Africa

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  13 February 2026
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Priest arrested under unconstitutional circumstances released on bail Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The Masaka High Court has granted bail to Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, who has been in custody since December 2025. Father Ssekabira was reported missing on December 3. Nearly two weeks after h ...
• 13 February 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Bamenda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend John Berinyuy Tata, until now rector of the Catholic University of Cameroon in Bamenda, as auxiliary bishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Bam ...
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  12 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - 30 people, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, kidnapped in Kaduna State Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A catechist, his pregnant wife, and 30 other people were kidnapped in Kadarko, in the Kadarko Local Government Area, Kaduna State, in north-central Nigeria. The catechist serves at the local par ...
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  10 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nine Catholics kidnapped over the weekend in Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another kidnapping of Christians has occurred in Benue State, north-central Nigeria. On February 6, nine Catholics were forcibly taken away by unidentified assailants. The Diocese of Otukpo issu ...
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  9 February 2026
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The dioceses of Malawi celebrate the Pontifical Missionary Union and Consecrated Life with a call for unity in Christ Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – More than 600 diocesan and religious priests, nearly 1,500 nuns, and over 200 brothers serving in various parts of Malawi participated in celebrations held on February 7 in dioceses throughou ...
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  9 February 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Call from religious leaders and civil society: the people of Tigray call for peace Mekelle (Agenzia Fides) — As the shadow of conflict continues to loom over the Tigray region (see Fides, 2/2/2026), religious and civil society leaders have renewed their plea for an immediate cessation of internal hos ...
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  9 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal from the Bishop of Kontagora: "Mr. President, a military base must be established immediately in the area where the children from the school in Papiri were kidnapped" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “Mr. President, this is a desperate appeal to you to put an end to the relentless attacks against the population living in the local administrative areas of Agwara and Borgu, both located in t ...
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  8 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Terror, killings, and kidnappings persist. The Pope appeals to “competent authorities” Kafanchan (Agenzia Fides) – “It is with sorrow and concern that I learned of the recent attacks against various communities in Nigeria leading to a heavy loss of life.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV drew attention ...
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  7 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Copper and cobalt from Congo soon in American hands Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Security in exchange for minerals. This is the “deal” between the United States government and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which forms the basis of the “U.S.-DRC Strategic Partner ...
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  6 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - US pressure forces M23 to abandon Uvira Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “US pressure has forced the M23 to withdraw from Uvira,” local sources in the second largest city in South Kivu, which has been contested in recent weeks between Congolese armed forces an ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Appeal for the rights of the population: "Darfur is not only a location of suffering. It is a place of resilience" Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - "Silence has never saved us. And today, once again, global silence is enabling genocide. What is happening in Darfur is nothing new. Since 2003, non-Arab groups in Darfur, the Fur, the Masalit, ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Bishops condemn violence against priests Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – “We, the Catholic Bishops in Sierra Leone, unequivocally condemn the chain of attacks against the Clergy, Religious and the looting of mission properties in our Dioceses,” reads a stateme ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Worshippers kidnapped on January 18 in northern Nigeria have been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Worshippers who were kidnapped on January 18 from several churches in the Kurmin Wali community in the Kufana district of the Kajuru local government region in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, ha ...
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  4 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Convent, Catholic Hospital, and two Protestant Churches attacked in North-Central Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Several towns in the Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, in north-central Nigeria, have been the target of armed attacks. According to a statement from the Diocese of Kontagora, o ...
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  3 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: “Every day there are massacres in Nigeria: How can such a country move forward?” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “There is no other country where 10 people are killed on Monday, 50 on Tuesday, 100 on Wednesday, and it continues every week. How can such a country move forward?” asked Msgr. Matthew Hassa ...