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NEWS & ANALYSIS | FEBRUARY 2022
GULF OF GUINEA: THE NEW HOTSPOT OF THE US-CHINA RIVALRY.
In the context of the US military presence in Taiwan and US Navy incursions in
the China Sea, Beijing’ s plans to set up a naval base in Equatorial Guinea is
rising tensions between both superpowers. A Chinese base on the Atlantic might
also increase…
* IRAQ. THE MADANS LIVE ON THE WATER. AT RISK.
In the Mesopotamian swamps, people live in symbiosis with
five-thousand-year-old waters. This treasure of biodiversity is in danger:
“We are in the middle of…
* ZIMBABWE. BUSINESS CREATES AGREEMENT.
After the expropriations of the lands of the white ranchers during the Mugabe
era, the aristocratic von Pezold family is on the trail of…
* LATIN AMERICA 2022. THE COMING BACK OF THE LEFT.
After the victory of the left in Honduras and Chile, now attention is centred
on Colombia and Brazil. On February 6, 2022, the presidential and…
DOSSIER
AFRICA. THE RURAL MARKET.
In the world of rural Africa, the market is not just a place for buying and
selling or commercial exchange. All over the continent, the market is a place
characterised by an intense celebration of social exchange and becomes a place
of encounter between the scattered members of one’s family, one’s own village
and of various villages.…
THE MARKET. WHERE WOMEN REIGN SUPREME.
It is still dark when Esther rises. The children are still asleep and her
husband murmurs something inaudible. Today is market day. She fills a large
basket with produce from her field. She hopes to sell it and buy something for
the house. Whatever the husband earns is his own and what she earns is for…
WEST AFRICA. THE VARIETY OF THE MARKETS.
In some rural areas of the Sahel such as the Mossi plateau in the north of
Burkina Faso, or in the region of Atakora in northern Benin, one has the
impression of never coming across a village. There is nothing but dwellings
scattered throughout the bush, apparently independent of each other; the country
people live scattered over…
URBAN MARKETS.
Approaching the market of any African city, the visitor is immediately involved.
The eyes are struck by the gaudy colours of thousands of objects, clothes, fruit
of all kinds piled up everywhere, the continual sounds of people speaking or
shouting, pleasant and obnoxious odours all mixed together, people bumping into
each other, brushing by or shoving…
CHURCHES
EGYPT. ANAPHORA, THE MONASTERY OF ENCOUNTER.
The situation of Christians in Egypt is that of a varied minority.…
CATHOLIC RADIO STATIONS IN AFRICA. EDUCATING, INFORMING, TRANSFORMING.
There are more than two hundred radio, from Angola to Zambia reaching…
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. WORKING TOGETHER FOR PEACE AND…
Christians and Muslims work together to prevent Islamic radicalism from taking
hold…
DESMOND TUTU, THE PEOPLE’S ARCHBISHOP.
Symbol of non-violent resistance to apartheid and the creation of a new…
CULTURE
MUSIC. MINA, ‘THE VEILED RAPPER’.
Everything was against her. Aminata Gaye - Mina ‘the veiled one’…
SOUTH AFRICA. SECOND-HAND BOOKS TAKE OVER THE JOHANNESBURG LITERARY MARKET.
Johannesburg, often associated with skyscrapers, insecurity, crime, begging, and
in some…
NARRATIVE AFRICAN VOICES IN PRINT AND ON THE WEB.
A panorama of the newspapers founded by African intellectuals who gave…
DR CONGO. FORGING NEW TALENTS.
In the Congolese capital, as in the rest of the country,…
OPINION & COMMENT
MYANMAR. ONE YEAR LATER.
On February 1st, 2021, the Myanmar army (Tatmadaw) announced the change of
regime in the country. Within…
Read more
SAUDI ARABIA IN AFRICA.
With its petrodollars and religious penetration, Saudi Arabia is broadening its
influence on the continent. It…
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BREAKING NEWS
EU bishops 'deeply worried' by invasion (COMECE)
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
Catholic World News
Middle East's Catholic patriarchs see the war between Moscow and Kyiv as a
defeat for everyone (AsiaNews)
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
Catholic World News
USCCB: Protect newly arrived Afghans, urge Congress to advance Afghan Adjustment
Act (USCCB)
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
Catholic World News
Field hospitals need warm presence more than tents, Pope tells Alpine group
(Vatican News)
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
Catholic World News
Ukrainian Catholic leader: We saw atrocities of Russians who put women and
children on tanks (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
Catholic World News
AFRICA/RWANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Byumba and appointment
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Fides
ASIA/TURKEY - Ukrainian President Zelensky telephones Patriarch Bartholomew: "We
feel the support of your prayers"
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Fides
EUROPE/UKRAINE - Orionines and Salesians, committed to welcoming refugees,
remain in their place, "trusting in Providence"
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Fides
AFRICA/UGANDA - Appeal of the Bishop of Kasese: Love for enemies, forgiveness
and reconciliation among Christians
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Fides
ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic journalists, promoters of harmony and truth
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
Fides
CULTURE
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3. Books
MUSIC. MINA, ‘THE VEILED RAPPER’.
MUSIC. FATIMA SAID. ENCHANTING VOICE.
MUSIC. JONAS GWANGWA. ANTIAPARTHEID JAZZ LEADER.
MUSIC. SANTROFI, THE SOUND OF PAN-AFRICANISM.
MUSIC. DJIBOUTI, MODERN NOTES.
MUSIC. THE SARKODIE GENERATION.
MUSIC: HOPE MASIKE, ‘THE PRINCESS OF THE MBIRA’.
MUSIC. OBONGJAYAR. AROMAS AND RHYTHMS OF MOTHER AFRICA.
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NOMADS AND FARMERS, OLD AND NEW FIGHTS IN AFRICA.
PEULS, AS FOREIGNERS.
AFRICA ON THE WEB.
MOROCCO. THE AL MOWAFAQA ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY IN RABAT.
ELECTRONIC REFUSE FLOODING EAST AFRICA.
SAHEL. A WAR INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO WIN.
EGYPT. THE COPTS. SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS.
THE ENEMY INSIDE.
PERU. THE MALOCA, A LARGE COMMUNAL HOUSE.
GUATEMALA. DEVOTION TO SAINT SIMÓN.
LATIN AMERICA 2022. THE COMING BACK OF THE LEFT.
ANDEAN SPIRITUALITY. THE SONG OF THE RIVERS.
BRAZIL. THE TREE OF THE LAND OF THE FREE PEOPLE.
BOLIVIA. CHAKANA, THE ANDEAN COSMIC BRIDGE.
MEXICO. A PRICE ON HIS HEAD.
BOLIVIA. UNDER THE SPELL OF THE RICH MOUNTAIN.
A LONG CHESS GAME.
01 Jan 2022
THE KARABAKH CONFLICT.
01 Jan 2022
ECONOMY. DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT.
01 Jan 2022
AZERBAIJAN. LAND OF FIRE.
01 Jan 2022
CHINA. THE ITINERANT COMBONI MISSION.
01 Jan 2022
VIETNAM. THE “ZENG” ART.
01 Jan 2022
PHILIPPINE. THE FIESTA, JOYFUL CELEBRATION.
01 Dec 2021
INDIA. A CHAIN OF SOLIDARITY FROM ORGANIC COTTON.
01 Dec 2021
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
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THE MOST POPULAR
* Egypt. Anaphora, the Monastery of Encounter.
* Gulf of Guinea: the new hotspot of the US-China rivalry.
* Zimbabwe. Business Creates Agreement.
* Central African Republic. Working together for peace and stability.
* Latin America 2022. The Coming Back of the Left.
* Music. Mina, ‘the veiled rapper’.
* The Buffalo and the Bees.
* Mission. Sharing Our Life.
* Africa. The Rural Market.
* Catholic Radio Stations in Africa. Educating, Informing, Transforming.
ARCHIVE
* ►2022
* ►March
* Peru. The Maloca, a Large Communal House.
* Guatemala. Devotion to Saint Simón.
* Nomads and Farmers, Old and New Fights in Africa.
* Peuls, as foreigners.
* Africa on the Web.
* Synodality. The Whole Church in creative journey of faith.
* Morocco. The Al Mowafaqa Ecumenical Institute of Theology in Rabat.
* Electronic Refuse Flooding East Africa.
* Sahel. A war increasingly difficult to win.
* Europe. Drug-trafficking Ports.
* Egypt. The Copts. Second-class Citizens.
* The Enemy Inside.
* The crisis of chieftaincy.
* Evangelizing in a Changing World.
* The Third Way of African Philosophy.
* Herbs & Plants. Aerva lanata. A Diverse Medicinal Herb.
* ►February
* Narrative African Voices in Print and on the Web.
* Egypt. Anaphora, the Monastery of Encounter.
* Africa. The Rural Market.
* Gulf of Guinea: the new hotspot of the US-China rivalry.
* Catholic Radio Stations in Africa. Educating, Informing, Transforming.
* Urban Markets.
* Central African Republic. Working together for peace and stability.
* Music. Mina, ‘the veiled rapper’.
* West Africa. The Variety of the Markets.
* South Africa. Second-Hand Books Take Over the Johannesburg Literary
Market.
* The Market. Where Women Reign Supreme.
* Latin America 2022. The Coming Back of the Left.
* Iraq. The Madans live on the water. At risk.
* Zimbabwe. Business Creates Agreement.
* DR Congo. Forging New Talents.
* Desmond Tutu, the People’s Archbishop.
* ►January
* Ethiopia. Maqbasa. Name-giving.
* Economy. Dynamic Development.
* Burundi. When Rare Earths come before Human Rights.
* Brazil. The Tree of the Land of the Free People.
* Herbs & Plants. Crassocephallum vitellinum - Anti-peptic ulcer plant.
* China. The Itinerant Comboni Mission.
* Bolivia. Chakana, the Andean cosmic bridge.
* Azerbaijan. Land of Fire.
* Zambia. Dignity and Survival.
* Andean Spirituality. The Song of the Rivers.
* The Rock-hewn Churches of Ethiopia.
* Africa. Hotspots 2022.
* Vietnam. The “Zeng” Art.
* Africa forecast 2022.
* A Long Chess Game.
* The Karabakh Conflict.
* ►2021
* ►December
* Eritrea. The sacrifice of the red goat.
* Africa. The boom of e-commerce.
* Bolivia. Under the spell of the rich mountain.
* Kenya/Ethiopia. A journey into Borana's cultural heritage.
* Getting married.
* The Gubissa Ceremony.
* Herbs & Plants. Leonotis nepetifolia. 'A Lion era'.
* Philippine. The Fiesta, joyful celebration.
* Azerbaijan: Unique Carpets.
* New Technologies and Geopolitical Balances.
* The Gadamoji Celebration.
* Mexico. Tortillas, God’s food.
* Mexico. A Price on his Head.
* The Expansion of Cryptocurrency in Africa.
* India. A chain of solidarity from organic cotton.
* Africa. Forward to 2027, the new single currency.
* ►November
* Mozambique. Music and Dance of the Makua. To the sound of drums.
* Marriage an expensive venture.
* The EU and the Fight against Climate Change.
* Lebanon. A failed state.
* Nigeria. Half a century after the war, secessionist tensions again in
Biafra.
* Ecuador. Bishop Eugenio Arellano: "I tried to give concrete answers to
the needs of people".
* Religion & Family.
* South Sudan. Sowing peace amid the violence.
* Brazil. Protection against Coronavirus in the Rainforest.
* Little Sister Magdeleine on the way to sainthood.
* Colombia. The Ticuna ritual called 'Pelazón'.
* The Ankole cultural spots.
* Climate migrants. The great exodus.
* Herbs & Plants. Blighia unijugata. A Plant with a remarkable healing
potentiality.
* Uganda. Ekipeyos. The prayer of the elders.
* Uganda. Journey into the Ankole cultural heritage.
* ►October
* Nigeria. Dashed hopes.
* Mission. To the last breath.
* Malawi. Dancing with the Spirit.
* The Talibans’ victory is boosting the jihadists’ morale in Africa.
* Africa. Islamic finance. Followed only by a few.
* Jamaica. The roots of reggae.
* Mexico. Welcome to Tijuana.
* Trinidad and Tobago. Between Prosperity and Islamic Extremism.
* South Sudan. Being part of a universal Church.
* DR of Congo. The state and the main churches clash over next elections.
* Bolivia. The textiles of the Andes.
* A flourishing economy.
* Islamist danger.
* Afghanistan-Sahel: similarities and radical differences.
* A multi-ethnic country.
* Africa. The hippo and its passion for rivers.
* ►September
* Morocco. Creating secure spaces.
* Kazakhstan. "The Heart of the World".
* Honduras. The Pech people. “We belong to the earth and to the earth we
shall return”.
* Colombia. Distant peace.
* The hard road towards Nation-Building.
* Graphite at the centre of new political equilibrium.
* DR Congo. The President’s pastors.
* Peru. Against human trafficking during the Covid-19 pandemic.
* Colombia. Dreaming of a land free of the drugs trade.
* Bolivia. Apthapi, a time for sharing.
* Talitha Kum. Stop Human Trafficking.
* A Eurasian canal.
* Great reforms.
* Herbs & Plant. Talinum paniculatum. A vital medicinal plant.
* Brazil. Rio de Janeiro clutching at straws.
* The secrets of the Lion King.
* ►August
* Uganda. A bride Mukiga girl.
* Ethiopia. The sacred waters of Lake Tana.
* The Canaries route among the most dangerous in the world. ‘Barça or
Barsakh’.
* Herbs & Plants. Albizia coriaria: anti-depressant medicinal plant.
* Always On the Move.
* The new narcotics routes in Africa.
* Nigeria. Avocado, the black pear.
* Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya. Death of the Moses of the Congo.
* Kenya. Nairobi’s thirst for a future.
* Gerewol. The festival of Love.
* “We are the ‘most beautiful’ of all”.
* Israel. Nevé Shalom – Wahat al-Salam. An Oasis of Peace.
* Africa. The Giraffe. ‘Higher than the trees’.
* Niger. The Bororo-Wodaabe. The Beauty of Liberty.
* Being Together and Sharing.
* South Sudan. Mission towards Reconciliation.
* ►July
* Ecuador. The Shuar. The people of the sacred waterfalls.
* The Philippines. The church in the sea.
* Charles de Foucauld. The Gospel in the land of the Sahara.
* Africa. Catechists. Unknown heroes and heroines of the faith.
* Togo. A Voodoo is born to us.
* France. The Coming Anomy.
* Child soldiers. The difficulty of ‘adapting to peace’.
* 2021. The International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
* DR Congo. Towards a permanent state of siege in Eastern Congo.
* Central African Republic. Giving Hope.
* Mali “A coup within a coup” in an increasingly fragile country.
* Child Migrants. Alone with their destiny.
* The fascinating mystery of migrations in the African skies.
* The puppies of Islamic State.
* Uganda. The art of dance.
* Avoiding the Suez Canal.
* ►June
* Chad : Déby’s death opens a pandora box for the entire region.
* Ghana. The ghetto of the ‘witches’.
* Ethiopia. That propitious day.
* Strategic control.
* The new frontiers of music. The sound of the desert.
* Spotlight on African films. Reinventing the seventh art.
* Guyana. An Unknown Country.
* Africa Sahel. Nature as a hostage.
* Israel. Kuchinate, let’s all crochet.
* Africa. "The mission continues…"
* The Central African Republic. Let’s start again together.
* A New Constitutional Charter.
* The Latin American Church in Assembly. The challenge of ‘Synodality’.
* Senegal. Casamance. A ‘Low intensity conflict’.
* Colombia. San Basilio de Palenque. A place of resistance and liberty.
* Oil Exploration.
* ►May
* Herbs & Plants. Canarium schweinfurtii. A Medicinal Plant.
* Rare-Earth Elements. A new Eldorado.
* Nigeria. Telling their tales of suffering.
* Ghana. Living and dying in Agbogbloshie.
* Music. Fatima Said. Enchanting Voice.
* DR Congo. Giving dignity and independence.
* Cyril Ramaphosa and the struggle for reform in South Africa.
* DR.Congo/Nigeria/Ghana. Towards new life.
* Cote d’Ivoire. Old and new challenges.
* Somalia. Tensions rise with Kenya over offshore oil-rich areas.
* Mexico. Weaving culture.
* China global leader in Rare-Earth elements.
* Rare Earths. Future prospects?
* Kenya. Rose Wanjikũ Mũriũ. Karate girl.
* Rare Earth Elements. Latin America and Africa. Great dreams.
* Colombia. Bishop receives death threats.
* ►April
* Sister Nathalie Becquart. To make History.
* Brunei. Under the shadow of Sharia Law.
* Contradicting results.
* India. The apostle of the lepers.
* Uganda. Empako a sign of respect among the Batooro.
* Catholic Church: 'the Periphery within the Periphery'.
* Ethiopia. Eritrea’s involvement in Tigray exacerbates tensions with the
West.
* Philippines. 500 years of Christianity. Looking forward to the future.
* Fragile Peace in South Sudan.
* Dubai. The crossroads of African gold.
* China. The Dragon over Antarctica.
* To become a 'Muslim Singapore'.
* Venezuela. The Indios Warao: the 'Boat People'.
* Music. Jonas Gwangwa. Antiapartheid jazz leader.
* Nigeria. Islands in an archipelago.
* Brazil. Capoeira, the dance of the resistance.
* ►March
* The Syrian War. Ten Years Later.
* Fasts & Feasts in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition.
* Nigeria. Edo Museum of West African Art. Collective Memories.
* DR. Congo. Kabila’s puppet cuts its strings.
* The Gulf of Guinea: The Sea of pirates.
* The Regional and International Proxy Battleground.
* The Sahel. “Poverty nourishes jihadism”.
* Music. Santrofi, the sound of pan-Africanism.
* Somaliland. Incense. Sweet-smelling fragrance from Heaven.
* Africa. To Share fraternity.
* What Next ?
* Ghana. Being a priest in the Venice of Africa.
* Ivory Coast. Contemporary art in the city of Abidjan.
* Israel. From the Semien Mountains to Mount Sion.
* Mexico. Taxco. An inspiring Holy Week.
* The War and its Protagonists.
* ►February
* Africa interprets “Fratelli Tutti” for the world. As sweet as Ubuntu.
* Philippines. The Black Nazarene. A Question of Quiapo Faith.
* Music. Jerusalema. Dance, Sing, Resist.
* The Israeli strategy in Africa.
* Unesco. Cous cous. 'Live united'.
* The New North Sea.
* Control of the Straits.
* DR Congo. At the side of the people fighting to live and to resist.
* Herbs & Plant. Warburgia salutaris. A unique medicinal plant.
* Africa. How Big Brother is watching Africans.
* Egypt. Archaeology. The sarcophagi of Saqqara. New light on the Holy
Site.
* The Black Sea. The Strategic Games.
* Central African Republic. Insecurity worsening.
* Nicaragua. Electoral fraud is announced.
* Cameroon. Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi. Not just 'passing through'.
* The Balance of Power Old and News.
* ►January
* Africa’s hotspots in 2021.
* North Africa. Revolutions on stand-by.
* Colombia. The impact of Covid-19 on Afro spirituality.
* Arms industry sales rise.
* South Sudan. The tenderness of God.
* Latin America. 2021. Elections in the shadow of Covid-19.
* Sami. An indigenous European people.
* Asia. 2021. Uncertainties and ambiguities.
* East Africa. Lake Victoria, a threatened wonder.
* Africa 2021. Security and Elections.
* Comboni Lay Missionaries. Getting involved.
* India. Experiencing Silence in India's Ashrams.
* Herbs & Plants. Psorospermum febrifugum Spach. A medicinal plant for skin
diseases.
* Ethiopia. The Guji. A people in transformation.
* Middle East and North Africa 2021. COVID-19 and Oil.
* Bolivia. Water: source of life in the Andean Pacha.
* ►2020
* ►December
* GGW. Resources insufficient.
* Fratelli Tutti – Africa’s call for an “a civilization of love”.
* India. The Hair Business.
* India. More than just tea.
* GGW. An inconsistent impact
* Murchison Falls. A tour through the largest national park in Uganda.
* The Pan-African Green Wall.
* Music. Djibouti, Modern Notes.
* Egypt. Mons. Claudio Lurati: “Called to witness with our lives”.
* Namibia. The Okavango Delta threatened by fracking.
* Herbs & Plants. Piliostigma thonningii. A multipurpose medicinal plant.
* Djibouti. The Catholic Church, a tiny seed of hope.
* Pan-African Museum. Reclaiming History.
* GGW. Agroforestry Is Key.
* Africa. Ubuntu, to live positively.
* Africa. Cannabis, An Affair Of State.
* ►November
* The Tijaniyya Brotherhood. The Way of the Koran.
* DR. Congo. Street children. A home for a better future.
* Madagascar. Famadihana, the feast of Return.
* Nicaragua. Street Children’s Circus.
* Witnesses. Father Manuel. “I hitched my wagon to a star”.
* A Journey into Islam in Senegal.
* The Layeniyya Brotherhood. The Meaning of Equality.
* Niger. Elections on the frontier of jihad.
* Ghana. Togoland and the future of the nation.
* Special Report/Iraq. Cultural Heritage in Peril.
* Special Report/ Syria. Destruction, Looting and Illicit Trafficking of
Cultural Assets.
* The Muridiyya Brotherhood. "The Disciple".
* Islamic Finance. Not Just for the Islamic World Anymore.
* Music. The Sarkodie Generation.
* Kenya. The Diocese of Ngong, The Church of the People.
* ►October
* India. The search for ‘Black Gold’ in the ‘Rat-Hole’.
* Burkina Faso: Shadows and dangers.
* Qhapaq Ñan. Symbol of integration.
* The Dhofar Rebellion and Oman’s Modernity.
* Chokepoints: the vulnerable doors of the Middle East.
* Ibadi Islam and Diplomacy.
* Sudan. Missionaries involved in education.
* Oman. The legacy of Sultan Qaboos.
* Africa. Unsafe roads.
* Herbs & Plants. Lantana camara. A Therapeutic Plant.
* How history shaped Oman.
* Pope Francis. Listen to the call to mission.
* Cameroon. Football versus alcohol.
* ►September
* Cote d’Ivoire. A clash of dinosaurs dominates the presidential election
race.
* USA. The Space Force.
* Russia. An Ambitious Space Program.
* Africa. Masks that protect and heal.
* Music: Hope Masike, ‘The Princess of the Mbira’.
* The American Continent. Curative multifunctional masks.
* Sudan. An incubator for young entrepreneurs.
* Cyberspace in the New Geopolitical Balance.
* The Philippines. The Land of Natural Disasters.
* Mali. A country in turmoil.
* The economics of Pope Francis. The beauty of sharing.
* Suez. Present Uncertainty and Future Strategy.
* China. The Great Game.
* Benin."The Man with the Golden Hands"
* ►August
* Father Charles Nyamiti. “An ancestor in African Theology.”
* Nigeria. The dance of the street children.
* Bangladesh. My life and Hope for the Sick.
* African Independence. For a new Pan-Africanism.
* Somalia. Glimmers of hope.
* Herbs & Plants. Rhus vulgaris Meikle. An Important Herbal Medicinal
Plant.
* African Independence. Sixty years on.
* Chad. Cereal Banks.
* Uganda. A journey into Buganda’s cultural heritage.
* Music. Obongjayar. Aromas and Rhythms of Mother Africa.
* Births as a successful family.
* Brazil. Close to the people.
* Mexico. Arms that speak of peace.
* ►July
* Egypt. The Economic Power of the Military.
* Bulgaria. Social breakdown.
* The Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan. A seed sprouting up slowly.
* Mozambique. Cabo Delgado. Under Siege.
* Colombia. An Uneasy Peace.
* The Romani People in the Balkans.
* Sudan. The democratic transition in peril.
* Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Fragile countries.
* Sudan. Mission among the Nuer.
* Romania. Failure to integrate.
* The Catholic Church in Kazakhstan. Testifying through friendship and
dialogue.
* Music. Mory Kanté. The Electric Griot.
* Sudan. St Mary’s Hospital in Khartoum. At the service of Life.
* Herbs & Plants. Aspalathus linearis. The medicinal Tea Plant.
* ►June
* Ethnic Groups and Religions.
* Music. Manu Dibango. The Poet with the Saxophone.
* Catholic Church in Morocco. A 'bridge'.
* The Ecological Awakening of the African Church.
* Afghanistan. A country in pieces.
* The Catholic Church in Algeria. Weavers of Brotherhood.
* Mongolia. An Unstable Democracy.
* Dependent Economy.
* Mexico. Pre-Hispanic city of Uxmal.
* The Catholic Church in Libya. “Few but not invisible”.
* Will China Replace the United States in the Middle East?
* Africa gets debt arrangement to cope with its first recession for 25
years.
* ►May
* Gaye Su Akyol. Dreamer of the Turkish Sound.
* Zimbabwe. In search of the lost city.
* A Polarized Policy.
* DR.Congo. A new tension area at the Zambian border.
* African Military spending up 17% over the last decade.
* Dangers of Secession.
* World Campaign. "Sowing Hope for the Planet".
* Moldova. Difficult Balances.
* Africa. Coronavirus and the Missionaries.
* Malawi. Between Health and Political Crisis.
* Herbs & Plants. Cyathula prostrata. A wild plant with vast medicinal
applications.
* A Dependent Economy.
* Ethiopia. Postponed national elections over coronavirus fears.
* ►April
* Herbs & Plant. Harrisonia abyssinica. Its unique traditional medicinal
activities.
* SIPRI. World arms exports continued to increase over the last five years.
* The Nubian People: between Egypt and Sudan.
* Bangladesh. The mission of dialogue.
* Africa. Coronavirus is spreading fast: 43 countries affected.
* Burundi. Heading towards troubled elections.
* Kenya. The Mukuru Promotion Centre: where 'Life Lives'.
* Turkey & Russia Chessboard Power Play.
* Music. Omar & Gustavo.
* Demographic Grow and Commercial Crops.
* Father Jacques Mourad held hostage by jihadists.
* Chiara Lubich. A Spiritual Leader.
* ►March
* Arms Trafficking. The Sahel Connection.
* The ‘Deal of the Century’ .
* Jordan at the Crossroads.
* Uganda. Father Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a Blessed for Africa.
* Gambling in Africa.
* Herbs & Plants. Manilkara mochisia. A vital medicine plant.
* Angola. The fall of the Dos Santos Empire.
* The custodian of Jerusalem’s Old City.
* Philippines. On the side of the underdog.
* Chad / Mons. Miguel Sebastian, “Let us not be intimidated by the regime”.
* Brazil. The Magic and Colour of Movement.
* South Sudan migrants in Australia. Integration, thorns and rap.
* ►February
* The Indian Ocean.
* Philippines. Make a difference.
* The Church in Northeast India. Building Bridges.
* The Atlantic Ocean.
* Brazil. Frevo, infectious joy.
* Zimbabwe. Street children in Harare.
* The Pacific Ocean.
* Who controls the Oceans?
* Middle East on Fire.
* ►January
* Guatemala. The native flavour of boj.
* Ecumenism in Africa. Dialogue in the continent of diversity.
* Mexico. Calakmul, the Lost City.
* Africa 2020. Between Elections and Conflicts.
* Mexico. Being a priest in Acapulco.
* Middle East 2020. The real 'Arab Spring’?
* Asia 2020. A continent where uncertainty reigns.
* Music. Gabacho Maroc. A Connecting Sound.
* Africa’s Hotspots in 2020.
* ►2019
* ►December
* Somalia. An atmosphere of Tension and Instability.
* Uganda. Educating the heart.
* Missionary Reflection. Religious and social transformation.
* Africa. The Sea is theirs.
* Africa. Environmental Degradation and Climate Change Migrants.
* West Africa, bridgehead for cocaine trafficking.
* DR. Congo. What it means to be a doctor and a missionary.
* Mexico.The Circus as a Life Project.
* Music. Noa. Seeds of peace.
* The Mafias.The Sea routes for drugs.
* Nigerian gangs.
* ►November
* Namibia. Nothing Surprising.
* Economy. Too much inequality.
* Burkina Faso. Father Jacques. Biologist and Geneticist.
* Western Sahara. The wall that nobody talks about.
* South Sudan. Death. A place of Rest.
* Eswatini. Arriving unannounced.
* Namibian Mosaic.
* DR. Congo. “I am a missionary doctor, in love with God”.
* New Catacombs Pact.
* Ethnicity and National Unity.
* Chad. The golden triangle of Tibesti.
* South Africa. Causes and consequences of the xenophobic attacks.
* ►October
* Pope Francis Visits Africa. To be with the People.
* Kenya. To prepare future leaders.
* Kashmir. An Uncertain Future.
* Amazonia. “Fear does not apply to us”
* Uganda. A Circus, the Art of Redemption.
* Nicaragua. Journey into myths and legend in the land of volcanoes.
* World Mission Sunday. “Mission is part of our identity as Christians”.
* Music. Jain, Souldier of Soul.
* Middle East. Will Oil and Gas Save Lebanon?
* Africa. The Jihadist Threat.
* Towards the Synod. 'Amazonising the Church'.
* Ethiopia. The moment of truth for reformist Abyi.
* ►September
* Which Kurdish populations?
* Music. Niger. Bombino, the rock in the desert.
* Hong Kong. To lead the Way.
* Radioactive waste in the Pacific Ocean.
* South Sudan. Being able to share.
* The Shi’a Movement.
* North Africa. Recognition of Amazigh Culture.
* Egypt. Being a Christian in an Islamic Country.
* Togo. Anti-regime music.
* Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: “Prison was a school to me”.
* Ethiopia. Meskel. The Feast of the Holy Cross.
* PMC: A tool for Russia and China in Africa.
* Ba’ath Party Dominance and Mistakes.
* Iraq. A Fragile Country.
* ►August
* Burkina Faso. The Church under attack.
* DR Congo. Insecurity and bad governance contribute to the spread of
Ebola.
* Drug Trafficking.
* RD.Congo. Beatification of twenty martyr missionaries on track.
* Africa. Start-ups rolling out.
* Between Maras and Pandilla
* El Salvador. A Country In Transition.
* Nigeria. Troubles in Kano.
* A New President.
* The Church of Africa. A Return To Its Origins.
* ►July
* Mexico. "Until dignity becomes the custom".
* Philippine. Modern Day Missionaries of the World.
* The Gumuz People, their culture.
* The Religious Universe of the Gumuz.
* The Gumuz in front of a changing world.
* Africa. The art of food. Ancient flavours and genuine ingredients.
* Ethiopia. Metema, the loss of all hope.
* Ethiopia. The Gumuz. A marginalized People.
* Herbs & Plants. Acalypha indica. A useful source of medicine.
* Gambia. A bridge for development.
* Madagascar. Poverty can be beaten.
* Africa. Millions still have no papers.
* ►June
* Niger. A culture of tolerance.
* The Philippines. Constant Threats.
* War on drugs.
* Afghanistan. A Tiny Seed.
* The Church in the Amazon. A new way of being present.
* Iran. Poker Game
* The Duterte's Games
* Herbs & Plants. Funtumia elastic. A medicinal African rubber tree.
* Catholic Church Commitments.
* Eastern Africa. Tensions between Kigali and Kampala.
* Ethiopia. A Grain of Hope.
* Brazil. Horizons of hope.
* ►May
* Migration Between Regions.
* Mons. Angelelli. “The Romero of Argentina”.
* Catholic Church. Taking concrete steps to mitigate the migration crisis.
* Africa. Journalists are a target.
* Africa Internet. The new censorship.
* Migrating in Africa. A continent on the Move.
* South Sudan. Pope Francis: “No more war!”
* Laura Mvula. A Gospel for the Third Millennium.
* Migration. Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Conflict.
* Jihadism in the Indian sub-continent.
* A New Season of Stifled Democratic Aspirations Begins in North Africa.
* Herbs & Plants. Xylopia aethiopica. A Spicy Herbal Medicinal Plant.
* Iraq. The courage to go back.
* ►April
* South Sudan. A great heart with great faith.
* Monasticism and Monasteries in Ethiopia.
* The Monastery of Debre Libanos.
* Rwanda. Twenty-five years after Apocalypses. A transformed country.
* Burundi spirals into dictatorship and isolation.
* Boeing 737-MAX Incident Won’t Thwart Ethiopian Airlines’ Ambitions.
* The Monastery of Debre Damo.
* Brazil. Prisons Without Walls.
* The Monastery of Hayk.
* Africa/China. Chinese Investments in African High Technology.
* Yasmine Hamdan. A Vagabond Spirit.
* Belgium. The Museum of Africa, a revisited version of the continent.
* Herbs & Plants. Entada abyssinica. A resourceful herbal medicine.
* DR Congo. Mons. Muyengo Mulombe : “ We are the defenders of the people”.
* Senegal. The Great House of African Art.
* ►March
* Peru. The Courage To Change.
* Madagascar. The DJ Sets The Tone.
* The New 'Doctrine Of National Security'.
* Guatemala. A country, Under Threat.
* An Ancient Country.
* Tunisia. The Challenges of the Jasmin Revolution.
* Uganda. Bobi Wine. Rapper and Opposer.
* Justice For The Indigenous People.
* Ghana. The great Mosque of Accra.
* Herbs & Plants. Acacia sieberiana. To relieve back pain.
* Chad. A Church Committed To Mission.
* Ethiopia. Solidarity in the shadow of Debre Libanos.
* Thailand. Caffè Bruno: A really nice cup of coffee.
* ►February
* Mexico. Poblano Chili here we come.
* Nicaragua. Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Under Threat.
* Thailand. Much is unknown in the Country of the Smile.
* The Maritime Silk Road in South-East Asia.
* The Jesuit Refugee Service. The African Microcosm In The Streets Of Addis
Ababa.
* Economy. Risk factors.
* Brazil. Bringing hope to the inferno of Cracolandia.
* Political Uncertainty.
* Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabila’s Electoral Coup.
* Souad Massi. The voice of North Africa.
* Thai Identity.
* Kenya. The Challenge Of Reinsertion In Society.
* Congo-Brazzaville.The Resumption Of The Railway Traffic Raise New Hopes.
* ►January
* South Africa. The True Legend of the Black Swan.
* Ethiopia. Timket. The Feast of the two Testaments.
* Asia 2019. Troubled Waters.
* The Limpopo River. Collateral Victim Of The Mining Industry.
* The Zambezi River. Threats and opportunities for the ‘Great River ‘.
* Ethiopia. Hope For A Forgotten People
* Uganda. To Give Dignity.
* Africa 2019. A Challenging Year For The Continent.
* Middle East 2019. Another Uncertain Year Ahead.
* African Musicians. License For Transformation.
* The Senegal River. Threatened by Drought, Climate Change And Man-Made
Disasters
* DR Congo. Miracles Happen.
* The Niger River : From Drought To Floods And Pollution.
* Hotspots in Africa in 2019.
* Music and Dance. Tango, African Rhythm.
* ►2018
* ►December
* Russia Returns To Africa.
* Dr Denis Mukwege. A Nobel Peace Prize for Africa
* Kenya. People With A Future In Their Hands.
* A 'No Deal' Brexit could disrupt the UK trade of African and Indian
diamonds.
* USA, China. Military Strategy And Market in Africa.
* Egypt. Ecumenical Dialogue Lost.
* Libya, Putin’s Interests.
* Christmas in Ethiopia. A Day of Joy.
* Africa. Contractors’ Eldorado.
* Music. Imany, Africa in her heart.
* Western Africa.The confraternity of Knowledge.The mysterious world of the
Donso hunters.
* A New Epoch.
* The Catholic Church in China. Resisting against all odds.
* ►November
* India, Playing A Very Active Role.
* Geo-Political and Geo-Economic Scenarios of the Indian Ocean.
* Oman, Small But Strategic.
* Angola. ‘Terminator’ Lourenço Pushes For More Reforms.
* Music. A marvel called Oud. The Joubran Trio.
* China, The Protagonist.
* Kenya’s LAPSSET Oil Corridor : Not Yet Born But Already Old.
* El Salvador. Oscar Romero, a Saint waiting for justice.
* Plants & People. Cowpeas, Essential In The Management Of Diabetes.
* Burkina Faso. Alphonsine Yanogo. Sister and Mechanic.
* The Khashoggi Murder Has Shaken the Very Foundations of the House of
Saud.
* Johannesburg. Refugees In The City Of Gold.
* ►October
* Uganda/Sudanese Refugees. Just A Drop In The Ocean.
* South Sudan. Street Children in Juba. They Want To Live.
* World Mission Sunday. “Life Is A Mission”.
* DR Congo. Kabila likely to remain in control after the elections date.
* Republic of Central Africa. A Church With Open Arms.
* Tunisia. A Damocles’ sword hanging on its budding democracy.
* Plant & People. Vitex doniana. Multipurpose Tree.
* ►September
* Uganda. A School Under Canvas.
* South Africa: Is This Land Your Land?
* Missionaries of Africa. A Great Gift.
* Nicaragua. The Church Under Threat.
* Support Local Initiatives.
* Do Not Forget Rana Plaza.
* Women At The Crossroads.
* Senegal. Ina Thiam: “Photographers put their soul in each image”.
* South Africa. The Catholic Church. In Search Of A New Presence.
* Herbs & People. Pseudocedrela kotschyi. Fracture Healing Plant.
* Bangladesh. A Country In Contrast.
* Washington is Driving Iran into a Corner, but Not without Risks to
Itself.
* ►August
* Herbs & People. Momordica charantia. A unique anti-diabetic plant.
* USA. Weapons And Social Malaise.
* Ethiopia. Unbelievable changes.
* Cinema. The Black Star Of Hollywood.
* Philippines. Feeding Street People.
* Ivory Coast. Breaking Chains.
* Military Escalation In Africa.
* The forgotten Real Issues.
* A Proxy War.
* Bolivia. CAM 5. Church On A Journey.
* Disconnected From Reality.
* Israel, Palestine And The Impossible Deal.
* ►July
* Asian Spirituality. A Quest For Depth.
* Peru.To Share Life With People Who Are Incredibly Wise.
* Has the Countdown to the End of the Syrian War Began?
* India. In The Name Of Thomas.
* Spirituality, Learning From Each Other.
* The Horn of Africa. An Increasingly Strategic Region.
* USA/Mexico. Arms Trafficking.
* The Spirituality of Responsibility.
* Ekebergia Capensis. Highly valued plant.
* Mozambique. Benfica, Urban Mission.
* DR Congo. Oil Exploration In The National Parks.
* Spirituality as Ahimsa.
* African Cuisine. Variety and Flavours.
* ►June
* Missionary botanist. Camellia Tea.
* Erythrina abysynica. The Anti-Helminthic Plant.
* Uganda. ReachOut. The Best Practices.
* Music. Afro Trap.
* Kinshasa Vetoes Water Transfer Project To Replenish Lake Chad.
* Latin America. The starting point of all the routes.
* India. Another Side.
* Mexico. “I could be killed anytime”.
* Mali. Helping The Street Children Of Bamako.
* Catholic priests. They are the Target.
* Groups in the galaxy of terror.
* SIPRI. World Military Expenditure Up.
* Drug Trafficking and Terrorism.
* Territory control.
* ►May
* Africa and ‘Gaudete et Exsultate’. In search for holiness.
* Kyrgyzstan. A Geopolitical Pivot.
* Burundi. The May referendum: a “death warrant” for the Peace Agreement.
* DR Congo. The Commitment of the Church to the People.
* FIFA World Cup/Africa. The Road to Russia.
* Tajikistan. Great Power Interests.
* Central Asia. A Great New Game.
* DR Congo. Most popular politician risks to be excluded from the
presidential race.
* Singapore. Towards a vibrant and missionary Church.
* Niger another Afghanistan.
* Nigeria. The Bishop is not a traditional Chief.
* Uzbekistan. A Delicate Balance.
* Herbs & Plants. Syzygium cumini. An anti-diabetic plant.
* ►April
* Kenya. At A Turning Point?
* A Truly Indian Church.
* The Seychelles. A Debt Paid, An Ecosystem Protected ...
* Nigeria. “I Kept My Trust In The Lord”.
* Herbs & People. Aspilia Africana: The Unique Anti-Haemorrhage Plant.
* The women Condition.
* Hinduism and Nationalism.
* Middle East Under Pressure.
* Peru. It Is Impossible To Remain Silent.
* Brazil. The Value Of Life.
* India. A Lost Dream.
* The 'African Mona Lisa' Rediscovered ...
* Nidia Góngora. Singing The Memories Of Her People.
* ►March
* Africa. Puppet Theatre.
* Mesoamerica. Pizza With Savour Of Aztec Cuisine.
* Protests, Not Like The Arab Spring.
* Brazil. Being A Church That Goes Forth.
* Brazil. Being Abandoned.
* Syria. All The Games.
* The Opposition, Internal and External.
* Ethiopia. A Divided Country.
* Iran And The Conflicts In The Middle East.
* Chad. At The Heart Of The People.
* Morocco. Between Islamic Radicalization And Narco-Jihadism.
* Africa. Beyond Conflict diamonds.
* DR Congo. How Long Can Kabila Resist To The Catholic-Led Mobilization For
Democracy ?
* ►February
* Visible And Invisible Walls.
* Latin American Elections 2018. A Number Of Unknowns.
* In The Shadow Of The Wall.
* Latin America, A Treasure Called Lithium.
* Walls Separating Peoples.
* Madagascar. Games: Ties Of Friendship.
* Peru. Mission At The Foot Of The Volcano.
* Syria. Sowing Seeds Of Hope.
* Burkina Faso. 'The Ants Can Carry An Elephant'.
* Syria. Behind ‘Operation Olive Branch’.
* Anti-Migration Walls.
* ►January
* Middle East 2018 Perspectives.
* Brazil. Aparecida, 300 Years On The Side Of The People.
* Pelargonium sidoides. An Effective Medicinal Plant Against Respiratory
Diseases.
* The Kurds, Which Future?
* The War In Syria Is Over, The West Will Give Up On The Kurds.
* The Challenges Of Kurdish Nationalism.
* Angola. 'The Thinker'.
* The Jesuits in Africa. In Good Company.
* Philippines. The Killing Fields.
* Africa. Political Forecast 2018.
* Solidarity As The Road To Peace: The Indigenous African Model.
* Africa’s Hotspots in 2018.
* Asia 2018. In The Shadow Of Kim.
* The Kurds' History.
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