December 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Adigrat Overwhelmed By More Than 100,000 New Displaced People
"Our city is overwhelmed by a multitude of newLY displaced people who have arrived from the border areas. More than 100,000 people live in the city and in the nearby villages,… 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 25, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Talks Raise Hope 'But People Are Exhausted and Need Help'
"Despite the enormous difficulties caused by the crisis, the effects of the conflicts, climate change and the severe drought that are afflicting our country, the population at… Read more »
November 24, 2022
South Sudan: Promote Reconciliation Between Communities for Sustainable Peace
The civil war that has lasted for years continues to cause the death of thousands of people, the displacement of different areas and the destruction of infrastructures. Failure to… Read more »
November 21, 2022
South Sudan: Immediate Action to Respond to the Suffering of Displaced Persons
The situation of the internally displaced continues to worsen due to the ongoing conflicts between the Ngok and Twiic Dinka ethnic groups in one of the four counties called Aneet… 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 17, 2022
Sudan: Famine In Refugee Camps - Children And Young People Search For Food In The Garbage
In the Otash refugee camp in the town of Nyala, southern Darfur, in the face of a food crisis that continues to worsen, children are also forced to look for food in the rubbish.… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Burkina Faso: Insecurity Affects the Living Conditions of the Local Population and Internally Displaced Persons
The city of Bourzanga, in northern Burkina Faso, is difficult to access due to the presence of armed groups along the road. This uncertainty is also affecting an aid program… Read more »
October 12, 2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa - Cooperation Between Countries Required
Hope for the future of the Horn of Africa could come from the consolidation of cooperation between the seven East African States, if they manage to create a network to promote… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Talks Postponed to a Date to Be Defined
Hopes of further peace talks launched by the African Union (AU) in South Africa to find a solution to the conflict in the Tigray region (see Fides 6/10/2022), faded on the same… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Djibouti: Assault On Military Base Leaves Seven Soldiers Dead
At least 7 soldiers lost their lives in an attack on the Garabtisan base, in the north of Djibouti, in the early hours of Friday, October 7. In a statement, the Ministry of Defense… 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 »
October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Bombing Continues in Tigray and Humanitarian Aid Is Completely Blocked
"The bombings that continue to hit northern Ethiopia are getting stronger, they are annihilating the civilian population. We cannot have data on the exact number of dead and… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Ethiopia: The World War in Africa in the Midst of a Media Blackout
Ethiopia is turning into a world war in Africa, with tens of thousands of deaths in recent months, potentially unreported, while Tigray rebels fight against a coalition of armies… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Clashes Between Ethnic Groups - Desire for Material Goods Generates Conflicts, Says Cardinal
"I was in Kwamouth, from September 23 to 26, to comfort our brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times of violence and suffering. The images bear witness to my… Read more »
September 28, 2022
South Sudan: Archbishop of Juba - 'Tribalism Is the Enemy of Peaceful Coexistence and Incompatible With Faith'
"Tribalism is the country's greatest enemy" said Msgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Torit, during the Sunday,… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Chad: After Clashes Between Shepherds and Farmers, Bishop Calls for Justice and Solidarity With Victims
"Once again blood has been shed on our country. Once again innocent people have died or been injured by the iniquity of a few gunmen. Once again the property of citizens already… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Mozambique: The Forgotten Conflict in the North Is Increasingly At the Centre of the Interests of African and Non-African Powers
Northern Mozambique where the Comboni missionary Sister Maria De Coppi, among others, was killed on September 6 during the attack on the Chipene mission (see Fides, 7/9/2022), is… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray - An Emergency for Hundreds of Thousands of Displaced Civilians
"The Eritrean army is recalling the reservists and recruiting many young people to be sent to the front. They are trying to conquer Axum, Adigrat, Shire and enter Macallè,… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: 'Insecurity and Economic Mismanagement Threaten the Nation'
"The frequent attacks on travelers in the streets and on the faithful in churches and other places of worship have not yet received an adequate response from the authorities". This… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Concern for a Possible Escalation of the Conflict
The atrocious conflict underway in Tigray continues in the worst ways. After a brief respite, the fighting resumed on August 24, and is expanding rapidly. There is news of the… Read more »
Mozambique: Italian Comboni Nun Killed in Attack on a Mission in the City of Chipene
A Comboni nun was killed in the attack in a mission in the city of Chipene in the province of Nampula in northern Mozambique, which took place on the night between September 6 and… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: Kidnappings and Murders - Bishop of Abakaliki Complains About Lack of Security
We no longer believe that the current government has the capacity to restore security," said Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu of Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State in south-eastern… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Stop the War! Catholic Church Urges Parties to Dialogue and Peace
The bloody war that has been raging in the country since November 2020 is leading to the destruction of national wealth and economic depression. In this context, the Ethiopian… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: At Least 21 Dead in Attack On Gold Mine in Bigaragara
"Various armed groups led by former leaders of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) named Makanika, Sematama, Mitabu and their allies have carried out another massacre of civilians… Read more »