Chad: First Round of Presidential Elections Completed

The first round of presidential elections in Chad ended yesterday, May 6. This election was supposed to be the end of the provisional transitional regime installed after the death… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: International Community Remains Silent - Further Atrocities in North Kivu

At least 16 people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb attack on May 3 in two displaced persons camps in Lac Vert and Mugunga, near Goma, capital of North Kivu, in the east of the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo - 'The Situation in and Around Goma Is Deteriorating Day By Day'

"The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day," says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Islamist Attacks in the East of the Country - 30,000 Students Cannot Go to School Due to Insecurity

At least 10 people were killed and several buildings burned down in an attack by ADF militants in the rural municipality of Mangina, in the Beni area, in the province of North… Read more »

Central Africa: Africa/Central Africa - the New Cold War Passes Through Mercenaries

Is the Central African Republic a "Paradise of mercenaries"? The country has long been the scene of the intervention of various private military companies (PMCs), at least since… Read more »

Chad: Opposition Crackdown Continues Ahead of Election

In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where arrests took place during the night, the situation appears to be calm during the day, despite ongoing tensions. "During the day the situation… Read more »

Rwanda: No to the 'Sustainable Mining' Agreement Between the EU and Rwanda

How can the European Union sign an agreement on the sustainability and traceability of strategic minerals with a country that does not produce them itself, but obtains them… Read more »

Chad: One Week After the Death of an Opposition Figure - Calm Appears to Have Been Restored in N'djamena

In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, there is apparent calm a few days after the assassination of Yaya Dillo, leader of the opposition party PSF (Socialist Party Without Borders). Dillo… Read more »

Chad: Shootings in the Night in N'djamena - an Opposition Leader Accused of Having Attacked the Headquarters of the Secret Services - Is the Presidential Clan Tearing Itself Apart?

"We heard gunshots in the night but we do not yet know what is happening", local sources tell Fides from N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, who woke up today, February 28, in a state… Read more »

Chad: After Clashes - Fate of Opposition Politician Yaya Dillo Uncertain

"Rumors are circulating about the assassination of Yaya Dillo, but at the moment there is no confirmation", report to Fides local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Advance of the M23 Towards Goma Triggers Waves of Protests in the Country

"I have come to reassure you that we are working to bring peace to North Kivu. You must remain calm. Hand in hand, we will drive out the Rwandan M23 rebels who are attacking us",… Read more »

Cameroon: The Unknown Plague of Kidnappings in Northern Cameroon

Farmers, breeders, merchants and humanitarian workers. These are the preferred victims of kidnappings in northern Cameroon, where a true kidnapping economy has developed. Victims… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Denounces 'Irregularities' in the Election

The outgoing President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, was re-elected, with 73.34% of the vote. This emerges from the official results announced by the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: President of the Bishops' Conference - 'Here Too, Families Are in Crisis and Children Are Left to Their Fate As 'Street Children''

"2/023 was a very intense year for the Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo," says the President of the Congolese Episcopal Conference and Archbishop of Kisangan, Marcel… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: So-Called 'Energy Transition' Caused Enormous Environmental Damage - President of the Bishops' Conference

Wars for the mineral resources of the energy transition, exploitation of Congolese resources for a supposed global ecologism that in reality causes enormous damage to the… Read more »

Central Africa: Bishops of the Great Lakes Region Call for an End to Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

"Everything must be done to put an end to the suffering of the people of the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)", say the members of the Association of Bishops'… Read more »

Cameroon: After Landslide in Mbankolo - Archbishop of Yaoundé Mourns Victims

"We decided to come here to comfort these people and let them know that together we are in the same situation. We will give them more help, spiritually and socially. We will come… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: 'The Alleged Coup Is Fake News' - Sources

"This is unfounded news". This i show local sources heard by Fides in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, deny rumors of an alleged military coup that deposed President… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Militiamen Are Consolidating Positions On the Central African Border

As fighting continues in the Sudanese capital Khartoum (see Fides, 12/6/2023), in Darfur, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militiamen, led by Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo (known as… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Demonstrations in Goma As M23 Rebels Advance

Also today, February 6th, protests broke out again in Goma, capital of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), Barricades in the streets, where demonstrations that… Read more »

Africa: New Massacre in Ituri Two Days Before Papal Visit

As Pope Francis prepares to visit Kinshasa, dramatic news continues to arrive from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 15 people have died in a triple assault on… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Withdraw From Rumangabo Military Base

On January 6, rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) officially handed over the Rumangabo military base they seized in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in… Read more »