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A group of women and children rescued in forests in Mucimboa da Praia of Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province early September.  Credit:DHPI

Catholic Peace Entity Condemns Rampant Sexual Enslavement of Mozambican Christians

Sep 20, 2023

Reports have emerged of Islamist Jihadists operating in Mozambique forcefully converting abducted Christian women into Islam and sexually enslaving some of them.

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“Not safe yet”: Catholic Peace Entity Warns as Returning Mozambican IDPs Flee

Apr 23, 2023

Villagers returning to Cabo Delgado in Northern Mozambique where they had been displaced by insurgents have been forced to flee again after their villages fell under fresh attacks.

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Uncontrolled Mining in Mozambique Could Fire Up Violence: Catholic Peace Entity

Apr 21, 2023

The Catholic Foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has warned that uncontrolled mining in Mozambique may have adverse effects on the environment and locals, and is likely to fire up unrest in the country that is already experiencing violence in Cabo Delgado Province.

St Francis Xavier Church in Nigeria's Ondo Diocese. Credit: Ondo Diocese

Catholic Peace Entity’s Lesson from Increased Holy Week Attacks in Nigeria

Apr 17, 2023

The ongoing attacks against Christians in Nigeria are not a clash over resources between Muslim herders and Christian farmers, the Catholic foundation Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has said.

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Catholic Peace Entity Says Resettlement of IDPs in Mozambique Impoverishes Host Community

Mar 5, 2023

Corrane settlement camp that is hosting people who have been displaced by violence in Cabo Delgado province has left the host community more impoverished than the victims of war themselves, a report by Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has revealed.

Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Cabo Delgado. Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Aid Suspension in Mozambique Deliberate Strategy to Force out IDPs: Catholic Peace Entity

Feb 27, 2023

The alleged suspension of food aid to the Corrane settlement for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mozambique’s Nampula province could be a strategy to force those who have been displaced by violence to go back home, the Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has been told.

An IDP Camp in Mozambique. Credit: DHPI

Catholic Charity Calls for Renewed Humanitarian Advocacy as Mozambican IDPs Face Famine

Feb 3, 2023

The Catholic charity, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has warned of impending famine in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, noting that IDPs in the embattled province are already experiencing food shortage.

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Catholic Peace Entity Warns of Infighting Within Peace-Keeping Groups in DR Congo

Feb 2, 2023

The war in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could transition to infighting within armed groups that have pitched camp in the Eastern part of the country, Catholic charity Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has said.

Late Thulani Maseko. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Southern African Bishops Join Murder Condemnation of Eswatini’s “protagonist of dialogue”

Feb 1, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa have joined the Local Ordinary of Manzini in Eswatini in condemning the murder of  Thulani Maseko, a human rights lawyer in the Southern African Eswatini: Activist Thulani Maseko shot dead at his home | AfricanewsKingdom.

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"Not surprised", Catholic Charity Told on Peace Initiative Cameroonian Government Rejected

Jan 26, 2023

Local sources in Cameroon have told Catholic charity and peace foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), that the rejection by the Cameroonian government of a proposed initiative to end violence in the Central Africa country was expected.

Thulani Maseko. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop, Peace Entity Condemn Murder of Human Rights Activist in Eswatini

Jan 23, 2023

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Manzini and the Catholic humanitarian foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), have in separate statements condemned the murder of Thulani Maseko, a human rights lawyer and reportedly an “influential opponent” in the Kingdom of Eswatini.

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“Extreme brutality”: Catholic Peace Entity on Burning of Bodies in Mozambique

Jan 18, 2023

The Catholic humanitarian foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has described a video that depicts soldiers burning bodies in Mozambique as an extreme level of brutality.

Sts. Peter and Paul Kaffin Koro Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Minna in Nigeria razed by fire. Credit: Courtesy Phtot

Catholic Entities Condemn Gruesome Murder of Catholic Priest in Nigeria

Jan 16, 2023

The Catholic charity foundations, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), and Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, have condemned the Sunday, January 15 attack on Sts. Peter and Paul Kaffin Koro Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Minna in Nigeria in which the Parish Priest was killed and his Assistant left in critical condition.

An IDP Camp in Mozambique. Credit: DHPI

Why IDPs in Mozambique are Rejecting Humanitarian Assistance: Catholic Charity

Jan 12, 2023

People who have fled terror attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province are shunning humanitarian assistance from the Mozambican government and other aid agencies, the Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has said.

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Catholic Peace Entity Fears for Civilian Killings in Mozambique’s New Military Offensive

Jan 12, 2023

The Mozambican government has launched Operation Vulcan IV in Cabo Delgado province to wipe out insurgents in the embattled northern region of Mozambique, a move that the Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), says may affect innocent civilians.

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Catholic Peace Entity Fears for Military Crackdown in Nigerian States ahead of Elections

Dec 27, 2022

The Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has cautioned that violence in Nigeria’s Anambra and Imo States, accompanied with a military crackdown in the region, may increase as the country heads to the general elections slated for 25 February 2023.

People fleeing violence in Cabo Delgado Province. Credit: DHPI

Humanitarian Catastrophe in Mozambique Mounting Pressure on Neighbors: Catholic Entity

Oct 27, 2022

Renewed attacks coupled with beheadings in Mozambique’s Northern Province of Cabo Delgado have forced hundreds of civilians to flee into neighboring Nampula Archdiocese empty handed, the Director of Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has said, noting that the situation is exerting pressure on places neighboring the embattled Province.

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Catholic Peace Foundation Fears for Anarchy in Cameroon as Militias Get Out of Control

Sep 20, 2022

Groups claiming to be fighting for the independence of the Northwest and Southwest English-speaking regions of Cameroon have been increasing in number, a situation that is running out of control, the leadership of the Catholic peace and charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has said, and expressed concern that the Central African nation may be sliding into anarchy.

Some internally displaced persons at Paquitequete beach in Pemba Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Church Fostering Fraternity between IDPs, Locals in Mozambique: Catholic Peace Entity

Aug 31, 2022

The Catholic Church is promoting fraternity between Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and locals in Northern Mozambique, the leadership of the Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has said.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Church in Kenya Urged to Address “entrenched” Tribalism Influencing Elections

Aug 25, 2022

The Catholic peace and charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has expressed concern that nearly 60 years after independence in Kenya, elections in the East African country are still conducted along tribal lines and geopolitical zones, and that political leaders are not chosen based on merit.