Making the most populous city in the country an example of urban planning and environmental balance. To improve the quality of life for all. This is the challenge that Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, as the Mayor of Freetown, has been undertaking for over four years. We…
The oldest desert in the world: a sea of sand caressed by ubiquitous fog. It seems to be desolate and unfit for human habitation.…
Beyond the government's policy statements, the country will not start turning its back on fossil fuels in the short term. There is too much…
Islam must rediscover the tools of reason and the tolerance of origins. Thus, reopening the minds of Muslims on human rights, women, and religious…
On May 9, the Philippines will be the scene of multiple elections that will have particular importance and, in all likelihood, also significant consequences. There are so many issues on the table, so many personalities, and so much at stake for this archipelago of 300 thousand square kilometres, fragmented into over seven thousand islands which has now almost 110…
In office since June 30, 2016, despite the criticisms, Duterte ‘the executioner’ seemed unstoppable. After having won the election with an overwhelming majority, basing his electoral campaign on the fight against crime and street violence, he has implemented his programs with violent methods that have caused thousands of deaths. Most of these were drug dealers or drug…
Once again, on May 9, the Filipinos will also bring persistent situations to the polls which, although less relevant than in the past, contribute to keeping a substantial part of the archipelago in uncertainty, starting with the communist and Islamist guerrillas and the response of the authorities. Despite various rounds of talks with the mediation of Norway and…
The motto of the 500th anniversary year was ‘Missio ad Gentes’, to show that the story that began with the arrival of Magellan is the epic of a Church which, originally foreign, was able to define the physiognomy of an entire Asian nation and make it a missionary community, with an important role entrusted to the large community…
In theory, there has always been ‘harmony’, that is, close collaboration between…
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is also having serious consequences on…
‘Labour Day’, is celebrated on the first of May along with the…
Many shrines and pilgrimage sites in honour of the Virgin Mary have…
By the word mijado this indigenous people, living in the rainforests…
The colours of the walls, the little flags decorating the entrance,…
In Mali seeking the ancient capital of the Tuareg. It was…
The pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Socavon, in…
Putin’s mother may or may not have been a closet Orthodox Christian who had her son…
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Fighting climate change requires a basic condition: peace. Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s decarbonization efforts had…
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As the power of corporations has grown, so should their responsibility towards human rights and our planet. Yet the reality is that around the world,…
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There had been a terrible drought, with intense heat that had dried up the rivers, streams and springs, until there was no water anywhere. The animals…
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In just a few weeks. The dreams and lives of many Ukrainian young people have been completely destroyed. But they continue to fight for their future…
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