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July 09
Nigeria: Father Mikah Suleiman Released
"I thank you for your prayers for my rescue", Father Mikah Suleiman thanked those who prayed for his release. In a video posted on social media, the Nigerian priest kidnapped on… Read more »
June 28
Africa: Illegal Financial Flows - African Countries Lose Over 88 Billion Dollars Every Year
More than 88 billion dollars are lost illegally to African countries every year. This was denounced yesterday, June 27, by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Economic and… 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 24
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 »
June 14
South Africa: 138 Boys Rescued From Illegal 'Initiation Schools'
A total of 138 boys were rescued by the police after they were kidnapped from illegal initiation schools in several locations in the province of Gauteng, according to local press… Read more »
June 13
Equatorial Guinea: 'The Persecution of the Past Has Given New Impetus to the Church Which Is Now Appreciated By All'
"We are living in a period of new dynamics in our Church," affirms the President of the Episcopal Conference of Equatorial Guinea, Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, Bishop of Mongomo,… Read more »
June 10
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 »
May 14
Nigeria: Over 1,680 Kidnappings in the Last 10 Years
Nine students are still in the hands of the kidnappers who on May 9 attacked the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi state, northern Nigeria. 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 »
April 26
Burkina Faso: Catechist Murdered in the East of the Country
The catechist Edouard Zoetyenga Yougbare was kidnapped and killed near Saatenga, in the diocese of Fada N'Gourma, in eastern Burkina Faso. According to a diocesan priest quoted by… Read more »
April 16
Togo: Situation Tense After Vote in Parliament
The situation in Togo remains tense. Opposition parties have joined forces to protest against the new Constitution adopted by the National Assembly on March 25, the text of which… Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Mass Kidnappings Widespread - a Criminal and Political Phenomenon Rather Than 'Religious'
The Safe Schools Initiative, a Nigerian organization founded after the kidnapping of 276 students from a secondary school in Chibok in 2014 (the fate of 100 of them is still… Read more »
March 11
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
December 21, 2022
Nigeria: Another Priest Kidnapped in Nigeria.
Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, of the diocese of Kafanchan, in the state of Kaduna, in the central north of the country, was kidnapped yesterday,… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Nigeria: Diocese of Umuahia - Catholic Priest Kidnapped
Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria, Father Christopher Ogide, associate Pastor at Maria Assumpta Parish of Umuopara, diocese of Umuahia, in the state of Abia, in… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Nigeria: Six Months After the Massacre of the Saint-François-Xavier Church in Owo, Questions Are Being Asked About Who Committed It
More than six months after the June 5 massacre at St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Ondo State (see Fides, 6/6/2022), Nigerians are waiting for the holding a trial against those… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Nigeria: Priest Kidnapped Together With a Group of Faithful, Another Priest Released
Father Peter Abang Ochang, parish priest of the St. Stephen Roman Catholic Mission (RCM) church in the diocese of Ogoja, in the state of Cross River, has been kidnapped in a still… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: Remaining 23 Hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Released After More Than 6 Months
The remaining 23 people who were still held by the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28 have been released (see Fides, 30/3/2022). This was stated by Nigerian… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Cameroon: Kidnapped Catholics - 'We Don't Want to Create Dangerous Precedents - We Do Not Pay the Requested Ransom'
"We will not pay a dime" to the kidnappers of the nine worshippers taken from St. Mary's Catholic Church, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/6/2022) in the Anglophone area of… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Military Assault on Eke Ututu Market Risks Alienating Population - Bishop of Orlu
"Stop further killing of innocent people and destruction of livelihoods". This is the appeal launched by Msgr. Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma, Bishop of Orlu, in Imo State, in southern… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Cameroon: A Ransom Has Been Requested for the 9 People Kidnapped From the Church of Saint Mary
The kidnapping of nine people in the attack on the church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/9/2022) has been revealed a kidnapping for ransom. Msgr. Andrew… Read more »
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