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News & Analysis | January 2025

Singapore, ever higher.

A fashionable destination and an object of fantasy, Singapore fascinates and intrigues. Idyllic and sheltered from typhoons, it continues to grow and this year celebrates sixty years of independence. How did a small piece of island, just 45 km by 20 km, nestled between southern Malaysia…

Dossier

The Palaver. A traditional African path to peace.

Peace depends on the community's ability to intervene in problematic situations and resolve conflicts by re-establishing justice and truth. Every peace is built based on justice and equity and not on the annihilation of the other. The art of politics consists precisely in the ability to know how to resolve conflicts creatively without giving rise to…

Harmonious Peace.

One could also define ‘Palaver’ as a common search through the word to maintain the integrity of the community, that is, to promote life through a reconciliation that creates peace. It is an effort by all to ensure peace. It is an active search through dialogue, through the word to establish a peace based on justice and benevolence,…

Peace as plurality and a critical sense.

Sometimes one has the impression that personal honour and prestige are considered much more important than the truth and interests of the community. And so, one is ready to sacrifice the entire community, the basic principles of common life and even the lives of others for one's interests. This is a true alienation of one's freedom. We…

Peace, paths to be followed.

It is important to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding, acceptance and collaboration between the various groups. Therefore, it is necessary first of all to work on the level of conscience formation. It is about helping people to break out of stereotypes by training people in a personal transformation through the suppression and change of incorrect attitudes.…

Churches

Vietnam. Music. “Sounds of Brotherhood”.

Thanks to a World Youth Orchestra project, a group of orphaned or…

Mission. Giving hope despite everything.

Three Comboni Missionaries are sharing their experience with displaced people, young drug…

The Philippines. Santo Niño Devotion. The Filipino Faith.

The image of the Santo Niño is a symbol of Filipino devotion,…

Angola. On the side of the poorest and…

The Vincentian Family in Lobito runs several projects and initiatives in the…

Culture

Kenya. Lake Magadi. Enchantment of colours.

In the heart of the Rift Valley, Lake Magadi, fed by…

Herbs & Plants. Dichrocephala integrifolia. A Medicinal plant.

It is used in traditional medicine to treat and prevent a…

Bolivia. The Sound of the Andes.

Native music is very important for the cultural and spiritual identity…

Algeria. The call of the desert.

The Tassili Ajjer massif is home to the world's largest rock…

Opinion & Comment

It is more complex than it seems.

Donald Trump is set to take office this month after being re-elected in the 2024 US…

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The Last Priority.

Migration control, drug trafficking, authoritarian governments and trade imbalances will be among the priorities of the…

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Advocacy

Burkina Faso. Maimouna Ba. The “Mother of Sahel”.

In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children. As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the…

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Baobab

Mexico. An Aztec Legend. The Princess of the Night.

As the sun sets over the stony plateau of Mexico, a beautiful white flower opens its corolla among the blade-like thorns of the Cereus Nycticalis: it…

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Youth & Mission

The African Youth. Innovations & Creativity.

With the highest percentage of her population made up of youth, Africa is a bed of opportunities for growth and prosperity. The African youth are a…

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