In all religions, we find cities called "holy" due to the presence of the supernatural…
01 Nov 2024
The city is called the "blue and white city" for the colours of its buildings…
01 Nov 2024
Saint Louis, washed by the Senegal River and the Atlantic Ocean, is the most aquatic…
01 Nov 2024
“Where the weight of centuries can be felt in every street and where you can…
01 Nov 2024
The Panamanian economy, like domestic and international politics, is strongly linked to the activities of…
01 Oct 2024
Panama is a presidential Republic, divided into 9 provinces and 3 indigenous districts, in which…
01 Oct 2024
Its geographical location, historical processes and economic and commercial developments have made Panama a true…
01 Oct 2024
The geographical location gives the country considerable strategic importance. The Panama Canal. The migration crisis.…
01 Oct 2024
The country is preparing for the next presidential elections which will be held on October…
01 Sep 2024
Despite the privileged position it enjoys and the fertility of its land, Uruguay presents a…
01 Sep 2024
Significant reforms. Opening up to new markets. The presidency of Pepe Mujica. The victory of the…
01 Sep 2024
The affirmation of the current President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, leader of the Partido Nacional…
01 Sep 2024
The occupation of the country implemented by Washington opened the way for big US capital…
01 Aug 2024
The year 2017 saw the end of the MINUSTAH special mission made up of around…
01 Aug 2024
It is the poorest and most unfortunate country in Latin America. Countless robberies and political…
01 Aug 2024
Haiti today finds itself in an extremely precarious situation. The country is dominated by extreme…
01 Aug 2024
It is East Africa's first port, but its development is being challenged by a series…
01 Jul 2024
As Africa's largest port, Durban faces many challenges that are hampering its development. These include…
01 Jul 2024
The Lagos complex, with the new Lekki container port and the neighbouring Tin Can Island…
01 Jul 2024
Since colonial times, African ports have been the main gateway to coastal countries and their…
01 Jul 2024
The country has long been going through a phase of instability and violence that threatens…
01 Jun 2024
Distrust seems to be growing not only among ethnic groups but also among religious communities.…
01 Jun 2024
In Burkina Faso, the terrorist threat emerged after 2015, the year in which the first…
01 Jun 2024
Each of these three 'rebel states' has forged more or less strong ties with Russia,…
01 Jun 2024
The Muslim religion is the unifying feature of Mauritanian culture and society which, however, presents…
01 May 2024
The presidential elections, scheduled for June 22, constitute a test for the Mauritanian political system.…
01 May 2024
Nouakchott has not suffered large-scale attacks for 12 years. There are three reasons: collaboration with…
01 May 2024
The government is focusing on green hydrogen to diversify the rapidly growing economy, aiming for…
01 May 2024
Under the Pol Pot regime, the Church lost everything: bishops, priests, men and women religious…
01 Apr 2024
Still traumatised by the bloody Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia is struggling to recover its economic…
01 Apr 2024
The onset of industrialization brought about the brutal decomposition of rural Cambodian families since poverty…
01 Apr 2024
Pol Pot's regime caused one million seven hundred thousand deaths, devastating families and the entire…
01 Apr 2024
After the catastrophic war against the Triple Alliance, the country was crisscrossed by bitter political…
01 Mar 2024
Paraguay is a country with a strong rural vocation where the agri-food sector predominates, firmly…
01 Mar 2024
The country has a population of 7,353,000 inhabitants, with a population density of approximately 16…
01 Mar 2024
A landlocked country with almost all its rivers navigable. The difficult road to independence. Lugo's…
01 Mar 2024
There is a trait that distinguishes the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CEC): its ability to intervene…
01 Feb 2024
On 20 January, President Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term. But electoral fraud…
01 Feb 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 64 years after its independence, has, for many years,…
01 Feb 2024
The thirty-year instability of the mining provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri is…
01 Feb 2024
Walking around the neighbourhoods of Lemba or Matete in Kinshasa or Bacongo and Makélékélé in…
01 Jan 2024
The Congo River flows between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The distance between the two capitals is…
01 Jan 2024
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It…
01 Jan 2024
"Ebale ya Congo ezali lopango te, ezali nzela" (The Congo River is not a barrier,…
01 Jan 2024
The way electronic music entered the African scene in the 1990s, how it was developed,…
01 Dec 2023
Afrobeats, bongo, amapiano, rumba, and gengetone are genres that are now heard everywhere. Thanks to…
01 Dec 2023
A collective runs a cultural centre and a record company in Ségou, an unstable area…
01 Dec 2023
For some years now, the Nigerian and Ghanaian Afrobeats music scene has taken on global…
01 Dec 2023
Pakistan has been in a situation of heavy economic crisis for some time now, perhaps…
01 Nov 2023
Pakistan is experiencing a now prolonged period of political instability which began in April 2022…
01 Nov 2023
Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. Its population is young, with an average…
01 Nov 2023
A tortuous path towards independence. Contrasts with India. The Kashmir disputes. The power of the…
01 Nov 2023
There are now about fifty scattered in thirty countries. They aim to change the connotations…
01 Oct 2023
It is called participatory genetic improvement of seeds, takes place in the fields, involves farmers,…
01 Oct 2023
The director of the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development, Mamadou Goita,…
01 Oct 2023
It is mostly farmers who guarantee the production of food, not only in African countries…
01 Oct 2023
According to the estimates of the last census, carried out in 2022, the Dominican Republic…
01 Sep 2023
The economy of the Dominican Republic is a liberalized, open, and strongly export-oriented economy. For…
01 Sep 2023
A painful story that continues today. Internal tensions have favoured the spread of corruption. Difficult…
01 Sep 2023
The Dominican Republic is a presidential republic based on the system of representative democracy with…
01 Sep 2023
The Asantes perform rituals for their dead kinsmen and loved ones generally known as ayie…
01 Aug 2023
In the Akan societies in Ghana especially among the Asantes, names and the process of…
01 Aug 2023
The Asantes, have a unique style of marriage ceremony. It is an important community engagement…
01 Aug 2023
The Asante are a group of people who form part of the Akan ethnic group…
01 Aug 2023
The Latin American cartels, from Bolivians to Mexicans. The Italian 'Ndrangheta. The ‘friendships’ with African…
01 Jul 2023
Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda are the main transit countries for heroin. West Africa,…
01 Jul 2023
Within an expanding market, the role of Africa is also becoming increasingly important. Not only…
01 Jul 2023
After decades of harsh prohibition, several African states have opted for policies that tend to…
01 Jul 2023
The Kunama ethnic group resides mainly in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea, between the Gash…
01 Jun 2023
After the initiation ceremony (Anfura-la) or the passage from adolescence to youth, the young Kunama…
01 Jun 2023
When the Kunama are asked: ‘Ayshila mekobino?’, they reply: ‘Ánnala'la makobinke’ (we believe in God).…
01 Jun 2023
The life of the Kunama, from birth to old age – and even after death,…
01 Jun 2023
The political instability seen before, the ethnic tensions both in the country and in the…
01 May 2023
A leading country in West Africa, Ivory Coast has weaknesses that could not only block…
01 May 2023
The prolonged phase of unrest reduced the influence of Ivory Coast on the international scene.…
01 May 2023
The political instability that affected the country following the 1954 coup d'état reached its peak…
01 Apr 2023
A past full of violence and abuse. Drug trafficking, corruption, weak or non-existent institutions. Meanwhile,…
01 Apr 2023
Among the many problems afflicting Guatemala, there is certainly also the migratory phenomenon. In fact, Guatemala,…
01 Apr 2023
Today, Guatemala continues to deal with a highly precarious social situation that places the country…
01 Apr 2023
Drought, floods, abnormal heat waves. Today we are faced with a climate crisis that is…
01 Mar 2023
The waves break gently on the shore. The crystal-clear water glistens invitingly under the rays…
01 Mar 2023
Despite the extraordinary progress made in the last 25 years, there are still 129 million…
01 Mar 2023
The terrible drought which - for the third year in a row - plagues the…
01 Mar 2023
São Tomé and Príncipe, a former Portuguese colony, is among the smallest independent states in…
01 Feb 2023
The economy of São Tomè and Princìpe is poor. The main resources are linked to…
01 Feb 2023
Having obtained independence from the mother country, the country was led for 16 years by…
01 Feb 2023
The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were deserted until their discovery by Portuguese navigators.…
01 Feb 2023
The key to understanding the growth of cities in the African continent. At a frenetic pace,…
01 Jan 2023
Half of the African urban residents live in one of the more than 7,500 medium…
01 Jan 2023
The economic or educational prospects offered by African cities are fundamental to the urban growth…
01 Jan 2023
The art of getting by with countless informal activities not only affects the economy or…
01 Jan 2023
The spread of terrorist actions across West Africa alarms the Ghanaian authorities. Experts argue that…
01 Dec 2022
Just a few years ago, Ghana was synonymous with development and stability. Today inflation, debt…
01 Dec 2022
Interreligious dialogue is customary. Just like the comparison between the different ethnic components, also through…
01 Dec 2022
The Church, though still in its young age, is very dynamic, vibrant, and efficient. Two…
01 Dec 2022
When asked how a farmer’s daughter who became a Catholic nun ended up as one of Brazil’s most influential refugee advocates, Sister Rosita Milesi, 79,…
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Vusi was an honest man and a hard worker. He had cleared a large piece of moorland and turned it into a beautiful fertile field. He…
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On 24 November, the Solemnity of Christ the King, on the occasion of World Youth Day in the Particular Churches, in St. Peter's Basilica the traditional…
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