Pope Francis Transfers Apostolic Nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea to Mozambique

Archbishop Cárdaba has been vocal about the ongoing violence between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary force under General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and army units of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) that are loyal to the head of Sudan's transitional governing Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. 

In a 27 June 2023 interview with ACI Stampa, ACI Africa’s sister news agency in Italian, Archbishop Cárdaba emphasized the need to work towards resolving the crisis, saying, “All energies must be combined to achieve peace and to be able to rebuild the country in peace.”

The Vatican diplomat said, “I believe that if this war remains, this strong sense of the communion of people against the conflict and in favor of peace and necessary progress in such a poor country is also created.”

Archbishop Cárdaba added that the Holy See “closely follows all these attempts at peace and supports them.”

Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.