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Africa. Forecast 2025. A challenging year for democracy.

This year looks set to be another difficult one for…

01 Jan 2025, News January 2025

Peace as plurality and a critical sense.

Sometimes one has the impression that personal honour and prestige…

01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025

The Palaver. A traditional African path to peace.

Peace depends on the community's ability to intervene in problematic…

01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025

West Africa. Hezbollah. Financing to the Party of God.

The Lebanese movement relies on a mafia-like, opaque system rooted in…

01 Jan 2025, News January 2025

Harmonious Peace.

One could also define ‘Palaver’ as a common search through…

01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025

Kenya. Lake Magadi. Enchantment of colours.

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

01 Jan 2025, Culture January 2025

Peace, paths to be followed.

It is important to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding,…

01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025

Algeria. The call of the desert.

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

01 Jan 2025, Culture January 2025

Herbs & Plants. Dichrocephala integrifolia. A Medicinal plant.

It is used in traditional medicine to treat and prevent…

01 Jan 2025, Culture January 2025

Angola. On the side of the poorest and marginalised.

The Vincentian Family in Lobito runs several projects and initiatives…

01 Jan 2025, Churches January 2025

Plants & Herbs. Harpagophytum procumbens. A desert plant with medicinal…

It belongs to the Pedaliaceae plant family and is commonly…

01 Dec 2024, Culture December 2024

Algeria. The economy. A state of dependence.

It is the fourth largest economy on the continent but…

01 Dec 2024, News December 2024

Historic cities. Mali. Timbuktu, the City of 333 Saints.

In all religions, we find cities called "holy" due to…

01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024

Historic cities. Kenya. Mombasa. A melting pot of languages and…

The city is called the "blue and white city" for…

01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024

Namibia. The green hydrogen puzzle.

Rich as it is in renewable energy sources, the country…

01 Nov 2024, News November 2024

Historic cities. Senegal. Saint Louis. The Venice of Africa.

Saint Louis, washed by the Senegal River and the Atlantic…

01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024

African art and sense of beauty.

When you look at some African art, you may wonder…

01 Nov 2024, Culture November 2024

African Cinema. Looking to the future.

Moving from specialised sections to the international scene. The great…

01 Nov 2024, Culture November 2024

Historic cities. Niger. Agadez, “'to pay a visit”.

 “Where the weight of centuries can be felt in every…

01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024

Madagascar. The mission with the monk's habit.

How can a monk be "missionary" if, by vocation, he…

01 Nov 2024, Churches November 2024

Horn of Africa. Egyptian arms supplies to Somalia raise dangerous…

Egypt and Somalia are increasing their military cooperation to pressure…

01 Nov 2024, News November 2024

South Africa. A Rainbow nation that needs to be reinvented.

The loss of the absolute majority by the African National…

01 Oct 2024, News October 2024

Uganda. Ngabi Clan the King’s Massage Therapists and Herd’s men.

Buganda Kingdom is found in Central Uganda and it’s the…

01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024

DR Congo. On the verge of collapse.

Tshisekedi hires mercenaries, recruits militias, urges foreign armies to assist…

01 Oct 2024, News October 2024

Towards a Christianity with an African face.

Economic autonomy and autonomy of thought. These are the prerequisites…

01 Oct 2024, Churches October 2024

Sudan. Art against war.

Marked by decades of political instability and conflict, Sudanese artists…

01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024

Herbs & Plants. Combretum molle. A source of medicinal mumuye…

It has been used in traditional medicine since time immemorial…

01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024

Egypt. The long night of the Egyptian economy.

Economic crisis. The burden of foreign debt. Education in collapse.…

01 Oct 2024, News October 2024

Music. Apple Music’s list no African artists.

Apple Music's latest list of the 100 greatest albums of…

01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024

Agadez. The Gateway to the Sahara.

The city in the north of the country is the…

01 Sep 2024, News September 2024

Angola. Not only rich in oil but also in (rare)…

The Longonjo mine is attracting interest from foreign governments and…

01 Sep 2024, News September 2024

Herbs & Plants. Bridelia micrantha. A robust medicinal plant.

It is a small to medium semi-deciduous to deciduous tree…

01 Sep 2024, Culture September 2024

The Sahara. In the Shade of the Tent.

The tents of the desert inhabitants are a concentration of…

01 Sep 2024, Culture September 2024

The Mediterranean. Secure ports for the Russians.

Moscow responds to Europe's embargo by finding new landing places…

01 Sep 2024, News September 2024

Turkish Islamic Private military company launches offensive in Africa.

The decline of the Western military presence in the Sahel…

01 Sep 2024, News September 2024

Malawi. Mount Mulanje: ‘The island in the sky’.

In southern Malawi, on the border with Mozambique, an imposing…

01 Aug 2024, News August 2024

African ecological spirituality. Drinking from the wells of tradition.

In Africa, there is no separation between the sacred and…

01 Aug 2024, Churches August 2024

Herbs & Plants. Ageratum conyzoides. A remedy for myriads of…

It is an erect, branching, soft, slightly aromatic, annual herb…

01 Aug 2024, Culture August 2024

Ivory Coast. The Port of Abidjan faces stiff competition from…

The first port in West Africa, faces a number of…

01 Aug 2024, News August 2024

Senegal. Goldmines for the Jihadists.

In the regions bordering between Senegal and Mali, the gold…

01 Aug 2024, News August 2024

The Jacaranda. Floral Magic

When southern spring blooms, the streets of Harare and Pretoria…

01 Aug 2024, Culture August 2024

The importance of African Names.

In many African cultures, one cannot call directly the name…

01 Aug 2024, Culture August 2024

Kenya. Turkana. Land, Lake and People

To cope with increasingly recurring droughts and animal deaths, the…

01 Jul 2024, Churches July 2024

Kenya. Mombasa. The first East African port, threatened by congestion…

It is East Africa's first port, but its development is…

01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024

Niger. Jihadists aiming for Niamey.

The most serious threat is that the extremists will expand…

01 Jul 2024, News July 2024

DR. Congo. Apple accused of buying conflict minerals by Kinshasa.

The DRC government accuses Apple of buying conflict minerals and…

01 Jul 2024, News July 2024

South Africa. Durban. Missed opportunities to divert ships to avoid…

As Africa's largest port, Durban faces many challenges that are…

01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024

Africa. To make a difference.

A climate activist, a cultural producer and a writer. Three…

01 Jul 2024, News July 2024

Music. Aziza Brahim sings Sahrawi time.

Her sixth album, Mawja, returns to traditional sounds, reconnecting the…

01 Jul 2024, Culture July 2024

Angola. A common home.

The Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants (CEPAMI) and…

01 Jul 2024, Churches July 2024

Nigeria. Lagos, the largest complex in the Guinea Gulf…

The Lagos complex, with the new Lekki container port and…

01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024

Guinea Bissau. Democracy can wait.

President Sissoco Embaló does not tolerate dissonant voices and continues…

01 Jul 2024, News July 2024

The Bird that Colours the Zambezi River in Red.

When the flocks of the carmine bee-eater arrive in the…

01 Jul 2024, Culture July 2024

African Ports. Competitiveness and Positioning in Global Supply Chains.

Since colonial times, African ports have been the main gateway…

01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024

The African Dance. The celebration of the life.

In traditional Africa, dance is more than entertainment. It is…

01 Jul 2024, Culture July 2024

DR. Congo. New Patriots.

Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has…

01 Jun 2024, News June 2024

Angola. Cristo Rey Seminary. A formation centre of excellence.

Since its foundation by the Spiritan Missionaries in 1928, the…

01 Jun 2024, Churches June 2024

Senegal. Stories of colours and pains.

In Saint Louis, in the north of Senegal, boat building…

01 Jun 2024, News June 2024

Guinea Bissau. The environment and the local culture, keys to…

How to improve the relationship between local communities and the…

01 Jun 2024, News June 2024

Burkina Faso. A climate of fear and violence.

The country has long been going through a phase of…

01 Jun 2024, Dossier June 2024

Where to go…

Distrust seems to be growing not only among ethnic groups…

01 Jun 2024, Dossier June 2024

Descent into chaos.

In Burkina Faso, the terrorist threat emerged after 2015, the…

01 Jun 2024, Dossier June 2024

A new partner.

Each of these three 'rebel states' has forged more or…

01 Jun 2024, Dossier June 2024

Uganda. Ker Kwaro. The Guardian of Acholi culture.

A cultural institution representing the Acholi chiefs. Their rules for…

01 Jun 2024, Culture June 2024

Nigeria. Charismatic Islam surprises Lagos.

In the country's most populous city, Muslim prayer groups have…

01 Jun 2024, Churches June 2024

Cameroon. Children are a blessing for the pygmies.

Akas pygmy men spend a lot of time with their…

01 Jun 2024, Culture June 2024

DR.Congo. New tensions between the church and the state.

The Congolese judiciary threatened to prosecute the Archbishop of Kinshasa,…

01 Jun 2024, Churches June 2024

Sahel. The new cold war expands to Africa.

While the world's attention is focused on Ukraine and Gaza,…

01 Jun 2024, News June 2024

Islam. Close Alliance with Power.

The Muslim religion is the unifying feature of Mauritanian culture…

01 May 2024, Dossier May 2024

Mauritania. Beyond the dunes.

The presidential elections, scheduled for June 22, constitute a test…

01 May 2024, Dossier May 2024

Angola. Santa Teresa Education Centre. Educate in values.

The Sisters who belong to the Slaves of the Divine…

01 May 2024, Churches May 2024

Angola - DR Congo - Zambia. The Lobito corridor. The…

This infrastructure will change the trade routes of Southern Africa.…

01 May 2024, News May 2024

Ghana. Living Art in Tamale.

In recent years the inhabitants of this northern city have…

01 May 2024, Culture May 2024

Ivory Coast. The three rivers.

The two ethnic groups of the Agni-Baulé  in Ivory Coast…

01 May 2024, Culture May 2024

How to stem the progress of Jihad.

Nouakchott has not suffered large-scale attacks for 12 years. There…

01 May 2024, Dossier May 2024

Uganda. The King. Looking for a wife.

The marriage of the Kabaka of Buganda renews his royal…

01 May 2024, Culture May 2024

Djibouti. Conflicts of Interest.

The country is closely watching the ongoing tensions in the…

01 May 2024, News May 2024

Economy. Oil & Gas and Green hydrogen.

The government is focusing on green hydrogen to diversify the…

01 May 2024, Dossier May 2024

Nigeria. The open wound of kidnapping priests.

Kidnapping for ransom has long become a real industry in…

01 Apr 2024, Churches April 2024

Egypt. Pigeons, what a passion.

In the shade of the pyramids and minarets of Cairo,…

01 Apr 2024, Culture April 2024

Nike, ambassador of contemporary Nigerian art.

Recycled material reigns supreme in Nike's modern art galleries in…

01 Apr 2024, Culture April 2024

History. Ancient Urbanisation.

Although colonization contributed to its urban development, Africa had already…

01 Apr 2024, Culture April 2024

South Africa. The most crucial election since the end of…

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela’s election, South Africa will hold…

01 Apr 2024, News April 2024

Cameroon. Those ten seconds of humanity.

This is the time necessary, according to Mireille Yoga, director…

01 Mar 2024, Churches March 2024

The Long Journey of Shea Butter.

From the savannahs of Africa to the global cosmetics industry,…

01 Mar 2024, Culture March 2024

The Horn of Africa Unprotected.

A political earthquake in the Middle East with strong repercussions,…

01 Mar 2024, News March 2024

Guinea-Bissau. Getting married.

The Manjak people are an ethnic group living in Guinea-Bissau.…

01 Mar 2024, Culture March 2024

Morocco. The challenge of culture.

Over the last ten years, fourteen museums have been opened.…

01 Mar 2024, Culture March 2024

The Kimberley Process. The stones of conflict.

The West aims to sanction the Kremlin also in the…

01 Mar 2024, News March 2024

Nigeria. At the top of the crime world.

Africa’s most populated country and leading economy boasts the continent’s…

01 Mar 2024, News March 2024

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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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