic church in northern Nigeria burned and destroyed Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, was set on fire. According to the authorities, the perpetrators are members of an "armed gang". The armed men entered the ...
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  22 February 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Missionaries' warning: young people risk losing their faith due to the pandemic Kikolo (Agenzia Fides) - "Unfortunately, the pandemic almost killed the faith of the youth of the Parish. Few are now those who participate in the life of the Church and in the sacraments". Father Ulrich Houenahin Kossiv ...
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  20 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Promotion of a project to promote the social integration of young pygmies by Comboni Missionaries Mungbere (Agenzia Fides) - "This project is a springboard so that the pygmies begin to be active subjects of the society in which they live. To date, we have built a college where students can stay for extended periods. ...