December 19, 2022
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 »
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 »
Nigeria: Establishment of the Diocese of Wukari and Appointment of the First Bishop
The Holy Father Francis has established the new diocese of Wukari (Nigeria), with territory separated from the diocese of Jalingo, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of… Read more »
Mali: Appointment of the Bishop of Sikasso
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Sikasso (Mali) Msgr. Robert Cissé, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently ad interim Rector of St. Augustine's… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Assaults On Road Construction Sites in Imo State
The bishop of Okigwe, Msgr. Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu regretted the attacks on the construction company that works on the improvement of the Owerri-Umuahia and Owerri-Okigwe roads,… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Cameroon: Three People Detained in the US Accused of Financing Separatist Activities
The separatist conflict between the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon has an international dimension that has not yet been fully revealed. Last week, the US Department of… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Mali: Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Jacques Damobe
On September 22, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed Rev. Jacques Damobe, of the archdiocesan clergy of Bamako as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Niger: Zankey Handuriya - the Children's Star, a Small Light of Hope for Blind Children
After a year, Father Rafael Casamayor, together with two of his collaborators, managed to return to Gaya and spend some time with the blind children of the inclusive Catholic… 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 »
November 24, 2022
Mali: The Episcopal Conference - 'We Have No News of the Fate of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre'
"At the moment we have no further news or contacts with the kidnappers of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre" sources from the Mali Bishops' Conference told Agenzia Fides regarding the… Read more »
November 19, 2022
Nigeria: Umueri's Vigilante Group Frees Catholic Priest
The kidnapping of a Catholic priest in the state of Anambra, in Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria, ended in 24 hours. Father Cyril Okafor was abducted on November 15, 2022 from… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Ghana: 'We Must Fight The Problem Of Illegal Gold Diggers Together'
"We cannot continue like this" says Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor, Director of Communications of the Episcopal Conference of Ghana, who was part of the delegation of different… 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 13, 2022
Nigeria: The Bill On Water Resources Goes Against Federalism - Caritas Nigeria Director
"The principles of federalism must be respected" says Fr. Uchechukwu Obodoechina, Director of Caritas Nigeria and national director of the Justice and Peace Development Commission… Read more »
October 12, 2022
West Africa: Peaceful Coexistence - 'We Strive for Dialogue in Everyday Life'
"We are working to promote the spirit of dialogue", says to Agenzia Fides Msgr. Paul Abel Mamba, bishop of Tambacounda and vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of Senegal,… 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 »
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 »
West Africa: The Difficult Testimony of Missionaries in the Sahel
For just over ten years the population of the Sahel has been living in an extremely delicate situation due to the presence of radical movements close to Al Qaeda that have created… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Burkina Faso: Cardinal Ouédraogo - Our Response to the Kalashnikov Is Prayer
"Our response to the Kalashnikov is prayer", said Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, on Sunday, October 2, on the occasion of the opening… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Burkina Faso: Calm Returns, Deposed Head of Military Junta Leaves the Country Thanks to Mediation of Religious Leaders
"The situation in Ouagadougou is calm after the tensions on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1", Church sources from the capital of Burkina Faso report to Fides, where a… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Fides Sources - 'Shooting Started At Half Past Four This Morning'
"We are waiting to know what is happening, but it seems that an attempted coup d'etat is underway", Church sources from Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, told Fides, where the… 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 »
September 19, 2022
Cameroon: Bishops On the Attack On the Catholic Church
The attack on the Catholic church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (diocese of Mamfe) represents an "atrocious act". The perpetrators and instigators of this crime, in… Read more »