A soccer championship is useful in order to keep hundreds of young people of the Baka ethnic group in Cameroon far away from alcohol consumption. The sun is going down in the town of Mintom, in southern Cameroon, one of the regions of Central Africa…
Chokepoints are of huge geostrategic importance to the Middle East, where there are three of the most important maritime straits: the Suez Canal, the…
The country is in turmoil. Jihadist violence risks tearing it apart. In November 2020 the country is supposed to choose its new President and…
The continent has the highest percentage in the world of deaths in road accidents which kill many more people than viral infections. The causes…
The Sultanate of Oman is in the Middle East, on the south-eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Throughout its history, Oman, has experienced historical periods and events that have formed the character and shape of the current Arabian Peninsula. Oman is best characterized as having a unique Foreign Policy in the context of the Middle East. In late…
During its history, Oman has been known by different names. Arab tribes, who emigrated from the territory of ‘Uman in Yemen for agriculture or fishing, which boasts an ancient civilization, are likely responsible for the current name of ‘Oman’. And Oman was well known in antiquity. Sumerian tablets describe a land like that of Magan, a name…
Clearly, Great Britain has played a fundamental role in the emergence of modern Oman, considering it a priority because of its oil and its geographic location in the middle of the some of the world’s most important trade routes. Their relationship dates back to the mid-17th century when the East India Company established a base as it…
Oman is distinctive in the Persian Gulf context because it has been traditionally ruled by an Imamate system based on the Ibadiya School. And, some 75% of all Omanis practice Ibadi Islam. The Ibadiya survives only in Oman and a few pockets in North Africa mostly Algeria. a man's body identity is Central to the countries geopolitical…
This year World Mission Day will be celebrated on Sunday, 18 October.…
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Since the start of the evangelisation of Sudan, education has been a…
Plants have been a source of effective therapeutic agents for various…
The story behind the marimba narrated by a Chiapaneco storyteller. We…
One of the most beautiful cities in North Africa is certainly…
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The United Nations Environmental Assembly has opened a consultation period on the governance of mineral resources in…
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The near unanimous condemnation of the mutiny in Mali followed by the forced resignation of president…
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We are in Pikine, a Dakar suburb, Senegal. Father Armel Duteil, is the one telling the story. He is an 80-year-old Spiritan missionary. French by…
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Once there lived a hard-working farmer in a small village who had a water-buffalo. Every day, with his plough on his shoulder, he led his water-buffalo…
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For over nine years, violence and displacement have devastated opportunities for youth across the country. Here are nine of the most pressing challenges facing young people…
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