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 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The UN Is Preparing to Leave Eastern DRC By Putting African Initiatives Back On the Agenda
"We are ready and willing to withdraw". Thus, the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, affirmed to the United Nations Security… Read more »
South Africa: Peace Talks in South Africa for the Largest Ongoing War On Our Planet
While the death toll of the drone attack against internally displaced people in Adi Daero, in western Tigray, registered on October 4, 2022, continues to increase, the president of… 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 »
Ethiopia: The World War in Africa in the Midst of a Media Blackout
Ethiopia is turning into a world war in Africa, with tens of thousands of deaths in recent months, potentially unreported, while Tigray rebels fight against a coalition of armies… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Bombing Continues in Tigray and Humanitarian Aid Is Completely Blocked
"The bombings that continue to hit northern Ethiopia are getting stronger, they are annihilating the civilian population. We cannot have data on the exact number of dead and… Read more »
Tanzania: Resignation of the Bishop of Bukoba
On October 1, 2022, the Holy Father Francis, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Desiderius M. Rwoma. Read more »
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 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Clashes Between Ethnic Groups - Desire for Material Goods Generates Conflicts, Says Cardinal
"I was in Kwamouth, from September 23 to 26, to comfort our brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times of violence and suffering. The images bear witness to my… Read more »
September 28, 2022
South Sudan: Archbishop of Juba - 'Tribalism Is the Enemy of Peaceful Coexistence and Incompatible With Faith'
"Tribalism is the country's greatest enemy" said Msgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Torit, during the Sunday,… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Burundi: Interview With the Bishop of Bururi - a Path of Hope for the Largest Diocese of Burundi
"The diocese of Bururi is the largest territorially but it is the last in terms of percentage of Catholics", says to Agenzia Fides Msgr. Salvator Niciteretse, bishop of Bururi who… Read more »
Algeria: Caritas Algeria Ends Its Activities At the Behest of the Algerian Authorities
The Catholic Church in Algeria announces with regret the closure of all charitable activities and facilities of Caritas Algeria from October 1st, 2022. This "complete and… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Tensions in Goma Due to Protests
Tensions arose on the sidelines of a protest called "Dead City" held in Goma today, September 26, called by civil society organizations in North Kivu. The protests included demands… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Chad: After Clashes Between Shepherds and Farmers, Bishop Calls for Justice and Solidarity With Victims
"Once again blood has been shed on our country. Once again innocent people have died or been injured by the iniquity of a few gunmen. Once again the property of citizens already… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Mozambique: The Forgotten Conflict in the North Is Increasingly At the Centre of the Interests of African and Non-African Powers
Northern Mozambique where the Comboni missionary Sister Maria De Coppi, among others, was killed on September 6 during the attack on the Chipene mission (see Fides, 7/9/2022), is… 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 »
Ethiopia: Tigray - An Emergency for Hundreds of Thousands of Displaced Civilians
"The Eritrean army is recalling the reservists and recruiting many young people to be sent to the front. They are trying to conquer Axum, Adigrat, Shire and enter Macallè,… 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 »
September 17, 2022
Egypt: The Case of Little Shenuda Reopens the Debate On the Law Regarding the Personal Status of Christians
The controversial case of an abandoned child entrusted to a Coptic Christian family reopens the debate in Egypt on the draft law related to the personal status of Christians and… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: 'Insecurity and Economic Mismanagement Threaten the Nation'
"The frequent attacks on travelers in the streets and on the faithful in churches and other places of worship have not yet received an adequate response from the authorities". This… Read more »