A rebel upsurge in Eastern Congo has led to a spectacular rise of tensions between the DRC and Rwanda. The East African Community is faced with the challenge of bringing back peace between two of its members. Since the end of 2021, hostilities have resumed…
The country’s solar and wind huge potential coinciding with Europe’s need to diversify its energy mix away from fossil fuels provides large opportunities which…
Adopt a common political space strategy. Develop a constellation of satellites ‘made in Africa’ capable of guaranteeing independence in collecting data. Create a system…
Censorship, information regulation, isolation from the outside world. These are the new ways in which digital authoritarianism is exercised by various African governments. The causes…
It is the smallest country in South America with a population of just over 600,000 inhabitants and a population rate that has been steadily decreasing since 1970. About 245,000 people live in Paramaribo, the capital. Located near the mouth of the 480 km long Suriname River that crosses the country from south to east, colonial architecture…
The period of Dutch colonization made the country one of the main crossroads of both the slave trade and the migration of labour to be employed in plantations and mines, leaving as a legacy the multi-ethnicity dictated by the mixing of cultures, languages, and religions. This, however, has had little effect on the divisions between the various…
Suriname is a country rich in natural resources in terms of biodiversity, fresh water, raw materials, and cultural heritage. The mining sector is linked to the extraction of bauxite, gold (which is extracted from the alluvial deposits of Saramacca and Lawa), silver, nickel, and crude oil (which is extracted from an offshore field off the coast of…
Suriname is a unitary Republic with executive power vested in the President of the Republic, who is elected by the members of parliament for a five-year term; while the Chamber, composed of 51 seats, has legislative power. The 51 members of the assembly are chosen from the ten electoral districts into which the country is divided from…
In the Central Latin-American tradition, devotion is strong to Our Lady with…
‘Listening’ means taking on board the new geometry of the Church: circular,…
After last year's postponement due to Covid-19, the XI World Assembly of…
A large number of initiatives have been started in the parish of…
The Blood Sisters miniseries has disembarked on Netflix. Filmed during the…
Three interesting books for this summer. Why is Africa still perceived as…
Sounds with an unmistakably Arabian and Middle Eastern flavour, the sort…
It is an important and frequently used medicinal plant in tropical…
The Colombian presidential election showed a clear victory for the centre-left candidate Gustavo Petro. Although it…
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At the height of the numerous protests that have swept through Sri Lanka over the past…
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The yearly UN climate summit or Conference of the Parties (COP) produces international agreements that guide countries in their response to the climate crisis. At…
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Once upon a time, ages and ages ago, so long ago that the tiger had no stripes upon his back and the rabbit still had his…
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The 2022 African Youth Survey (AYS) sponsored by Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation encouraging active citizenship across the continent, shows how young Africans plan…
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