The Voice of the suffering in Africa

Bishop Jude Arogundade thanked ACN for its campaign on behalf of survivors, who “will always carry the scars of what happened that day.” The bishop who spearheaded the campaign for justice following one of the worst atrocities against Christians in Nigeria has given a heartfelt response to the news that four gunmen have been found guilty in a court of law. Armed men carried out a killing spree during Pentecost Sunday Mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, ...

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso was a friend and collaborator of ACN, and the foundation has expressed its deep sorrow in response to his death. Two days after the death of the Bishop of Quelimane in Mozambique, reactions continue to pour in, though an investigation has yet to discover suspects or possible motives. On Sunday, the Vatican press office released a statement from Pope Leo XIV, currently visiting Spain, which states that he “learned with deep sorrow of the grave act ...

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C., of Quelimane, Mozambique, was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday, June 6, and his body was found in a corridor of the episcopal residence. In an initial official statement sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the President of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique said that the prelate was found “lifeless and in strange circumstances that have yet to be clarified,” and appealed for “the serenity of faith and fraternal solidarity” ...

“The families will be relieved and happy to hear that those who planned the abduction of their children have been arrested. This is truly good news,” says Bishop Bulus Yohanna. Bishop Bulus Yohanna of Kontagora, Nigeria has welcomed reports that security forces in Nigeria arrested individuals allegedly involved in the mass kidnapping that took place on November 21, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri in the Diocese of Kontagora. A total of 265 students and staff members were ...

Villagers in Cabo Delgado used to be united despite their religious diversity, but lately, religion has become a dividing factor, reports Bishop António Juliasse. The jihadists who have been waging an insurgency in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, are trying to establish a caliphate in the image of the Islamic State, says Bishop António Juliasse of Pemba. In a message sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Juliasse said that “the signs are all there. ...

The residents of eastern Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), feel abandoned by the international community. But they know that if they flee, the M23, an armed rebel group backed by Rwanda, will take over their lands. “We don’t feel isolated, we feel abandoned,” says Fr. Floribert Bashimbe, the vicar-general of the Diocese of Bukavu, located in the east of the DRC, on the border with Rwanda. According to the priest, the conflict of interests over the extraction ...