The Return of Palestine and A Deepening of the Shi’a-Sunni Divide. One of the clearest lenses through which to gaze into the scenarios that could develop in the Middle East in 2019 is the next Israeli legislative election. It is scheduled to take place on…
Important political events will mark the Asian panorama in 2019 while the evolution of strategic and economic questions will play a role in regional…
The year 2019 looks extremely challenging in many countries of the continent where crucial elections are scheduled, if they take place. In Northern Africa, one…
From a security point of view, in 2019 in Africa there will be several hotspots. We focus on four of them: Central African Republic,…
The Niger River is the main source of life of large parts of West Africa. But owing to climate change and human activities, riparian populations face growing challenges. Sailing down the Niger River from the Fouta Djalon Mountains of Guinea to the sands of Timbuktu, the pearl of the desert and to the mangroves of the Niger…
The Senegal River is a main source of life and prosperity for three West-African countries. But its vital role is put in jeopardy by a number of threats. The 1,641 km-long Senegal River, which has two headstreams in the Fouta Djalon highlands of Guinea and one in Mali, is vital for the four countries of its…
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s main energy assets and could become as well one of the continent’s main water highway, but many threats ranging from climate change to the risk of collapse of the Kariba dam, must be addressed. With a total length of 2,574 km, the Zambezi River, called the “Great River” in…
The Limpopo River Basin is a fragile environment threatened by the combined pressure, of climate change, urban waste disposal and mining activities. The sluggish waters of the Limpopo, called Espiritu Santo River by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 and much later the "great grey-green, greasy Limpopo» by Rudyard Kipling, flow from South Africa…
Hundreds children are begging in the streets of Kampala City. A Comboni…
The Menjas live in the south-west of Ethiopia. They are marginalized and…
Despite having lost both legs in a bomb explosion, Sr. Present returns…
The feast of Timket or Baptism of the Lord is celebrated in…
Music and dance in Latin America has much of what is…
With the catchy rhythms of Afro-Pop, African artists are increasingly singing…
Kitty Phetla, ballerina and choreographer with Joburg Ballet, grew up among…
Marriage involves a series of rituals, and four essential stages among…
The parties to Yemen’s messy civil war each have their own agenda, making the conflict hard…
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The commercial war between the USA and the rest of the world has only just begun…
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Money is what hurts the most. Popovic, the founder of Otpor (Enough), a student movement that played a key role in toppling Serbian dictator Slobodan…
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A long time ago, both thunder and lightning lived on this earth, among all the people. Thunder was an old mother sheep and Lightning was her…
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A faith-based youth apostolate movement, committed to the principles and values of evangelisation, formation, social justice and advocacy, wants to expand in Africa In Africa, the YCS…
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