-- Reflection by Fr. Fred Wekesa, OSA It was May 8, 2025, shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, that visitors who usually come at our Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, first began to ask: since the Holy Father is an Augustinian, when will the Holy Father pay us a visit in Annaba? Without much reflection on the issue, I responded casually, uncertain of what the future would offer. But during quiet time, I would quietly wonder why, how and when can a Pope ch

The Augustinian Federation of Africa held its Triennial General Assembly in Accra, Ghana, electing new leadership and reaffirming its mission to serve the poor across Africa.

The Vicariate of St. Rita in Kenya successfully celebrated its Intermediate Chapter, at Madonna Immacolata Centre in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya.

Tanzania beats strongly in the heart of East Africa. Since the late 1970s, the Order of Saint Augustine has been present in this country, where a diversity of peoples and cultures coexist, moving to the rhythm of the sun in a majestic setting. After half a century of presence, the Augustinian Vicariate of Tanzania has become an emerging jurisdiction within a multicultural and multireligious society, where Swahili serves as the common tongue. From June 16 to July 7, Fr. Edward

From May 9 to 10, 2025, the first regional virtual education congress for Africa was held. Under the theme “The Identity of Augustinian Schools in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,”  the seminar—coordinated by Fr. Kenneth Eze, OSA, with the support of the General Assistant and coordinator of the international commission, Fr. Javier Pérez Barba, OSA—brought together more than 250 educators from Augustinian schools in Nigeria, Kenya, Congo, and Tanzania, as well as affiliate

On the occasion of the commemoration of the conversion of St Augustine, the Augustinian Federation of Africa met in the city of Lomé, Togo, as that young community informed the Assistant General for Africa, Father Eduard Daleng.  This lively event took place in the community of St Rita of the Augustinian friars, and was attended by nine congregations in total, seven female and two male: the Sisters of St Augustine (Benin), the Sisters of St Thomas of Villanova (Benin, France