China is investing more and more in Central Asia, especially because of Russia’s weakened position, as the region's historic economic partner. Beijing is realizing commercial projects in various strategic sectors, primarily in the energy sector with investments in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. In recent years, China has…
On the border between Mexico and the United States, a bus converted into a classroom offers education to asylum-seeking children who are unable to…
Central Asia plays a crucial role in the geopolitical agenda of many countries, including those of the European Union. The region is rich in…
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela’s election, South Africa will hold the most crucial ballot in a context where the ruling ANC might lose its…
Still traumatised by the bloody Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia is struggling to recover its economic strength, which is leading to a real social "cultural revolution" for the seventeen million inhabitants of the Land of Smiles. Cambodia is one of the oldest empires in the world. Throughout its history, it has been marked externally by wars with neighbouring empires…
Pol Pot's regime caused one million seven hundred thousand deaths, devastating families and the entire country. Being a French protectorate brought no significant changes in Cambodian life or economy except for introduction of more formal rules for civil registration and education. Thus, the pagoda monks retained responsibility for primary schools but were required to obtain state teaching diplomas…
The onset of industrialization brought about the brutal decomposition of rural Cambodian families since poverty and indebtedness led to the emigration of an unskilled workforce from the countryside especially to the capital, Phnom Penh. The first clothing factories started up here and were followed by many others. They are run by Chinese, South Korean, Bangladeshi and Singaporean…
Under the Pol Pot regime, the Church lost everything: bishops, priests, men and women religious and catechists. Since the 90s it has emerged from the catacombs and is slowly growing in numbers as well as in social commitment. Monday, April 14, 1975, was an overcast afternoon. From his window, Father Joseph Chhmar Salas watched as people with their…
Sister Paësie Phillipe had been a missionary in Haiti for twenty five…
"It is very important to be present and accompany them, especially in this…
Kidnapping for ransom has long become a real industry in Nigeria. Priests…
In a historic step, the Hanoi government has invited Pope Francis to…
Recycled material reigns supreme in Nike's modern art galleries in Lagos…
Although colonization contributed to its urban development, Africa had already experienced…
The music of the Malian group has the traits of blues,…
In the shade of the pyramids and minarets of Cairo, the…
Democratic states are all alike; every autocratic state is autocratic in its own way. Democracies are…
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By opening the Red Sea front, the Houthis have taken the lead of the Palestinian cause…
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Two young leaders from the A’i Cofán community of Sinangoe in Ecuador led a movement to protect their people’s ancestral territory from gold mining. Their leadership…
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Because there was a famine in the land, the spider and his family grew thinner and thinner and hungrier and hungrier. In his desperation, the spider…
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Leaving the Church does not mean abandoning the faith; moving away from the faith does not mean giving up one's spirituality. Even though they are leaving…
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