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Ghana’s President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, waves after taking the oath of office at his inauguration, at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: Misper Apawu/AP.)

Vatican cardinal urges Ghana to reset its moral, democratic compass

Jul 12
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South Sudan’s then First Vice President Riek Machar, left, looks across at President Salva Kiir, right, as they sit to be photographed following the first meeting of a transitional coalition government, in the capital Juba, South Sudan on April 29, 2016. (Credit: Jason Patinkin/AP.)

Bishop in South Sudan says African country needs peace, good governance

Jul 11
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Nigerian soldiers in a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, on April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Inquest shows how governments enable Fulani jihadists in Nigeria

Jul 8
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Cameroon President Paul Biya delivers a speech during a ceremony at the Boulouris National Cemetery in Boulouris-sur-Mer, south eastern France, Aug. 15, 2024. (Credit: Christophe Simon/Pool via AP.)

Catholic leaders in Cameroon call on President Biya to not seek re-election

Jul 7
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A mine worker holds bits of coltan ore in the mining town of Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 9, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Cardinal says race to exploit Africa’s resources is the origin of armed conflict

Jul 5
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Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, with priests. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Jul 3
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, right, pledge to work toward a peace deal at the State Department in Washington, April 25, 2025. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Congo Christian leaders submit peace plan draft to President amid Security Crisis

Jun 28
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Young people in South Sudan. (Credit: Vatican News.)

African Church leader backs new report urging reforms on debt relief

Jun 26
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Church joins partners in Southern Africa to tackle human trafficking

Jun 25
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Signs are seen supporting refugees as Tshishiku Henry, a former refugee and Washington Delegate for the Refugee Conference, speaks in Seattle, Washington, on Feb. 25, 2025. (Credit: Ryan Sun/AP.)

Catholic official says refugees don’t leave their homes unless they have no choice

Jun 21
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