Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, Nadia Murad, have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work and commitment to fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. The award, which…
Illegal fishing or unauthorized fishing is a scourge affecting the countries of Africa, in particular those in the west, which are deprived of most…
The security of the continent has now become a 'private affair' of the Americans, the French, the Russians, the Ukrainians and the Chinese. The…
A 'no deal' Brexit could mean a temporary interruption of the diamond trade on the London diamond hub, affecting African and Indian diamond exporters. The…
In the new geopolitical context that is developing worldwide, Africa is increasingly seen as a nerve centre of interests. Its natural resources and its strategic position have drawn the attention of Western countries (especially that of the combined efforts of the USA, Israel and France) and have provoked the interest of new actors such as China, India…
Moscow began to take its first steps in the African context during the “Soviet period”. Since it had no colonial networks, it relied upon Marxist-Leninist doctrine to give ideological support to the emancipation of Africans from the yoke of colonialism and upon military means to provide them with arms and organise them militarily. Such a strategy allowed…
It is a fact that Libya is of fundamental importance for the Russian Federation since it is geographically embedded between the Mediterranean and the Sahara and also between Egypt and Algeria, historical Russian allies in the region. On the Libyan chessboard, despite the reigning chaotic situation due also to the interests of multiple actors, Russia is moving…
Over the years, President Putin has attentively observed the political, economic and military strategy of the United States and China in Africa. For the United States, Africa represents one of its geostrategic priorities for two sorts of reasons: the first is connected to the control of energy and mineral resources and the second is of a strategic military…
The comfort of political correctness to the detriment of ecumenical dialogue. In…
The continual political repression by the government, the Sinologisation of religion. It…
Many years ago, a local district officer gave a small plot for…
The Christmas cycle begins with a long period of fasting, corresponding to…
They are seers and traditional healers with a vast knowledge of…
The ancestral rituals that accompany the birth of a Quechua and…
Now popular in many countries, African wax cloth owes its creative…
Of African descent, with a voice that is elegant, smooth, sensually…
Millions of hectares of tropical forest disappear every year and many other rainforest areas are degraded…
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Syria has defeated the bulk of Jihadists and rendered ineffective US plans to domesticate it. Now…
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Seventy-year-old Father Michael Bossano’s solemn declaration sounds resolute. His streaks of white hair tell tales of many years spent travelling the world. For now, however,…
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Long ago a wicked and lazy hunter was sitting under a tree. He was thinking that it was too hot to be bothered with the arduous…
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Pope Francis in a new book is calling for an alliance between the young and elderly: “Young people need the dreams of the elders so they…
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