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 »

West Africa: White Fathers and Their Commitment to the Poor, Marginalized and Exploited

Born in Africa and for Africa, the White Fathers and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa continue to keep alive the charism of their founder, the Bishop of Algiers Charles… 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 »

Niger: An Endless Exile - a Life in Niamey and the Deafening Silence of the World

Henri lives in Niamey and is now twice as old as the day he left his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most unfortunately rich regions of his country. The… Read more »

Togo: A Web TV Created By Missionaries to Communicate With the Togolese and African Faithful

The words of the founder of the Society of African Missions, Melchior de Marion Brésillac: "...seek every opportunity to proclaim the Good News" inspired the African… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Resignation and Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan

On May 20, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Pierre… 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 »

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 »

Ghana: Bishop of Koforidua - 'Environmental Issues Must Be a Political Priority'

Illegal mining, which pollutes rivers and groundwater, and plastic waste are the two main environmental problems in Ghana. A problem to which an answer is also being sought at the… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Senegal: Faye's Victory Confirmed - 'Victory of Democracy, but the Future Remains Incertain'

"It is a great proof of democracy on the part of the Senegalese", says Father Bruno Favero, OMI missionary in Senegal for 30 years, commenting on the electoral victory of the… Read more »

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 »

Senegal: 'Like Many of Our Fellow Citizens, I Am Disturbed By What Is Happening' - Archbishop of Dakar

"Like many of our fellow citizens I am disturbed by what is happening", Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye, Archbishop of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, told the press after President… Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: Bishop of Sokoto - 'The Christmas Massacres Aim to Destabilize Nigeria'

" Can we continue to believe that there is no long-term plan to take over the reins of power of the Nigerian state?" asks Matthew Hassan-Kukah, bishop of Sokoto in the aftermath of… Read more »

Guinea: Purges in the Army After the Assault On the Conakry Prison

The situation in Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea, is tense. Read more »

Cameroon: After Landslide in Mbankolo - Archbishop of Yaoundé Mourns Victims

"We decided to come here to comfort these people and let them know that together we are in the same situation. We will give them more help, spiritually and socially. We will come… Read more »

Niger: 'Niger Is a Mirror of the International Community'

"Even a military coup still in progress can highlight, as in a mirror, the roles and characters of the drama taking place in Niamey and elsewhere", writes to Fides Fr. Mauro… Read more »

Ghana: Mission Kumasi - Meeting Point of Religion, Royalty and Diplomacy

In 1880 Father Auguste Moreau, of the Society of African Missions (SMA), together with Father Eugene Murat, arrived in Elmina, the oldest European settlement in West Africa. Read more »

Niger: Children Living on Street 'Take Refuge in Remote Corners Trying to Make Themselves Invisible'

"On my return from Dosso I had to face a very delicate problem: one of the boys who had been living with us for seven years, and who had created a sewing workshop with his wife,… Read more »

Nigeria: Missionary Community Inaugurated in Ikorodu

A pastry school, sewing courses, computer science for young people, accompaniment of youth group movements, catechesis, are some of the areas in which the missionary Daughters of… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Nigeria: Need to Put an End to the Escalation of Domestic Violence Against Women and Children

Corruption, conflicts, oppression are some of the evils afflicting the Nigerian population. Added to these is domestic violence, a phenomenon that is increasing so much that it has… Read more »