Africa

• 1 November 2025
  AFRICA - October was a difficult election month in Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Recent elections in Africa have triggered a series of protests in the countries where they were held. In two cases, outgoing leaders, both over eighty years old, were re-elected amid allegations ...
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  31 October 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Pay small tea farmers more,” pleads Father Ambrose, parish priest in the western Rift Valley Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Stop the exploitation of small tea farmers, whose wealth ends up in the hands of corrupt officials. This is the appeal launched by Father Ambrose Kimutai, parish priest of the church in Ndaraw ...
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  30 October 2025
  AFRICA/MALI - Fuel war spreads to the Capital Bamako Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – “This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako,” local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian ca ...
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  29 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Darfur Governor: “The capture of El-Fasher and the subsequent massacres are a disgrace to humanity” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – “Your silence has brought shame to history and will remain a witness to a time when the world abandoned its humanity,” said Minni Arko Minawi, Governor of Darfur and head of the Sudan Lib ...
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  28 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Serious humanitarian situation in El-Fasher, captured by RSF militias Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – There is great concern for the approximately 260,000 civilians who have been trapped for 18 months in El-Fasher, a city that fell on October 26 into the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF ...
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  27 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - RSF militiamen claim to have captured El Fasher, the city in North Darfur, under siege for 18 months Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The situation remains uncertain in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur, which has been under siege for 18 months by the militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). They claime ...
• 25 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Fianarantsoa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona, until now auxiliary of Morondava, as coadjutor archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, at the same time liberating him of the ...
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  24 October 2025
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - More than 8 million voters called to elect the President Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – More than 8.7 million voters in Ivory Coast are called to vote tomorrow, October 25, to elect a new president. A total of five candidates are running. Controversy has arisen over the exclusion ...
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  23 October 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: “Coexistence between Muslims and Christians is possible; together we can defeat jihadist violence” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "In Sokoto, we do not have a problem with persecution, but we do observe restrictions on our freedom," says Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, in northern Nigeria, in an interview with Fides. ...
• 22 October 2025
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appointment of bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Youlo Alexis Touabli as bishop of the diocese of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire, transferring him from the see of Agboville. Bishop You ...
• 22 October 2025
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Abengourou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire, presented by Bishop Boniface Ziri Gbaya. The Holy Father has appointed t ...
• 22 October 2025
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Tripoli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Tripoli, Libya, presented by Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 22/10/2025) ...
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  22 October 2025
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Illegal drugs are a national problem Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – A major international drug trafficker has found refuge in the country, diplomats from Sierra Leone suspected of collaborating with traffickers, and the spread of drugs among young people: ha ...
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  21 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Voices from eastern DRC where a people are dying in silence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A predatory system hidden behind political motivations. This is how various missionary sources from North and South Kivu, the two eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, la ...
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  20 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Arms traffickers thrive while the population is in despair Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – While the humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, arms trafficking with the warring parties is thriving. A report published today, October 20, by the Global Initiative Again ...