July 11
Uganda: Raising Awareness for Aid and Health Care - Nuns Serving in Rural Areas of the Country
Due to poverty and the resulting inability to pay for medical services, in rural areas of the country access to health facilities and doctors is very limited and residents end up… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Celebrates the Anniversary of Independence in Hope, but the Situation Remains Difficult
Between light (little) and shadow (a lot), South Sudan celebrated the anniversary of independence on July 9. Read more »
July 08
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 »
July 02
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 »
July 01
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 »
June 27
Kenya: 'Protests Against the Finance Bill Triggered Something Bigger'
"The impression is that the withdrawal of the tax law is now totally insufficient to stop the anger of the people", says an observer from church circles in Nairobi, where… Read more »
June 26
Kenya: 'People Are Taking to the Streets Because They Are Desperate'
"It was a real popular protest, initially peaceful, even if provocateurs and thugs mingled with the demonstrators", Father Alfonso Poppi, of the Priestly Fraternity of the… Read more »
June 17
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 »
June 05
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 »
June 04
Uganda: Commemoration of the Ugandan Martyrs - About Four Million Faithful Participate in the Celebrations
About 4 million faithful participated yesterday, June 3, in the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Basilica in Namugongo, in the celebrations in memory of the Ugandan Martyrs. The… Read more »
May 28
Kenya: Negotiations in Nairobi - Hope for Peace
Good governance, more justice and security and economic development. These issues are at the heart of ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya, between the government of South Sudan… Read more »
May 23
South Sudan: Diocese of Tombura-Yambio - Funeral Prayer for the Priest and His Driver Kidnapped a Month Ago
In the hope, albeit weak, of finding alive the priest and his driver who disappeared on April 27, the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio, Edward Hiiboro Kussala, announced funeral prayers… Read more »
May 16
Kenya: Floods - in View of the Increasing Number of Victims, the Bishops Ask for Solidarity With Those Affected
The floods that have hit Kenya since March have so far claimed at least 289 lives, according to to figures presented by the authorities in Nairobi on May 14. Rains could continue… Read more »
May 14
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 »
May 08
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 »
March 08
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 »
January 09
Africa: The Naval Agreement With Somaliland Raises New Tensions in the Horn of Africa
Tensions are increasing in the Horn of Africa in connection with the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia on access to the Red Sea (see Fides 3/1/2024) and the internal… Read more »
January 03
Ethiopia: Will the Agreement Between Ethiopia and Somaliland Cause a Geopolitical Earthquake?
Will there be a geopolitical earthquake in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea? Read more »
September 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Conflicts Continue in the Tigray Region - Demonstrations and Arrests On the Eve of the Ethiopian New Year
Some members of the opposition were arrested in Tigray on the eve of a demonstration scheduled for today, 7 September 2023, in Mekele, against the Tigray People Liberation Front… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Clashes in the Amhara Region - Bishops - 'Stop the Fighting and Start a Dialogue'
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia has made a plea to the combatants, asking them to immediately cease the ongoing war between the Amhara militia (Fano) and the Ethiopian… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Sudan: The War in Sudan Worsens - Ethnic Violence Reported in Darfur
The situation in West Darfur, the western region of Sudan which, together with the capital Khartoum (see Fides, 13/6/2023), the epicenter of the fighting between soldiers of the… 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 »
June 02, 2023
Sudan: Resumption of Clashes - Missionaries Remain On Site
The fighting in Khartoum has intensified and 18 people have died and 106 civilians have been wounded in clashes between air raids and heavy artillery in the middle of residential… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Kenya: President William Ruto Has Apologised to Kenya Over the Shakohola Massacre
In the country which is shocked by the massacre in the Shakahola forest (see Fides, 3/5/2023), requests are multiplying to regulate not so much freedom of worship as the compliance… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Kenya: Investigation Into Shakahola Forest Massacre Widens as Calls for Greater Control of Sects Continue
Another "telepreacher" has also been put under investigation for the massacre of more than 100 followers of the Kenyan sect "Good News International Church", found dead in the… Read more »