Sudan: Collapse of Health Structures - Three Hospitals in the Capital Out of Service

After four days of fighting in Sudan, the population of Khartoum is trapped in the midst of shelling and shootings between the Sudanese army (SAF) and the rapid intervention… Read more »

Niger: Children Living on Street 'Take Refuge in Remote Corners Trying to Make Themselves Invisible'

"On my return from Dosso I had to face a very delicate problem: one of the boys who had been living with us for seven years, and who had created a sewing workshop with his wife,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Demonstrations in Goma As M23 Rebels Advance

Also today, February 6th, protests broke out again in Goma, capital of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), Barricades in the streets, where demonstrations that… Read more »

Africa: New Massacre in Ituri Two Days Before Papal Visit

As Pope Francis prepares to visit Kinshasa, dramatic news continues to arrive from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 15 people have died in a triple assault on… Read more »

South Sudan: Pope's Visit - 'Ecumenical Journey' to Pave the Way for Peace

As part of an ecumenical visit, Pope Francis will visit South Sudan together with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion, and Pastor… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Withdraw From Rumangabo Military Base

On January 6, rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) officially handed over the Rumangabo military base they seized in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in… Read more »

Africa: Pope Benedict XVI - African Bishops Remember 'A Great Theologian of Profound Humanity'

The Catholic Church in different parts of Africa remembers Benedict XVI with masses and suffrage prayers. Read more »

Zambia: Catholic Relief Service Supports Programs to Find Alternatives to Charcoal

The Catholic Relief Service (CRS) is helping the Youth Climate Champions program to overcome the informal economy based on the collection of wood charcoal that creates serious… Read more »

South Sudan: Clashes Between Militias in Upper Nile and Jonglei - Bishop Expresses Concern

A total of 166 dead, 237 injured, 20,000 to 50,000 internally displaced persons, 3,000 refugees: these figures represent the tragedy experienced by the population of the States of… Read more »

Nigeria: Another Priest Kidnapped in Nigeria.

Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, of the diocese of Kafanchan, in the state of Kaduna, in the central north of the country, was kidnapped yesterday,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Resignation of the Archbishop of Kananga

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kananga (Democratic Republic of Congo) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Marcel Madila… Read more »

Nigeria: Missionary Community Inaugurated in Ikorodu

A pastry school, sewing courses, computer science for young people, accompaniment of youth group movements, catechesis, are some of the areas in which the missionary Daughters of… Read more »

Nigeria: Diocese of Umuahia - Catholic Priest Kidnapped

Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria, Father Christopher Ogide, associate Pastor at Maria Assumpta Parish of Umuopara, diocese of Umuahia, in the state of Abia, in… Read more »

Mozambique: Parliament Approves Local Militias in Fight Against Cabo Delgado Insurgents

The Mozambique parliament has approved a bill that legalizes the involvement of local militias in the fight against jihadists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Defense… Read more »

Nigeria: Need to Put an End to the Escalation of Domestic Violence Against Women and Children

Corruption, conflicts, oppression are some of the evils afflicting the Nigerian population. Added to these is domestic violence, a phenomenon that is increasing so much that it has… Read more »

Africa: Washington's Renewed Attention to Africa Is Part of the Great Game Between the Powers

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit Senegal, Zambia and South Africa from January 17 to 28, according to a statement released yesterday, December 16, immediately after… Read more »

Ethiopia: Adigrat Overwhelmed By More Than 100,000 New Displaced People

"Our city is overwhelmed by a multitude of newLY displaced people who have arrived from the border areas. More than 100,000 people live in the city and in the nearby villages,… Read more »

Sudan: Campaign to Fight Drugs - Substance Abuse As Early As the Age of 12

An unprecedented increase in crime related to drug addiction in the Kassala region has been denounced by the Head of the Department of the National Campaign against Drugs (NCCD).… Read more »

Nigeria: Six Months After the Massacre of the Saint-François-Xavier Church in Owo, Questions Are Being Asked About Who Committed It

More than six months after the June 5 massacre at St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Ondo State (see Fides, 6/6/2022), Nigerians are waiting for the holding a trial against those… Read more »

Nigeria: Establishment of the Diocese of Wukari and Appointment of the First Bishop

The Holy Father Francis has established the new diocese of Wukari (Nigeria), with territory separated from the diocese of Jalingo, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of… Read more »

Mali: Appointment of the Bishop of Sikasso

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Sikasso (Mali) Msgr. Robert Cissé, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently ad interim Rector of St. Augustine's… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Dead, Wounded and Missing, Serious Damage to Buildings

Twenty-four neighborhoods of Kinshasa, where some 12 million people live out of a total population of more than 17 million, have suffered serious damage due to the movements of… Read more »

South Sudan: Overcoming Ethnic Conflicts - Education As an Instrument of Peace

"We firmly believe in education as an instrument of peace. Even in South Sudan, to manage the transition from arms to dialogue, it is necessary to invest in schools, which is… Read more »

Mozambique: Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Beira

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.J., until now provincial superior of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus… Read more »

Nigeria: Assaults On Road Construction Sites in Imo State

The bishop of Okigwe, Msgr. Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu regretted the attacks on the construction company that works on the improvement of the Owerri-Umuahia and Owerri-Okigwe roads,… Read more »