Sudan: Failed Assassination Attempt On the Head of the Transitional Government, General Burhan

On the same day that the news of the assassination in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was released, another high-impact news story risks going unnoticed: the attempted… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Withdrawal of Blue Helmets From East of the DR Congo - Paris and Washington Take Different Positions

The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is at the center of the geopolitical interests of the great powers due to its natural resources and its strategic location. On July 8,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Humanitarian Ceasefire in North Kivu - Opportunity to Provide Aid or Opportunity to Rearm?

There are two important new developments in the forgotten war in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo: the first is the two-week humanitarian ceasefire that… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'Resilience Is the Best Definition to Describe the People in Tigray' - the Voice of the Eparch of Adigrat

"Healing from the traumas of war, recovery on a human and physical level, building peace, are the salient points on which we are focusing to deal with the devastation and violence… Read more »

Nigeria: Suicide Bombings in Gwoza - Is It a Rivalry Between Jihadists for Control of the Area?

The number of victims of the quadruple bombings carried out on June 29 in Gwoza, in Borno state, in north-eastern Nigeria, has risen to 32. Some of the 50 or so wounded died in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Turkey Mediates Between Somalia and Ethiopia Over Somaliland Naval Deal Crisis

Turkey plays a mediating role in the crisis between Somalia and Ethiopia over the naval agreement that the latter signed at the beginning of the year with the breakaway region of… Read more »

Kenya: Bishops Address Young Protesters - 'Your Hopes Are Our Hopes'

"This is an explicit recognition by the pastors of the Catholic Church of the goodness of the aspirations of the new generation of young people who want a change in society," said… Read more »

Nigeria: Father Mikah Suleiman Kidnapped

The parish priest of St. Raymond's Church in Damba (Gusau) in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, Mikah Suleiman, was abducted by armed men who broke into the rectory on… Read more »

Chad: Number of Victims Still Unknown After Largest Weapon Depot Explosion

"We were awakened yesterday evening around 11 p.m. by a huge explosion," an observer from church circles in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, told Fides. "The first loud explosion… Read more »

Sudan: 'No One Listens to the Voice of God and the Voice of the People' - Bishop of El Obeid

The terrible news from Sudan does not stop. The figures are frightening: according to "Reliefweb", since April 2023, the beginning of the conflict, 9.2 million people have been… Read more »

Nigeria: Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Kaduna State

Father Gabriel Ukeh, parish priest of St. Thomas Church, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in Kaduna State, in northwestern Nigeria, has been kidnapped. The priest was taken… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Militias Commit New Massacres In Eastern Congo

At least 41 people were killed, according to official information from the Congolese government today, June 10, in a series of attacks carried out by ADF militias on June 7 in the… Read more »

Sudan: North Darfur - Conflict Takes On an Ethnic Dimension

The war in Sudan has taken on an ethnic dimension, especially in Darfur, where militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of killing civilians based on their… Read more »

Niger: Attack On Refugee Camp in Boni - the Exact Death Toll Is Not Yet Known

The recent attacks on the military and refugees in the refugee camp in Boni (Torodi department, Makalondi municipality) left people dead and injured. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Strange Coup in Kinshasa

"The situation is calm, there are no traffic restrictions and the airport is functioning normally", say local sources, regarding the situation in Kinshasa, capital of the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: North and South Kivu - More Clashes Between Army and M23

Two people died yesterday, May 13, in the bombing of the village of Minova, in the Kalehe region, in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo… Read more »

South Sudan: Peace Negotiations - Not Everyone Is Convinced of the Initiative

A new round of peace negotiations between the South Sudanese government and the Non-Signatory Opposition Group (NSOG) began on May 3 in Nairobi (Kenya). Read more »

Mozambique: In the North of the Country - Two Jihadist Attacks Within Two Days

Jihadists fighters linked to the Islamic State carried out two major attacks within two days in the Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. The attack on Macomia (capital of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Bishop Fikre - 'Healing Our Social and Spiritual Fractures Through Prayer, Love and Justice'

"By remaining neutral, free from ethnic sectarianism and political influence, religious leaders can play an important role as mediators and in building a culture of peace and… 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 »

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 »