Sudan: London Conference on Sudan War Ends Without a Final Declaration

The London conference organized exactly two years after the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war on 15 April 2023, to try to put an end to the conflict, ended without a final… Read more »

Kenya: Bishop of Eldoret - 'We Are Completely Destroying Our Country Through Corruption'

"We are left wondering where will the poor go and who will stand for them. What we are doing is wrong and we are completely destroying our country through corruption", Msgr.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Appointment of Bishop of Molegbe

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Joseph Mopepe Ngongo, doctoral candidate in theology at the Université Catholique du Congo, as bishop of the diocese of Molegbe,… Read more »

Cameroon: Release of an 83-Year-Old Missionary and His Assistant After 48 Hours

The kidnapping and subsequent release, within 48 hours, of an 83-year-old British missionary and his Cameroonian assistant have brought the forgotten conflict in the… Read more »

Sudan: After Two Years of War - Khartoum Is Slowly Returning to Normality

Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, which was recaptured on March 26 by the regular army (Sudan Armed Forces, SAF) from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militiamen, is slowly returning… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudanese Soldiers Attack a Catholic Church, Killing a Person Whose Body Was Taken Away

Soldiers of the South Sudanese army attacked a church, killing a parishioner and taking his body. This happened in Our Lady of Assumption Parish, in Loa, in Magwi County, in the… Read more »

Cameroon: Bishops Propose a Code of Conduct in View of the Presidential Election

"Integrity, humility, modesty, and moral leadership qualities." These are the qualities that the bishops of Cameroon believe the ideal candidate for the upcoming presidential… Read more »

South Sudan: 'South Sudan Risks Becoming a Battlefield for Foreign Interests, and This Will Have Devastating Consequences for Future Generations'

South Sudan risks becoming a battlefield for foreign forces. This is the warning of the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Sudan and South Sudan (SSCBC) in light of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Father John Ubaechu, Kidnapped On Sunday 23 March, Has Been Released

Nigerian priest John Ubaechu, kidnapped on Sunday, March 23, has been released (see Fides, 24/3/2025). This was announced yesterday, March 26, by the Archdiocese of Owerri in a… Read more »

South Sudan: Escalation in South Sudan - Christian Churches Appeal for a Peaceful Solution

The situation in South Sudan is escalating: Yesterday, March 26, Vice President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest, further escalating the renewed clashes between him and… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan and Chad Condemn War Threats Launched By a Sudanese General

Tensions are growing between South Sudan and Chad, on the one hand, and the Sudanese government of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on the other. The dispute erupted following… Read more »

Ethiopia: The Eparch of Adigrat - 'We Are Trying to Move Forward As a Church in a Context of Total Precariousness, With the Risk of a New Civil War'

The bloody civil war that ravaged Tigray between 2020 and 2022 is now compounded by an internal split within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), one of the two factions… Read more »

Nigeria: A Catholic Priest Kidnapped and Police Free Another Just Hours After the Abduction

The wave of priest kidnappings in Nigeria continues unabated. Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church Izombe, was kidnapped on the evening of Sunday, 23… Read more »

Angola: Angola Withdraws From Peace Mediation in the East of the Democratic Republic

Angola has ended its mediation in the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Angolan Presidency announced this in a communiqué today, March 24: "Angola… Read more »

Sudan: Army Recaptures Presidential Palace in Khartoum

After two days of fighting, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) today, March 21, recaptured control of the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Nigeria: 145 Priests Kidnapped in 10 Years, 11 of Whom Have Been Killed and 4 Still Missing

In the last 10 years, 145 priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria. This is evident from the analysis carried out by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), which collected data… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Angola Announces It Will Mediate in the Crisis in Eastern DRC

Angola will host negotiations in Luanda between the Kinshasa government and the M23 with the aim of resolving the crisis affecting the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic… Read more »

Nigeria: President Tinubu Responds to Archbishop Ugorji's Remarks On the State of Nigeria

The description of the state of the nation made by Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), during the opening of the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Insecurity Prevails in Bukavu Where Not a Night Goes By Without Three or Four Bodies Found On the Street'

"Not a night goes by in Bukavu without finding three or four bodies on the street. Bodies also emerge from the lake," report local church sources in Bukavu, the capital of the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Killings, Kidnappings and Forced Labor Are Taking Place in the Areas Occupied By the M23

Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in Kamanyola, the village in the Ruzizi Plain (in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Central Africa: South Kivu - Front Lines Between the M23 and the 'Wazalendo' Militias Run Through the Ruzizi Plain

The front line between the M23 guerrillas and the "Wazalendo" militiamen runs through the Ruzizi plain (in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Nigeria: The Bishops - 'Do Not Close Schools for Five Weeks During the Ramadan Period'

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria have expressed concern about the maintenance of the secular nature of the country in relation to the proposal of some northern states of… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Rebel Movement M23 Is Said to Be Responsible for the Attack in Bukavu

"According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Police Thwart Threats By Supporters of the Ruling Party Against Catholic and Protestant Churches

The religious services in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), both in the Catholic parishes and in the Protestant communities of the Church of Christ in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Behind Names Like AFDL or M23 Lies the Rwandan Intervention in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo

"Sometimes you have the feeling that the poor are hopelessly lost," reports a Church source from Bukavu, the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu, which was taken by the… Read more »