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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Cameroon: After Landslide in Mbankolo - Archbishop of Yaoundé Mourns Victims

"We decided to come here to comfort these people and let them know that together we are in the same situation. We will give them more help, spiritually and socially. We will come… Read more »

Africa: 'Never Again' in the Sahara Desert

On September 24, 2023, the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated. World Migrant and Refugee Day was established by the Catholic Church in 1914 and takes place… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: 'The Alleged Coup Is Fake News' - Sources

"This is unfounded news". This i show local sources heard by Fides in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, deny rumors of an alleged military coup that deposed President… Read more »

Ethiopia: Conflicts Continue in the Tigray Region - Demonstrations and Arrests On the Eve of the Ethiopian New Year

Some members of the opposition were arrested in Tigray on the eve of a demonstration scheduled for today, 7 September 2023, in Mekele, against the Tigray People Liberation Front… Read more »

Niger: 'Niger Is a Mirror of the International Community'

"Even a military coup still in progress can highlight, as in a mirror, the roles and characters of the drama taking place in Niamey and elsewhere", writes to Fides Fr. Mauro… Read more »

Ethiopia: Clashes in the Amhara Region - Bishops - 'Stop the Fighting and Start a Dialogue'

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia has made a plea to the combatants, asking them to immediately cease the ongoing war between the Amhara militia (Fano) and the Ethiopian… Read more »

Sudan: The War in Sudan Worsens - Ethnic Violence Reported in Darfur

The situation in West Darfur, the western region of Sudan which, together with the capital Khartoum (see Fides, 13/6/2023), the epicenter of the fighting between soldiers of the… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Militiamen Are Consolidating Positions On the Central African Border

As fighting continues in the Sudanese capital Khartoum (see Fides, 12/6/2023), in Darfur, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militiamen, led by Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo (known as… Read more »

Sudan: Resumption of Clashes - Missionaries Remain On Site

The fighting in Khartoum has intensified and 18 people have died and 106 civilians have been wounded in clashes between air raids and heavy artillery in the middle of residential… Read more »

Kenya: President William Ruto Has Apologised to Kenya Over the Shakohola Massacre

In the country which is shocked by the massacre in the Shakahola forest (see Fides, 3/5/2023), requests are multiplying to regulate not so much freedom of worship as the compliance… Read more »

Kenya: Investigation Into Shakahola Forest Massacre Widens as Calls for Greater Control of Sects Continue

Another "telepreacher" has also been put under investigation for the massacre of more than 100 followers of the Kenyan sect "Good News International Church", found dead in the… Read more »

Sudan: A Possible Permanent Truce Is Expected in Juba After Two Weeks Heavy Gunfire and Airstrikes

The 72-hour truce established on April 21 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries to mark the end of Ramadan should expire… Read more »

Ghana: Mission Kumasi - Meeting Point of Religion, Royalty and Diplomacy

In 1880 Father Auguste Moreau, of the Society of African Missions (SMA), together with Father Eugene Murat, arrived in Elmina, the oldest European settlement in West Africa. Read more »

Sudan: The Regional Risks of the Conflict in Sudan

Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict between the two military factions in Sudan risks having repercussions on neighboring countries, partly because both contenders have… Read more »