Africa

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  27 August 2026
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Bishop of Byumba Appeals to Rwanda’s Youth: “Leave those Ibyuma behind” Kigali (Fides news Agency) – “Young people, in the name of Jesus, let us leave those ibyuma behind. Fight them. Let us fight them together.” This is the heartfelt appeal addressed to Rwanda’s youth by Bishop Pap ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA — Post-election crisis worsens Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – Zambia’s post-election crisis is worsening following the expiry of the deadline for filing an appeal against President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory in the 13 August elections (see Fides ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA — The President of the Bishops’ Conference reiterates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the veneration of relics: “It is not worship, but veneration” Accra (Fides news Agency) – “Crowning the relic of Saint Agatha means proclaiming that a woman who remained faithful to Christ until her death now shares in his victory. It is an act of veneration, not of worship”. ...
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  25 August 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War in Sudan spreads to neighboring countries: tensions with Chad and Ethiopia Khartoum (Fides news Agency) – The war in Sudan is increasingly involving neighboring countries into the conflict. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have stepped up operations aimed a ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Fake priest discovered Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to celebrate Mass and admi ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Post-election tensions: High Courts closed as opposition prepares its appeal Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Post-election tensions are continuing in Zambia, where today, 24 August, the High Courts, including those in Lusaka, Ndola and other cities, were closed, preventing opposition leader Brian ...
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  24 August 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother” Rimini (Fides News Agency) – At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar Catherine C ...
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  21 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Church-backed parallel vote count confirms Hichilema’s victory, but irregularities and tensions remain Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – President Hakainde Hichilema has won the August 13 elections with more than 50% of the vote. This was stated by the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG), which conducted a parallel vo ...
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  20 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Ungushi: The ambiguous face of violence in Northern Nigeria Abuja (Fides news Agency) – The attack on the village of Ungushi illustrates the complexity of the violence suffered by Nigerian communities. The targeted community is predominantly Muslim, and the local imam was among ...
• 19 August 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina Vatican City (Fides News agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Mariusz Kasperski, O.M.I., until now Superior of the Community of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Toamasina and Parish Priest of ...
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  19 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Hichilema’s victory challenged as doubts grow over election Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Brian Mundubile, the main challenger to President Hakainde Hichilema in the 2026 presidential election, has rejected the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s declaration of Hichilema’s vict ...
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  18 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Go and vote”: Bishops concerned over political apathy among majority of Nigerians Abuja (Fides News Agency) – As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, Nigerian Bishops are stepping up their appeals to the faithful not to remain apathetic, but to take an active part in the electoral process. ...
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  18 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - President Hichilema re-elected amid tensions; Bishops call for transparency and respect for the rule of law Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term in the elections held on August 13 (see Fides, 13/8/2026). Hichilema won with 2,965,326 votes, repres ...
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  14 August 2026
  In Dar es Salaam, African Liturgists call for an end to the “folklorization” and “theatricalization” of inculturation by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Dar es Salaam (Fides News Agency) – Liturgical inculturation is neither about “canonizing” personal pratices nor about indiscriminately adding cultural elements to the Roman rite. Rather, ...
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  13 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Country goes to the polls; Caritas denounces arrests and detention of opposition figures in undisclosed locations Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Arrests and detention of political opponents in undisclosed locations. This is the concern raised by Caritas Zambia in a statement signed by its executive director, Father Gabriel Mapulanga ...