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February 29
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 »
February 13
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 »
January 05
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 »
January 02
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 »
November 24, 2023
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 »
November 10, 2023
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 »
October 23, 2023
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 »
October 12, 2023
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 »
September 18, 2023
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 »
June 13, 2023
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 »
February 06, 2023
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 »
January 30, 2023
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 »
January 10, 2023
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 »
December 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Resignation of the Archbishop of Kananga
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kananga (Democratic Republic of Congo) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Marcel Madila… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Dead, Wounded and Missing, Serious Damage to Buildings
Twenty-four neighborhoods of Kinshasa, where some 12 million people live out of a total population of more than 17 million, have suffered serious damage due to the movements of… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Cameroon: Three People Detained in the US Accused of Financing Separatist Activities
The separatist conflict between the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon has an international dimension that has not yet been fully revealed. Last week, the US Department of… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of People Take Part in the Bishops' March for Peace in the East of the Country
"Our march has no political meaning, it aims to show the world that we are one people, united for the national cause, united for the sovereignty of our country and for the dignity… Read more »
December 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: National Mourning for the Massacre in a Village in the East of the Country
Three days of national mourning starting today, December 3, have been announced by Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to commemorate the… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Women Kidnapped By an Armed Group in the East of the Country
Two peace-seeking activists in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were abducted by an armed group led by a deserting Congolese army officer (FARDC). Read more »
November 19, 2022
Rwanda: President of Rwanda in Favour of a Ceasefire in Eastern DRC
"Rwandan President Paul Kagame has agreed to assist the EAC facilitator to encourage the M23 to cease fire and withdraw from the conquered territories", reads a statement from… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The UN Is Preparing to Leave Eastern DRC By Putting African Initiatives Back On the Agenda
"We are ready and willing to withdraw". Thus, the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, affirmed to the United Nations Security… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Cameroon: Separatist Conflict Has Now Become a Question of Money - Spokesman of the Bishops' Conference
"The separatist conflict has now become a question of money",Fr. Humphrey Tatah Mbuy, Director of Social Communications of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon, told Cameroonian… Read more »
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