Africa

• 
  9 April 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Easter in Africa, between Covid-19 and radio liturgies Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Church is not the building, but is communion and community: the baptized in the various African countries do not lose their sense of faith in the difficulties of "broadcast Masses", due to t ...
• 
  8 April 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Coronavirus makes us more humble, invites us to return to God and to show solidarity towards the poor" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A bath of humility to remind everyone that it is necessary to return to God. Thus some Bishops of Nigeria exhort the faithful in the face of the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes ...
• 
  7 April 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Armed clashes stop for "coronavirus crisis" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "The spread of the pandemic in Africa is an epoch-making drama but in some cases, it can also have unexpected positive effects", says to Agenzia Fides Mgr. Cornelius Fontem Esua, Archbishop of B ...
• 
  7 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Covid-19: "Let us share our food with the poor", appeal by a Bishop to the clergy Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a humbling disease that cuts across humanity in the whole world with no consideration of whether one is rich or poor. It is a tiny invisible bacteria that is wreaking havoc more th ...
• 
  6 April 2020
  AFRICA - Africa more reactive to Covid-19 than other continents, but a strong health, economic and social impact is feared Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Africa has shown greater reactivity to the Covid-19 emergency compared to Europe and America. Local governments quickly took steps to contain the epidemic (from closing borders to lockdown) without ...
• 
  6 April 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After Ebola, covid-19: Holy Week between uncertainty and fear, says Cardinal Ambongo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are terrified of the possible spread of covid-19 here in Congo; we have no means or logistical solutions to deal with it and it would be a disaster": says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, ...
• 
  4 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Covid-19, "humanitarian aid for the population must be guaranteed" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Closing the borders in South Sudan means condemning thousands of people to hunger: the food security of the population still depends on exports from neighboring countries as well as humanitarian a ...
• 
  4 April 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A missionary: "Let's challenge the virus with prayer, charity and hope" Bozoum (Agenzia Fides) - Covid-19 has also reached the Central African Republic. Officially there are eight cases of contagion, but it is feared that the virus may be more widespread. "Last week - explained to Fides Aure ...
• 
  3 April 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Coronavirus: an appeal for universal solidarity from the President of the Episcopate Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Dear brothers and sisters, the pandemic due to the coronavirus puts man in front of his fragility; but then the thought of God expressed by the apostle Paul helps us: charity never goes", said ...
• 
  3 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Slums closed "they risk exploding": social effects of the fight against covid-19 Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) – There are just over a thousand cases and the dead are counted on the tip of a hand, but in South Africa Covid-19 is equally scary. "The virus - explains to Agenzia Fides Pablo Velasquez, a Sc ...
• 2 April 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora to Diocese and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis elevated the Apostolic Vicariate of Kontangora (Nigeria) to Diocese, with the same denomination and territorial configuration, making it suffragan of the Metropolita ...
• 
  2 April 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Covid-19: no case of infection, but preventive measures in the archdiocese of Blantyre Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - "Here in Blantyre, so far, there has been no case of infection verified and it would be a great grace if there were none in the future", writes to Agenzia Fides missionary Anna Tomasi of the Fr ...
• 
  2 April 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The Church makes its structures available to combat COVID-19 Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Guinea-Bissau is ready to make its health facilities available to national authorities in the context of the fight against COVID-19. This is what emerged from yesterday's m ...
• 
  1 April 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo tests positive for coronavirus; cases are increasing in Africa Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Cardinal himself announced it through a note from the Vicar General, Fr. Alfred Ouédraogo "We want ...
• 1 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Bloemfontein and appointment of the new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein (South Africa), presented by His Exc .Mgr. Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. ...