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A tortuous political journey.

After the catastrophic war against the Triple Alliance, the country was crisscrossed by bitter political…

01 Mar 2024

An economy controlled by a few.

Paraguay is a country with a strong rural vocation where the agri-food sector predominates, firmly…

01 Mar 2024

Cultural and Ethnic Diversity.

The country has a population of 7,353,000 inhabitants, with a population density of approximately 16…

01 Mar 2024

Paraguay. A Buffer State.

A landlocked country with almost all its rivers navigable. The difficult road to independence. Lugo's…

01 Mar 2024

The Catholic Church. Values and Service.

There is a trait that distinguishes the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CEC): its ability to intervene…

01 Feb 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bleak future.

On 20 January, President Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term. But electoral fraud…

01 Feb 2024

The Paradox of a Country.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 64 years after its independence, has, for many years,…

01 Feb 2024

Seeking to control the Northeast.

The thirty-year instability of the mining provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri is…

01 Feb 2024

From Rumba to Sapeurs.

Walking around the neighbourhoods of Lemba or Matete in Kinshasa or Bacongo and Makélékélé in…

01 Jan 2024

Kinshasa-Brazzaville: Separated Twins.

The Congo River flows between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The distance between the two capitals is…

01 Jan 2024

The face of the two cities.

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It…

01 Jan 2024

A Bridge in 2028?

"Ebale ya Congo ezali lopango te, ezali nzela" (The Congo River is not a barrier,…

01 Jan 2024

Electronic Africa Continues to Evolve.

The way electronic music entered the African scene in the 1990s, how it was developed,…

01 Dec 2023

African Music. Creativity and the Internet.

Afrobeats, bongo, amapiano, rumba, and gengetone are genres that are now heard everywhere. Thanks to…

01 Dec 2023

Mali. The Mieruba label. ‘Music, our raw material’.

A collective runs a cultural centre and a record company in Ségou, an unstable area…

01 Dec 2023

The Pop Music of Nigeria. Afrobeats.

For some years now, the Nigerian and Ghanaian Afrobeats music scene has taken on global…

01 Dec 2023

The Economic Crisis.

Pakistan has been in a situation of heavy economic crisis for some time now, perhaps…

01 Nov 2023

The challenge of internal security.

Pakistan is experiencing a now prolonged period of political instability which began in April 2022…

01 Nov 2023

Diversity of cultural and religious identity.

Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. Its population is young, with an average…

01 Nov 2023

Pakistan. A Long Period of Instability.

A tortuous path towards independence. Contrasts with India. The Kashmir disputes. The power of the…

01 Nov 2023

African Agricultural Growth Poles. A Transformation that Doesn't Exist.

There are now about fifty scattered in thirty countries. They aim to change the connotations…

01 Oct 2023

The Seeds of Discord.

It is called participatory genetic improvement of seeds, takes place in the fields, involves farmers,…

01 Oct 2023

“The Key Is Agroecology”.

The director of the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development, Mamadou Goita,…

01 Oct 2023

Africa. The Great Challenge of Agriculture.

It is mostly farmers who guarantee the production of food, not only in African countries…

01 Oct 2023

Social-economic inequality.

According to the estimates of the last census, carried out in 2022, the Dominican Republic…

01 Sep 2023

Progress in the Tourism Sector.

The economy of the Dominican Republic is a liberalized, open, and strongly export-oriented economy. For…

01 Sep 2023

Dominican Republic. The Gateway to North and South America.

A painful story that continues today. Internal tensions have favoured the spread of corruption. Difficult…

01 Sep 2023

Political Life.

The Dominican Republic is a presidential republic based on the system of representative democracy with…

01 Sep 2023

The Last Rites.

The Asantes perform rituals for their dead kinsmen and loved ones generally known as ayie…

01 Aug 2023

‘Abadinto’. Naming a child among Asantes.

In the Akan societies in Ghana especially among the Asantes, names and the process of…

01 Aug 2023

Asante Traditional Wedding.

The Asantes, have a unique style of marriage ceremony. It is an important community engagement…

01 Aug 2023

Ghana. A Journey into Asante’s Cultural Heritage.

The Asante are a group of people who form part of the Akan ethnic group…

01 Aug 2023

Criminal Networks and Local Allies.

The Latin American cartels, from Bolivians to Mexicans. The Italian 'Ndrangheta. The ‘friendships’ with African…

01 Jul 2023

African drug routes.

Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda are the main transit countries for heroin. West Africa,…

01 Jul 2023

Africa and the Drug Market.

Within an expanding market, the role of Africa is also becoming increasingly important. Not only…

01 Jul 2023

Consumption and national legislation.

After decades of harsh prohibition, several African states have opted for policies that tend to…

01 Jul 2023

A Journey through the Kunama Culture.

The Kunama ethnic group resides mainly in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea, between the Gash…

01 Jun 2023

The Celebration of Marriage.

After the initiation ceremony (Anfura-la) or the passage from adolescence to youth, the young Kunama…

01 Jun 2023

Religious Belief among the Kunama.

When the Kunama are asked: ‘Ayshila mekobino?’, they reply: ‘Ánnala'la makobinke’ (we believe in God).…

01 Jun 2023

Getting out. The purification of the mother.

The life of the Kunama, from birth to old age – and even after death,…

01 Jun 2023

Between terrorist threats and Unsolved problems.

The political instability seen before, the ethnic tensions both in the country and in the…

01 May 2023

Ivory Coast. An uncertain future.

A leading country in West Africa, Ivory Coast has weaknesses that could not only block…

01 May 2023

Open wounds.

The wounds caused by the two civil wars are still open since they have not…

01 May 2023

Ivory Coast and France.

The prolonged phase of unrest reduced the influence of Ivory Coast on the international scene.…

01 May 2023

The extermination of the Mayan communities.

The political instability that affected the country following the 1954 coup d'état reached its peak…

01 Apr 2023

Guatemala. A Wounded Country.

A past full of violence and abuse. Drug trafficking, corruption, weak or non-existent institutions. Meanwhile,…

01 Apr 2023

Migrants.

Among the many problems afflicting Guatemala, there is certainly also the migratory phenomenon. In fact, Guatemala,…

01 Apr 2023

Economic and Social Crisis.

Today, Guatemala continues to deal with a highly precarious social situation that places the country…

01 Apr 2023

How Climate Change Affects Girls and Young Women.

Drought, floods, abnormal heat waves. Today we are faced with a climate crisis that is…

01 Mar 2023

Girls and Young Women. Broken Lives.

The waves break gently on the shore. The crystal-clear water glistens invitingly under the rays…

01 Mar 2023

Education for Girls. A Challenge to Learning Poverty.

Despite the extraordinary progress made in the last 25 years, there are still 129 million…

01 Mar 2023

Precocious Marriages. Increasing Due to Crises.

The terrible drought which - for the third year in a row - plagues the…

01 Mar 2023

São Tomé and Príncipe. A Lost Paradise.

São Tomé and Príncipe, a former Portuguese colony, is among the smallest independent states in…

01 Feb 2023

The shadow of China.

The economy of São Tomè and Princìpe is poor. The main resources are linked to…

01 Feb 2023

The political and economic problems.

Having obtained independence from the mother country, the country was led for 16 years by…

01 Feb 2023

A long road to Independence.

The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were deserted until their discovery by Portuguese navigators.…

01 Feb 2023

The Cities of Africa. Urban and Decolonial.

The key to understanding the growth of cities in the African continent. At a frenetic pace,…

01 Jan 2023

The Role of Secondary Cities. Trait d’union between development and…

Half of the African urban residents live in one of the more than 7,500 medium…

01 Jan 2023

Cities and New Models of Migration.

The economic or educational prospects offered by African cities are fundamental to the urban growth…

01 Jan 2023

Re-inventing Flexible Cities.

 The art of getting by with countless informal activities not only affects the economy or…

01 Jan 2023

Danger of Jihadism.

The spread of terrorist actions across West Africa alarms the Ghanaian authorities. Experts argue that…

01 Dec 2022

Ghana. Uncertain Times.

Just a few years ago, Ghana was synonymous with development and stability. Today inflation, debt…

01 Dec 2022

Coexistence in respect and dialogue.

Interreligious dialogue is customary. Just like the comparison between the different ethnic components, also through…

01 Dec 2022

Catholic Church on the Synodal Way.

The Church, though still in its young age, is very dynamic, vibrant, and efficient. Two…

01 Dec 2022

Jamaica. ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’.

This year Jamaica is celebrating 60 years of independence from the United Kingdom. A country…

01 Nov 2022

In the Hands of Local Gangs.

Within Kingston, gangs involved in drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, and the exploitation of prostitution have…

01 Nov 2022

Reggae, a Jamaican soft power.

Jamaica is a Parliamentary democracy and, as a member of the Commonwealth, it is also…

01 Nov 2022

Political and social instability.

During the 60 years in which the country has made itself autonomous from the motherland,…

01 Nov 2022

Senegal. The Colours of the Pirogues.

The fishing sector is crucial both for socio-economic stability and for the food security of…

01 Oct 2022

Industrial-scale piracy.

Foreign industries of transformation of fresh fish into fish meal and oil for export to…

01 Oct 2022

Ancient methods.

Madj lights the flashlight on his head, tying hooks and lures to the ends of…

01 Oct 2022

Setting Sail.

The sun is about to set behind the houses that, in the distance, appear on…

01 Oct 2022

The identity ‘card’.

The latest census of India, that of 2011, indicates that 79.9 per cent of Indians…

01 Sep 2022

Socio-economic imbalances.

Unlike most countries with a medium or high level of development, India has a population…

01 Sep 2022

India. A Country in Transition.

With an evident crisis in the availability of widely distributed agricultural production from Ukraine as…

01 Sep 2022

The Path of Reforms.

A country like India that aspires, at least in Asia, to be the first competitor…

01 Sep 2022

New political openings.

Suriname is a unitary Republic with executive power vested in the President of the Republic,…

01 Aug 2022

Suriname. A Multi-coloured Country.

It is the smallest country in South America with a population of just over 600,000…

01 Aug 2022

Ethnic Variety.

The period of Dutch colonization made the country one of the main crossroads of both…

01 Aug 2022

Immense Natural Resources.

Suriname is a country rich in natural resources in terms of biodiversity, fresh water, raw…

01 Aug 2022

Economy. Unsustainable Extractivism.

The oil industry is at the heart of the Angolan economy. But it benefits only…

01 Jul 2022

The Church Raises the Voice.

Since independence, the Church has been somewhat close to the MPLA, although it has always…

01 Jul 2022

Unpredictable Elections.

The result of next August’s elections cannot be taken for granted. About 14 million Angolans…

01 Jul 2022

Angola. A Country and Its Contradictions.

In the African context, Angola, a country with a population of over 33 million inhabitants,…

01 Jul 2022

The churches. Lost engagement.

They have lost the prophetic voice they had in the days of apartheid. They have…

01 Jun 2022

Economy. The COVID-19 Challenge.

The country is divided between two worlds, the world of the poor and the world…

01 Jun 2022

The Unending Saga of Jacob Zuma.

The former president faces two important trials. At the moment, he has only been in…

01 Jun 2022

South Africa. A Bitter Season.

Next December, the African National Congress will hold its five-yearly elective conference. President Cyril Ramaphosa…

01 Jun 2022

The Philippines. Towards a new “Flowers and Rosaries Revolution”.

On May 9, the Philippines will be the scene of multiple elections that will have particular…

01 May 2022

Duterte, the Executioner.

In office since June 30, 2016, despite the criticisms, Duterte ‘the executioner’ seemed unstoppable. After having…

01 May 2022

Internal Conflicts.

Once again, on May 9, the Filipinos will also bring persistent situations to the polls…

01 May 2022

The Catholic Church.

The motto of the 500th anniversary year was ‘Missio ad Gentes’, to show that the…

01 May 2022

The Great Federation.

The Emirate Federation, created in 1971 out of the union of the six monarchies (seven…

01 Apr 2022

The United Arab Emirates. The Pearl Necklace.

The history of the United Arab Emirates is unique in the scenario of the Near…

01 Apr 2022

Strategic geopolitical position.

The strategic asset of the United Arab Emirates finds its place in the broader security…

01 Apr 2022

Diversifying the Economy.

During the past decade, the United Arab Emirates has brought to the fore an important…

01 Apr 2022

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Dossier Archive – summaries

Nomads and Farmers, Old and New Fights in Africa.

In the last years one of the different ethnicities that live on the continent was put…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

Peuls, as foreigners.

Nomadism caused Peuls to move between different areas that, after the decolonization, became independent states. While…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

The Enemy Inside.

The fight is not only between Peuls and other groups. In many areas there is also…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

The crisis of chieftaincy.

The crisis of traditional authorities is a common phenomenon in many northern areas in West African…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

Africa. The Rural Market.

In the world of rural Africa, the market is not just a place for buying and…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

Urban Markets.

Approaching the market of any African city, the visitor is immediately involved. The eyes are struck…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

West Africa. The Variety of the Markets.

In some rural areas of the Sahel such as the Mossi plateau in the north of…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

The Market. Where Women Reign Supreme.

It is still dark when Esther rises. The children are still asleep and her husband murmurs…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

Economy. Dynamic Development.

The country is extremely rich in water resources and minerals. The latter have featured largely in…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

Azerbaijan. Land of Fire.

Azerbaijan is a Caucasian republic located in the south-east, straddling Asia and Europe, in an extremely…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

A Long Chess Game.

In the autumn of 2020, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan again broke out violently causing…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

The Karabakh Conflict.

In 1917, ownership of the region of Karabakh was claimed by the new-born republics of Armenia…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

Kenya/Ethiopia. A journey into Borana's cultural heritage.

In the vast semi-desert uplands of southern Ethiopia, and in the northern desert region of Kenya,…

01 Dec 2021, Dossier December 2021

Getting married.

Among the Borana people marriage is preceded by several stages and long negotiations, which can go…

01 Dec 2021, Dossier December 2021

The Gubissa Ceremony.

The birth of a child is always an important event that brings joy to the Borana.…

01 Dec 2021, Dossier December 2021

The Gadamoji Celebration.

Every eight years, the feast of final Borana passage called Gadamoji, when a man reaches complete…

01 Dec 2021, Dossier December 2021

Marriage an expensive venture.

Marriage is highly esteemed among the Banyakole and it is one of the most expensive and…

01 Nov 2021, Dossier November 2021

Religion & Family.

Prior to the Christian missionary movement in the 19th century, the Ankole people’s idea of a…

01 Nov 2021, Dossier November 2021

The Ankole cultural spots.

Places, legends, instruments, dances, to preserve the Ankole’s rich and diverse culture. At a glance some…

01 Nov 2021, Dossier November 2021

Uganda. Journey into the Ankole cultural heritage.

Ankole is one of the oldest and most famous dynasties in Uganda. It is believed to…

01 Nov 2021, Dossier November 2021

Trinidad and Tobago. Between Prosperity and Islamic Extremism.

Located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Trinidad and Tobago are part of the…

01 Oct 2021, Dossier October 2021

A flourishing economy.

The discoveries of large deposits of oil and gas between 1970 and 1990 brought about considerable…

01 Oct 2021, Dossier October 2021

Islamist danger.

As well as the high crime rate and the phenomenon of migration from Venezuela, during the…

01 Oct 2021, Dossier October 2021

A multi-ethnic country.

Due to its varied history, Trinidad and Tobago represents one of the most multiracial countries in…

01 Oct 2021, Dossier October 2021

Kazakhstan. "The Heart of the World".

Right in the middle of Eurasia, in that mass of land known as ‘The Heart of…

01 Sep 2021, Dossier September 2021

The hard road towards Nation-Building.

Kazakhstan achieved independence in December 1991 at a time when the dissolution of the USSR was…

01 Sep 2021, Dossier September 2021

A Eurasian canal.

The modernisation of the state forms part of the ‘Kazakhstan 2030 Plan’ launched by Nazarbayev in…

01 Sep 2021, Dossier September 2021

Great reforms.

For Kazakhstan, the year 2019 may be remembered as a time of political change. President Nursultan Nazarbayev,…

01 Sep 2021, Dossier September 2021

Always On the Move.

The Bororo culture is one of movement. There are different sorts of movement. First of all…

01 Aug 2021, Dossier August 2021

Gerewol. The festival of Love.

The Gerewol is the festival of bodily beauty. The young Bororo, after spending ascetic months in…

01 Aug 2021, Dossier August 2021

“We are the ‘most beautiful’ of all”.

The cult of physical beauty is most important. The rules of aesthetics are followed by the…

01 Aug 2021, Dossier August 2021

Niger. The Bororo-Wodaabe. The Beauty of Liberty.

The Bororo belong to the large ethnic family of the Peul, better known as the Fulani,…

01 Aug 2021, Dossier August 2021

Child soldiers. The difficulty of ‘adapting to peace’.

There are at least eighteen countries, where children are recruited and used in armed conflicts. From…

01 Jul 2021, Dossier July 2021

2021. The International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.

It is estimated that there are 152 million children in the world who are compelled to…

01 Jul 2021, Dossier July 2021

Child Migrants. Alone with their destiny.

They travel alone. They may fall into the hands of human traffickers. They often end up…

01 Jul 2021, Dossier July 2021

The puppies of Islamic State.

Born in the Caliphate and indoctrinated to believe in a ‘different world’. The images are few and taken…

01 Jul 2021, Dossier July 2021

Strategic control.

The discovery of oil, together with its geographical position, has brought Guyana to the attention of…

01 Jun 2021, Dossier June 2021

Guyana. An Unknown Country.

The recent discoveries of oil have brought Guyana to the centre of international attention. Many interests…

01 Jun 2021, Dossier June 2021

A New Constitutional Charter.

In 1966, Guyana became independent of its mother country and joined the Commonwealth as an autonomous…

01 Jun 2021, Dossier June 2021

Oil Exploration.

Economically, with a per capita GNP of around $5,000, Guyana is one of the poorest countries…

01 Jun 2021, Dossier June 2021

Rare-Earth Elements. A new Eldorado.

The sustainable future of humanity is bound by a double cord to the Rare Earth Elements…

01 May 2021, Dossier May 2021

China global leader in Rare-Earth elements.

China not has only reached 62% of the mineral production, around 90% of its overall subsequent…

01 May 2021, Dossier May 2021

Rare Earths. Future prospects?

How does the rare earth market work? Which are the more desirable elements and which companies…

01 May 2021, Dossier May 2021

Rare Earth Elements. Latin America and Africa. Great dreams.

Latin America has reserves of rare earth and 'technological metals' estimated to amount to 50 million…

01 May 2021, Dossier May 2021

Brunei. Under the shadow of Sharia Law.

Far from the reflectors of global strategies and tensions, the small South-East Asian island country seems…

01 Apr 2021, Dossier April 2021

Contradicting results.

With a population that is 70% ethnically Malayan, Brunei has been under the influence of a…

01 Apr 2021, Dossier April 2021

Catholic Church: 'the Periphery within the Periphery'.

A small Catholic population. The seven pastoral priorities. Living under Sharia Law. Cardinal Cornelius Sim, apostolic…

01 Apr 2021, Dossier April 2021

To become a 'Muslim Singapore'.

Seven years have passed and the real reasons for the introduction of the most severe version…

01 Apr 2021, Dossier April 2021

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Advocacy

Adriano Karipuna. The Amazon. Protecting our territory.

He has inherited the legacy of his father, one of the few survivors of the genocide half a century ago, and represents a "people" that…

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Baobab

The cat... with a bag.

One day, a penniless farmer from an oasis went to a rich merchant in the neighbouring village to ask for a loan. The old harvest was…

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Youth & Mission

Peace in the Holy Land.

God of Comfort, send your Spirit to encompass all those whose lives are torn apart by violence and death in Israel and Palestine. You are the Advocate of the…

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