Set to become the main mode of transport in Africa, motorcycle taxis invade roads and streets of cities, towns and villages. They are called by different names, boda boda, okada, and moto, and have come to define African city and village life in a…
Trump’s anti-Iranian Efforts Are Backfiring, But the Threat of Another Middle East War Looms Large There are two winners from U.S. President Trump’s ‘diplomacy’ in…
Tension is escalating between Uganda and Rwanda. A crisis is developing that is affecting the entire region. Tension between Uganda and Rwanda, but also…
Bonga is one of the capitals of Ethiopian coffee. At the corner of every alleyway, one of those tiny coffee shops known as ‘buna…
The 13 May 2019 elections in the Philippines have been correctly seen most of all as a referendum on the Duterte presidency, half way through his mandate. In this regard it was a confirmation, and not only because the opinion polls that accompanied the long-drawn-out results showed that around had 80% preferred the president. The Senate was…
The tension between the presidency and the ecclesial hierarchy has considerably affected baptised Filipinos. The general elections that brought Rodolfo Duterte to power on 30 June 2016, and this was the choice of the majority of Catholics, have not been substantially rejected by them; on the other hand, the contemporaneous adherence to presidential policies and the…
But who is Rodrigo Duterte? A person with a judgemental mentality, partly due to his previous profession as a prosecutor, 74 years old and with a deserved reputation as a womaniser, despite being married with four children. For 24 years – 1998 to 2016 – Rodrigo Duterte, with firmness and almost without interruption, was mayor of Davao,…
With a Catholic population of over 80% of its 100 million inhabitants, the Philippines has a special character. With an identity that is due equally to ancient colonisation from Spain and more recent colonisation by the United States, it is, from the usual Asian viewpoint, an outpost of Westernisation in the Orient. The archipelago, in the almost…
A place where children find understanding and dignity. Comboni Missionary Father Saverio…
The problem of immigration. Relations with Islam. Education as a means for…
Bishop Emeritus of Xingu, Erwin Krautler, traces the history of the Church…
A small community in an Islamic world. Witness and service to the poorest. “The…
Highly valued in traditional medicine for treatment and management of a…
The first haircut of a boy or a girl is a…
The Panama’s sombrero pintao (painted hat) is worn during dances, parties…
The concept of Ubuntu is deeply rooted in Africa and refers…
Mining operations and global consumption of natural resources continue to increase annually. However, while developed countries and…
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The silence of the International Community at the genocide and ethnic cleansing going on in Cameroon…
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In 2000, the United Nations (UN) held a Millennium Summit and in its Millennium Declaration adopted the eight international Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015.…
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It so happened one day that Lion and Jackal came together to converse on affairs of land and state. Jackal, let me say, was the most…
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The students are on the streets, waving banners, banging drums, singing, chanting, and calling for an end to the causes driving climate change that is wrecking…
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