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News & Analysis | October 2025

Egypt. Sudanese turned back at the border.

From a country at war to a hostile one: the testimony of those who live in limbo between discrimination, arbitrary arrests and forced repatriations. Integration is difficult in a society that shows it does not want those who flee from the neighbouring country. “It all…

Dossier

Republic of Congo. A script already seen.

President Sassou-Nguesso has been in power for approximately 40 years. Four decades in which no genuine path of development has been created, but which have served to annihilate the opposition. A few months before the presidential elections, the path seems to be already marked out. With 2026, an election year, the news in Congo continues to be…

Foreign policy. A balancing game.

Brazzaville is allied with China, does not renounce France and, at the same time, cultivates relations with Russia. Due to its geographical position in the heart of Africa and its history as the seat of government of French Equatorial Africa during colonisation, the foreign projection of the Republic of Congo remains one of the most interesting and…

Civil society. Untiring work.

Despite the difficulties and risks that mark the current political scenario, it can be said that even today, civil society movements operate with courage and commitment. According to Congolese jurist Paterne Milongo, in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa, civil society has expressed its desire to evolve as a political actor and as a counter-power since the beginning…

The Catholic Church. Tomorrow’s challenges.

The Church plays an important role in the development of the country, where about half the population claims to be Catholic. The evangelisation of the country dates back to the second half of the 19th century, with the arrival of the missionaries of the Holy Spirit, who founded two Apostolic Vicariates, in the north and south…

Churches

Panama. The Black Christ of Portobelo.

Every year, on October 21, tens of thousands of pilgrims travel to…

Witnesses of the Jubilee. Mons. Rolando Álvarez: “I…

The Nicaraguan bishop, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez Lagos, who has been living in…

Papua New Guinea. Peter To Rot. “I am…

On October 19, 2025, World Mission Day, Pope Leo XIV will canonise…

Pope Leo XIV. Formed by the fire of…

In this missionary month, Bishop Adolfo Zon Pereira of Alto Solimões, Amazonia,…

Culture

Nú Barreto. Art to Change Society.

He is the most internationally renowned Guinean artist. He has participated…

Burkina Faso. Faith, pride and tolerance.

Islam and animism intertwine around the Great Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, the…

Herbs & Plants. Catharanthus roseus. An Anti-Cancer Plant.

It is one of the well-known medicinal plants that originated from…

Mauritius. The island of tea.

On the green hills of Mauritius, prized leaves are harvested that…

Opinion & Comment

Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defence Pact: Implications for the Middle East and…

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan’s mutual defence pact marks a turning point in Gulf and Asian security:…

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Thailand: The Challenges Facing the New Prime Minister.

On September 5, Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the conservative-monarchist Bhumjaithai Party, was appointed Thailand's 32nd Prime…

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Advocacy

Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika. To protect a wild river.

The campaign to safeguard the Vjosa River from a surge in hydropower dam projects led to its historic designation as the Vjosa Wild River National…

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Baobab

The Wisdom of Kalaga.

On that day, an elephant, a mouse, a woman, and a thief appeared before Kalaga, who was seated in court to hear the grievances of his subjects…

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Youth & Mission

The Jubilee. The Voice of Youth.

We met some of the young people who had come to Rome for the Youth Jubilee.  (July 28 – August 3). The underground, streets, buses, and bars…

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