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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher arrives at the Catholic University of Central Africa as Cameroon (Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom.)

Vatican diplomat marks anniversary of framework agreement in Cameroon

Nov 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A woman votes in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, in Libreville, Gabon, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Credit: Betines Makosso/AP.)

Catholic bishops in Gabon call referendum ‘a step toward democratic restoration’

Nov 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Leader of the Labour Party, Navin Ramgoolan, casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, Sunday Nov. 10, 2024. (Credit: La Sentinelle via AP.)

Catholic bishop praises Mauritius election results for improving democracy

Nov 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Sudanese refugees displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather to receive food staples from aid agencies at the Metche Camp in eastern Chad Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Credit: Jsarh Ngarndey Ulrish/AP.)

CRS and the STaR Project: Pioneering hope in the Lake Chad region of Africa

Nov 14
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Protesters fill the street as police deploy in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Protesters dispute the outcome of the Oct. 9 elections, which saw the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule. (Credit: Carlos Uqueio/AP.)

Catholic leader says Mozambique descending ‘inexorably into chaos’

Nov 12
Ngala Killian Chimtom

African prelate hopes Trump will soften stance on deportations, isolationism

Nov 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, June 23, 2023, in Paris. (Credit: Lewis Joly/Pool via AP.)

Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria amid on-going terrorism

Nov 8
Ngala Killian Chimtom

In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Cameroon archbishop urges ageing leaders to step aside for a new generation

Nov 5
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Ghana bishop calls for end to ‘witch camps’

Nov 4
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Harold, ‘Bright’ demonstrate the human drama behind trafficking

Nov 2
Ngala Killian Chimtom