South Sudan: 'South Sudan Risks Becoming a Battlefield for Foreign Interests, and This Will Have Devastating Consequences for Future Generations'

South Sudan risks becoming a battlefield for foreign forces. This is the warning of the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Sudan and South Sudan (SSCBC) in light of the… Read more »

South Sudan: Escalation in South Sudan - Christian Churches Appeal for a Peaceful Solution

The situation in South Sudan is escalating: Yesterday, March 26, Vice President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest, further escalating the renewed clashes between him and… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan and Chad Condemn War Threats Launched By a Sudanese General

Tensions are growing between South Sudan and Chad, on the one hand, and the Sudanese government of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on the other. The dispute erupted following… Read more »

Ethiopia: The Eparch of Adigrat - 'We Are Trying to Move Forward As a Church in a Context of Total Precariousness, With the Risk of a New Civil War'

The bloody civil war that ravaged Tigray between 2020 and 2022 is now compounded by an internal split within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), one of the two factions… Read more »

Nigeria: A Catholic Priest Kidnapped and Police Free Another Just Hours After the Abduction

The wave of priest kidnappings in Nigeria continues unabated. Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church Izombe, was kidnapped on the evening of Sunday, 23… Read more »

Angola: Angola Withdraws From Peace Mediation in the East of the Democratic Republic

Angola has ended its mediation in the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Angolan Presidency announced this in a communiqué today, March 24: "Angola… Read more »

Sudan: Army Recaptures Presidential Palace in Khartoum

After two days of fighting, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) today, March 21, recaptured control of the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Angola Announces It Will Mediate in the Crisis in Eastern DRC

Angola will host negotiations in Luanda between the Kinshasa government and the M23 with the aim of resolving the crisis affecting the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Insecurity Prevails in Bukavu Where Not a Night Goes By Without Three or Four Bodies Found On the Street'

"Not a night goes by in Bukavu without finding three or four bodies on the street. Bodies also emerge from the lake," report local church sources in Bukavu, the capital of the… Read more »

Central Africa: South Kivu - Front Lines Between the M23 and the 'Wazalendo' Militias Run Through the Ruzizi Plain

The front line between the M23 guerrillas and the "Wazalendo" militiamen runs through the Ruzizi plain (in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Rebel Movement M23 Is Said to Be Responsible for the Attack in Bukavu

"According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Behind Names Like AFDL or M23 Lies the Rwandan Intervention in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo

"Sometimes you have the feeling that the poor are hopelessly lost," reports a Church source from Bukavu, the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu, which was taken by the… Read more »

Africa: In the Small Village of Kom Ghareeb, the Church Is a Refuge for the Young and the Most Needy

These days, the Coptic Church celebrates the feast of the prophet Jonah, a deeply felt commemoration, marked by three days of prayer and fasting that prepare the faithful for the… Read more »

Central Africa: M23 Advances in South Kivu - Airport Serving Bukavu Is in Its Sights

"The ceasefire declared in recent days has been broken. In reality, it has only served to supply the M23 rebel movement and the Rwandan army with weapons, ammunition and provisions… Read more »

Nigeria: Catholic Priest Kidnapped.

A Catholic priest was kidnapped yesterday morning, February 6. He is Fr. Cornellus Manzak Damulak, who studies at Veritas University in Abuja, the federal capital. According to the… Read more »

Sudan: Turning Point in the Sudanese Conflict? the Sudanese Armed Forces Advance in Khartoum

The advance of the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) soldiers continues to regain control of Khartoum, the Sudanese capital disputed with the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) militiamen. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Bishop of Goma - 'The Ceasefire Is Holding, but People Are Afraid. Hospitals and Refugees Are the Most Worrying Situations'

"The city is calm, but people are still afraid to leave their homes because security is not fully guaranteed," reports Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, Bishop of Goma, speaking to Fides from… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'In Bukavu, Young People Are Joining Self-Defense Militias'

"The situation in Bukavu is calm at the moment, but young people are flocking en masse to the recruitment centers of the self-defense groups of the so-called 'Wazalendo' militias,"… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Without Electricity and Water - Catholic Parish in Goma Welcomes 2000 Displaced People

"The greatest danger for the population of Goma is the so-called 'Wazalendo' militiamen," local church observers told Fides about the situation in the capital of the Congolese… Read more »

Central Africa: 'Foreigners Leave Bukavu - Fears of Advance of the M23 Rebel Movement On the Capital of South Kivu Province'

"In Bukavu, foreigners are fleeing," missionaries from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tell Fides. "The various embassies in Kinshasa have ordered their… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Did the Flight of the Military Leadership Facilitate the Capture of Goma?'

"In Goma there are 2 million people in need," local Church sources, who asked not to be named for security reasons, told Fides. "At least a million of them are displaced from other… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Sources Tell of 'Hellish Scenes' of Prison Escape as M23 Took Goma

"It was a terrible night," local sources told Fides from Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was conquered today, January 27, by… Read more »

South Sudan: Tensions Between Juba and Khartoum After the Massacres of South Sudanese in Wad Madani

Yesterday, January 16, riots broke out in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, where demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the massacre of South Sudanese in neighboring… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: At Least 600 Militiamen Lay Down Their Arms in Ituri

In a significant step towards peace, at least 600 militiamen have decided to lay down their arms and join the Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Reintegration and Stabilization… Read more »

Africa: 'Collateral' Effects - How African Wars Sabotage Access to Education for the New Generations

The humanitarian emergency faced by millions of refugees and displaced people in Africa, resulting from the numerous conflicts on the continent, is becoming even more critical for… Read more »