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 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo - 'The Situation in and Around Goma Is Deteriorating Day By Day'
"The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day," says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of… 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 »
April 04
Congo-Kinshasa: New Islamist Attacks in the East of the Country - 30,000 Students Cannot Go to School Due to Insecurity
At least 10 people were killed and several buildings burned down in an attack by ADF militants in the rural municipality of Mangina, in the Beni area, in the province of North… Read more »
Tunisia: Resignation and Appointment of Archbishop of Tunis
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Tunis, Tunisia, presented by Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi. Read more »
March 26
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 »
March 16
Central Africa: Africa/Central Africa - the New Cold War Passes Through Mercenaries
Is the Central African Republic a "Paradise of mercenaries"? The country has long been the scene of the intervention of various private military companies (PMCs), at least since… 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 »
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 »
March 05
Chad: One Week After the Death of an Opposition Figure - Calm Appears to Have Been Restored in N'djamena
In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, there is apparent calm a few days after the assassination of Yaya Dillo, leader of the opposition party PSF (Socialist Party Without Borders). Dillo… Read more »
February 29
Chad: After Clashes - Fate of Opposition Politician Yaya Dillo Uncertain
"Rumors are circulating about the assassination of Yaya Dillo, but at the moment there is no confirmation", report to Fides local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where the… Read more »
February 28
Chad: Shootings in the Night in N'djamena - an Opposition Leader Accused of Having Attacked the Headquarters of the Secret Services - Is the Presidential Clan Tearing Itself Apart?
"We heard gunshots in the night but we do not yet know what is happening", local sources tell Fides from N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, who woke up today, February 28, in a state… Read more »
February 13
Congo-Kinshasa: The Advance of the M23 Towards Goma Triggers Waves of Protests in the Country
"I have come to reassure you that we are working to bring peace to North Kivu. You must remain calm. Hand in hand, we will drive out the Rwandan M23 rebels who are attacking us",… Read more »
February 05
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 »
January 11
Mozambique: Cholera Misinformation Fuels Deadly Violence in Mozambique
A wave of violence has shaken northern Mozambique, where angry citizens, accusing local authorities of spreading the cholera epidemic, set fire to several homes. In a dramatic turn… 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 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 »
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 »
January 02
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Denounces 'Irregularities' in the Election
The outgoing President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, was re-elected, with 73.34% of the vote. This emerges from the official results announced by the… 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 »
November 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: President of the Bishops' Conference - 'Here Too, Families Are in Crisis and Children Are Left to Their Fate As 'Street Children''
"2/023 was a very intense year for the Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo," says the President of the Congolese Episcopal Conference and Archbishop of Kisangan, Marcel… Read more »
November 10, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: So-Called 'Energy Transition' Caused Enormous Environmental Damage - President of the Bishops' Conference
Wars for the mineral resources of the energy transition, exploitation of Congolese resources for a supposed global ecologism that in reality causes enormous damage to the… Read more »
November 06, 2023
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 »
October 23, 2023
Central Africa: Bishops of the Great Lakes Region Call for an End to Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
"Everything must be done to put an end to the suffering of the people of the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)", say the members of the Association of Bishops'… Read more »