Africa

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  17 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Seminary formation in the Diocese of Wamba suspended Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The refusal of the clergy and some lay people to recognize Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi as Bishop of the Diocese of Wamba (in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo) has led to the decision to su ...
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  16 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "A civil war was imminent" in Madagascar Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "On Saturday, October 11, a civil war was imminent," sources within the Church of Madagascar told Fides. Yesterday, October 15, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT (Corps po ...
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  15 October 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Bishop of Quelimane's first visit and meeting with the Muslims of Bajone
  Quelimane (Agenzia Fides) – "The situation continues to deteriorate and violence is spreading throughout the north of the country," said Os� ...
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  15 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military seizes power: parties seek a way out of the institutional stalemate Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "With the military's takeover of power and President Andry Rajoelina's refusal to resign, an institutional stalemate has emerged," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with extensive missiona ...
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  14 October 2025
  AFRICA - After 80 years, African countries are struggling to find their role in the United Nations by Cosimo Graziani New York (Agenzia Fides) - In its 80 years of existence, the United Nations Organization has never experienced a period of weakness like the current one. Long gone are the days when it was the sc ...
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  14 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Uncertainty over Madagascar's future after the departure of President Rajoelina Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "Who is currently governing Madagascar? This is the question the country's inhabitants are asking themselves after the flight of President Andry Rajoelina," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesi ...
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  13 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Madagascar is experiencing a state of uncertainty awaiting the President's address to the nation Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "Madagascar is experiencing a state of uncertainty awaiting President Andry Rajoelina's statements," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with vast missionary experience in the country, told ...
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  13 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sign language in Sudanese Arabic: Comboni missionaries' initiative for the hard-of-hearing people Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting inclusion, communication, and awareness in Sudan, particularly among teachers, families, and organisations that support communities of deaf or hard-of-hearing people. Father Jorge Nar ...
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  10 October 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Body responsible for monitoring the peace agreements: "There is a risk of a large-scale resumption of civil war" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The political stalemate between the various parties in South Sudan must be resolved before it is too late," said George Owinow, President of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commi ...
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  7 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops react to the death sentence handed down against former President Kabila Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The death penalty is not compatible with the Gospel and does not promote national cohesion,” the bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo stated after the death sentence handed down b ...
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  6 October 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - China also invests in Africa in the healthcare sector by Cosimo Graziani Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – China in Africa is not just about strategic infrastructure. The country's presence on the African continent aims to create a partnership that will last for years and is di ...
• 4 October 2025
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Tensions due to demonstrations organized by the opposition ahead of the presidential elections on October 25 Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – Demonstrations are planned for today, Saturday, October 4, in all cities in Ivory Coast. These demonstrations are organized by the "Fronte Comune," the alliance of the two main opposition part ...
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  3 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Protests continue despite government resignation Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Anti-government protests in Madagascar continue. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets yesterday (October 2) in various cities to demand the resignation of President Andry Rajoel ...
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  3 October 2025
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Food, drinking water, medical care, and psychosocial support for a group of 220 juvenile prisoners Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – Supporting the most vulnerable juvenile prisoners on their path to social rehabilitation and reducing the risk of recidivism after serving their sentences – this is the goal of the non-gove ...
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  2 October 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violent clashes in Nagero County: injured, displaced, and missing. Homes, health centers, schools, and various infrastructures destroyed Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – "To all those engaged in fighting, I raise my voice as a shepherd: Cease hostilities! Respect human life! Protect civilians!" said the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio, Barani Eduardo Hiiboro K ...