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Protestors of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) sing in Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on Nov. 1, 2025. (Credit: Brian Inganga/AP.)

Catholic leaders lament attacks on democracy in Africa

Nov 19
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A returnee holds a training certificate issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Conakry, Guinea, Sept. 18, 2025. (Credit: Misper Apawu/AP.)

Catholic groups call on closer collaboration ahead of Luanda AU-EU partnership summit

Nov 12
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Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, with priests. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Bishop says Africa’s ‘superfluous religion’ demands action, not just full churches

Aug 21
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Pope Francis, second from left, looks at traditional dancers performing at the Martyrs’ Stadium In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Church leaders say Pope Francis had ‘a heart in Africa’

Apr 21
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Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye arrives at court in Kampala, Uganda, on Nov. 20, 2024. (Credit: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP.)

Catholic priest says Uganda has moved from Republic to a dynasty

Apr 17
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Church in Tabora, Tanzania.

Priest criticizes ‘taboo’ against reporting clerical abuse in Africa

Apr 3
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The Unity Palace of the president of Cameroon in Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Cameroon’s bishops urge electoral reform ahead of 2025 presidential election

Mar 31
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Residents line up in front of an enrollment center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on June 10, 2014. (Credit: Diomande Ble Blonde/AP.)

Bishops warn politicians against pushing Ivory Coast to cultivate culture of death

Mar 27
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South African soldiers line the street leading to Cape Town’s city hall where South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his annual state of the union address, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Credit: Nardus Engelbrecht/AP.)

Africa’s history ‘a history of extraversion and violence,’ priest says

Feb 18
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Congestion at a market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Ivory Coast bishops urge transparent election ahead of October 25 presidential poll

Jan 31
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