Africa

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  23 February 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Dignity, respect, action: open letter from Mozambican women to the country's First Lady Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – “We don't want capulanas, we demand dignity and respect for the rights of all.” On the occasion of Mozambican Women's Day, to be celebrated on April 7, a group of women from the country add ...
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  23 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Five years after the assassination of Ambassador Attanasio, the situation in the east of the country has worsened Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On the fifth anniversary of the assassination of the Italian ambassador to Kinshasa, Luca Attanasio, Carabinieri officer Vittorio Iacovacci, and Mustafa Milabo, a driver for the World Food Pr ...
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  22 February 2026
  Working together for the good of the peoples: renewal of the memorandum of cooperation between the African Union and the Symposium of Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar by Cosimo Graziani Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On February 13, the Symposium of Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SCEAM) and the African Union (AU) renewed their memorandum of intent, originally ...
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  21 February 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Big Island in the great game of World Powers Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – “It’s not about choosing our partners based on country, but about maintaining relations with every state that we believe can benefit the Malagasy people,” said Michael Randrianirina ...
• 21 February 2026
  AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Port Victoria or Seychelles Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Victoria or Seychelles, Seychelles, presented by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Alain Harel. The Holy Fathe ...
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  20 February 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - All the dioceses in the country have mobilized to help families affected by Cyclone Gezani Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) – “It was a very difficult time for the people, and this also applies to the entire Christian community, as most churches have severely been damaged. In one church in Tamatave, the roof was ...
• 20 February 2026
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Reverend Father J ...
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  19 February 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Missionary presence on the eastern borders of Oromia: "A new call to closeness!"
  Laga Hidha (Agenzia Fides) – In Oromia, the population is facing a serious humanitarian crisis, characterized mainly by prolonged and deva ...
• 19 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 17, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Father Solomo ...
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  19 February 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops: "Corruption of some officials involved in illegal gold mining must be thoroughly investigated" Accra (Agenzia Fides) – "When public authority is exchanged for financial gain and environmental destruction becomes a source of revenue, the rule of law is weakened and the common good harmed," declared the bishops of ...
• 19 February 2026
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba, until now bishop of Man, Cote d’Ivoire, as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, assigning him the ti ...
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  18 February 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Alcohol costs less than bread; march to demand higher taxes on alcohol Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) - Raising the price of alcohol to reduce the damage caused by its abuse on society. This is the goal of the march taking place today, 18 February, in front of the South African Parliament in Cap ...
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  18 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Church desecrated in Ituri Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic parish church of Bulé, the capital of Bahema Badjere in Ituri Province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was desacrated and looted. During the night between Sunday, ...
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  18 February 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - In a context of violence, famine, and malnutrition, Bishop Hiiboro Kussala sends a message of peace and healing ahead of Lent Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – Fifteen years after independence, there is no respite for the more than 12 million inhabitants of the world's youngest country. Decades of conflict and isolation, initially due to the w ...
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  17 February 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Episcopal Conference, concerned about the rise in violence, calls for an investigation into the attack on an Anglican church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “Churches are sacred places and must always be respected. Lobbing tear gas canisters at worshippers inside the church is a gross violation of the constitutional right to worship provided und ...