Africa News

May 27, 2026

CCEE-SECAM Seminar in Luxembourg: Continental pathways of synodality

The CCEE-SECAM Seminar in Luxembourg, from 25 to 28 May 2026, officially opened. The gathering brings together delegations from the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) […]
May 25, 2026

Magnifica Humanitas: “Let’s not fear Artificial Intelligence, but constantly keep the question of the Human in play”

At the Vatican, on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV presented and promulgated his firs encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calling for the “disarmament” of artificial intelligence and […]
May 25, 2026

Workshop in Ghana to promote ethical use of Artificial Intelligence

A few days before the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on artificial intelligence (AI), a workshop was organized in Ghana on this technological revolution. […]
May 19, 2026

DRC: SECAM urges women and youth to be agents of change and environmental education

A workshop on engaging women and youth in faith-based environmental campaigns for the preservation of the Congo Basin is taking place from May 18 to 19, […]
May 19, 2026

RDC : Le SCEAM exhorte les femmes et les jeunes à être des acteurs du changement et de l’éducation écologique

Un atelier sur l’engagement des femmes et des jeunes dans les campagnes environnementales fondées sur la foi pour la préservation du Bassin du Congo se déroule […]
May 19, 2026

SECAM Calls on Universities and Higher Institutes for Educational Renewal

The Association of Catholic Universities and Higher Institutes of Africa and Madagascar (ASUNICAM) held its general assembly on May 5 and 6, 2026, in Kinshasa, Democratic […]
May 8, 2026

SECAM Giving Thanks for a Year of Petrine Service: Message to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

GIVING THANKS FOR A YEAR OF PETRINE SERVICE Message to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV The Church, Family of God in Africa, joins the Universal Church […]
May 5, 2026

“Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen 4:9): SECAM Statement on social tensions and acts of violence targeting nationals of other African countries in South Africa

PRESS RELEASE On social tensions and acts of violence targeting nationals of other African countries in South Africa “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen 4:9) Accra […]
May 5, 2026

Catholic Professionals “reimagining the role of Catholic Laity in Africa”

PRESS RELEASE  Catholic Professionals gather in Addis Ababa to reimagine lay leadership in Africa  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — From 30 April to 2 May 2026, close […]
April 25, 2026

SECAM-AU Capacity-Building Training for peaceful elections in Zambia

As Zambia approaches its general elections in August 2026, a high-level capacity-building training was held in Lusaka, Zambia, from April 20-21, 2026, to promote a transparent […]
April 25, 2026

En Guinée Équatoriale, le pape Léon XIV a dénoncé l’exclusion et appelé à l’espérance

Lors de sa visite en Guinée Équatoriale, du 21 au 23 avril 2026, le pape Léon XIV a dénoncé l’exclusion et appelé à l’espérance. Le 21 […]
April 25, 2026

En Angola, le pape Léon XIV appelle au dialogue et à l’engagement social

Le Pape Léon XIV était en Angola du 18 au 21 avril 2026. Une visite apostolique qui s’inscrit dans une dynamique de dialogue, d’espérance et d’engagement […]
April 19, 2026

Au Cameroun, le Pape Léon XIV appelle à améliorer la gouvernance et à raviver l’espérance

Le 15 avril, le Pape Léon XIV en visite apostolique a prononcé son premier discours en terre camerounaise, au Palais de l’unité à Yaoundé. Un appel […]
April 18, 2026

En Algérie, le Pape Leon XIV « Pèlerin de paix »

Première étape de la première visite de Léon XIV en Afrique : Algérie, du 13 au 15 avril 2026. Un pèlerinage lourd de sens sur les pas […]
April 15, 2026

African Catholic Bishops mourn Most Rev. Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa

The Catholic Church in Africa mourns Most Rev. Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa deceased on April 14, 2026. Following this sad news, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of […]
April 15, 2026

SECAM welcomes Pope Leo XIV to Africa

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu, has warmly welcomed Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of […]
April 1, 2026

SECAM HEADS TOWARDS THE CONTINENTAL EVALUATION ASSEMBLY

Editorial No. 3/2026: SECAM Heads towards the Continental Evaluation Assembly Although the implementation phase of this Synod is still ongoing at the local Churches’ level, the SECAM […]
March 17, 2026

The Churches of the Global South call for “a just transition beyond fossil fuels”

Leaders from across the Catholic Church convened in a global webinar this week, with African voices taking a leading role in a renewed call for climate […]
March 13, 2026

Church organisations urge just European Union Seed Law to protect farmers and biodiversity

Accra, 13 March 2026 – A coalition of Christian organisations and development agencies has called on European Union (EU) policymakers to ensure that the proposed EU […]
March 5, 2026

Editorial No. 2/2026: SECAM-AU : A Strategic Partnership for Africa’s Future

SECAM-AU : A Strategic Partnership for Africa’s Future (SECAM News No. 2/2026) The signing on February 13, 2026, in Addis Ababa of the Memorandum of Understanding […]
February 26, 2026

SECAM at ICARRD+20 in Cartagena, Colombia: Civil Society Calls for Land Justice and Pastoralist Futures

Bogotá, Colombia, 23 February 2026 – Civil society organisations, social movements, faith-based actors, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralist and peasant organisations from Africa and across the Global South […]