March 25
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 »
March 24
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 »
March 21
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 »
March 12
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 »
March 11
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 »
March 06
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 »
March 05
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 »
March 04
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 »
March 03
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 »
February 18
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 »
February 12
Africa: In the Small Village of Kom Ghareeb, the Church Is a Refuge for the Young and the Most Needy
These days, the Coptic Church celebrates the feast of the prophet Jonah, a deeply felt commemoration, marked by three days of prayer and fasting that prepare the faithful for the… Read more »
Central Africa: M23 Advances in South Kivu - Airport Serving Bukavu Is in Its Sights
"The ceasefire declared in recent days has been broken. In reality, it has only served to supply the M23 rebel movement and the Rwandan army with weapons, ammunition and provisions… Read more »
February 07
Nigeria: Catholic Priest Kidnapped.
A Catholic priest was kidnapped yesterday morning, February 6. He is Fr. Cornellus Manzak Damulak, who studies at Veritas University in Abuja, the federal capital. According to the… Read more »
February 06
Sudan: Turning Point in the Sudanese Conflict? the Sudanese Armed Forces Advance in Khartoum
The advance of the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) soldiers continues to regain control of Khartoum, the Sudanese capital disputed with the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) militiamen. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Appointment of the Bishop of Tenkodogo
The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. David Koudougou, of the clergy of Tenkodogo, until now Diocesan Administrator of the same Diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Tenkodogo. Read more »
February 04
Congo-Kinshasa: Bishop of Goma - 'The Ceasefire Is Holding, but People Are Afraid. Hospitals and Refugees Are the Most Worrying Situations'
"The city is calm, but people are still afraid to leave their homes because security is not fully guaranteed," reports Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, Bishop of Goma, speaking to Fides from… Read more »
February 03
Congo-Kinshasa: 'In Bukavu, Young People Are Joining Self-Defense Militias'
"The situation in Bukavu is calm at the moment, but young people are flocking en masse to the recruitment centers of the self-defense groups of the so-called 'Wazalendo' militias,"… Read more »
Nigeria: Poverty, Food Insecurity, Inadequate Health Care and High Cost of Living
In addition to the serious waves of violence that are affecting the Nigerian population, including kidnappings, clashes, terrorist attacks and brutal murders, there is poverty,… Read more »
January 31
Congo-Kinshasa: Without Electricity and Water - Catholic Parish in Goma Welcomes 2000 Displaced People
"The greatest danger for the population of Goma is the so-called 'Wazalendo' militiamen," local church observers told Fides about the situation in the capital of the Congolese… Read more »
January 30
Central Africa: 'Foreigners Leave Bukavu - Fears of Advance of the M23 Rebel Movement On the Capital of South Kivu Province'
"In Bukavu, foreigners are fleeing," missionaries from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tell Fides. "The various embassies in Kinshasa have ordered their… Read more »
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