Esther Mahlangu, a South African artist known worldwide for her…
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In Bol, on the shores of Lake Chad, thousands of…
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Masks are a link between the earthly and the spiritual;…
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In Africa, a tomb is more than a pit in…
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Traditional chiefs and elders are increasingly involved in peace-building initiatives…
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If public finances do not support the countries of the…
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The Church's work in many countries is being supported by…
01 Nov 2025, Churches November 2025
President Sassou-Nguesso has been in power for approximately 40 years.…
01 Oct 2025, Dossier October 2025
Brazzaville is allied with China, does not renounce France and,…
01 Oct 2025, Dossier October 2025
It is one of the well-known medicinal plants that originated…
01 Oct 2025, Culture October 2025
From a country at war to a hostile one: the…
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Islam and animism intertwine around the Great Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso,…
01 Oct 2025, Culture October 2025
The Nigerian digital sector was born in an informal economy…
01 Oct 2025, News October 2025
He is the most internationally renowned Guinean artist. He has…
01 Oct 2025, Culture October 2025
On the green hills of Mauritius, prized leaves are harvested…
01 Oct 2025, Culture October 2025
When Cape Verde seceded from Portugal, there were many voices…
01 Oct 2025, News October 2025
Despite the difficulties and risks that mark the current political…
01 Oct 2025, Dossier October 2025
The Church plays an important role in the development of…
01 Oct 2025, Dossier October 2025
This plant comprises eight genera and around 130 species. It…
01 Sep 2025, Culture September 2025
Angola, located on the Atlantic Ocean, and Mozambique, on the…
01 Sep 2025, News September 2025
Located on the hills of Mvolyé, in Yaoundé, the capital…
01 Sep 2025, Churches September 2025
Investors from the Asian country control a large part of…
01 Sep 2025, News September 2025
The Vezo of Madagascar spend their lives sailing in their…
01 Sep 2025, Culture September 2025
His expressive force and naive style have made the Ivorian…
01 Sep 2025, Culture September 2025
The ostrich is not only a symbol of African fauna,…
01 Sep 2025, Culture September 2025
The war between Russia and Ukraine is having an increasing…
01 Sep 2025, News September 2025
International crises, failed trade integration and governance problems: these are…
01 Aug 2025, News August 2025
A versatile plant renowned for its medicinal properties has been…
01 Aug 2025, Culture August 2025
In the African country where coffee originated, women perform a…
01 Aug 2025, Culture August 2025
A glance at Africa’s major intelligence agencies In the African regions,…
01 Aug 2025, Dossier August 2025
Despite the signing of the peace agreement between the regional…
01 Aug 2025, Churches August 2025
In many African countries, intelligence agencies are used by those…
01 Aug 2025, Dossier August 2025
Investments that are lower by more than half the global…
01 Aug 2025, Dossier August 2025
Despite its apparent tranquillity and its soft and jovial appearance,…
01 Aug 2025, Culture August 2025
The market is expected to reach $700 billion by 2050.…
01 Aug 2025, Dossier August 2025
In just two decades, the small Dominican health centre in…
01 Jul 2025, Churches July 2025
Widespread corruption, disorganised armed forces, and a system of power…
01 Jul 2025, News July 2025
The country is emerging as an exception in the Sahel…
01 Jul 2025, News July 2025
With his illustrations, he strikes harder than any editorial. After…
01 Jul 2025, Culture July 2025
Economic, political and military power merge in Crystal Ventures, the…
01 Jul 2025, News July 2025
The timeless magic of Jemaa el-Fnaa, the beating heart and…
01 Jul 2025, Culture July 2025
The Churches of the Awakening were born in the Pentecostal…
01 Jul 2025, Culture July 2025
Catholic missionaries have played a significant role in shaping healthcare…
01 Jul 2025, Churches July 2025
Sweet, rich in properties, and relatively easy to grow. A…
01 Jun 2025, Culture June 2025
Lessons, strategies, and curiosities. What we know about the giraffe,…
01 Jun 2025, Culture June 2025
A physicist and oceanographer, a telephone entrepreneur and an economist.…
01 Jun 2025, News June 2025
Change at the top. The new Chairperson of the African…
01 Jun 2025, News June 2025
After fifty-six years, Somalia returns to the polls. In June…
01 Jun 2025, News June 2025
In recent years, Qatar has emerged as a significant peace…
01 Jun 2025, News June 2025
The Pökot are a Nilotic people. They live in Western…
01 Jun 2025, Culture June 2025
Mauritius is considered a beacon of good governance, but during…
01 May 2025, Dossier May 2025
Mauritius is being hit hard by rising sea levels and…
01 May 2025, Dossier May 2025
The country loses 40% of its water to crumbling pipes,…
01 May 2025, News May 2025
Mauritius and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on…
01 May 2025, News May 2025
After diamonds and minerals, soft drinks and other products are…
01 May 2025, News May 2025
Video makers, sculptors, painters and creative Sudanese have taken part…
01 May 2025, Culture May 2025
There is a Catholic minority in Mauritius, but it is…
01 May 2025, Dossier May 2025
From dependence on sugar cane to diversification into tourism, financial…
01 May 2025, Dossier May 2025
On October 23, 1996, in Bukavu, Mons. Christophe Munzihirwa was…
01 May 2025, Churches May 2025
On Pentecost Tuesday, 22 May 1888, a crowd of two…
01 May 2025, Churches May 2025
With an investment of billions of euros, the new administrative…
01 May 2025, Culture May 2025
Rather than talking about the religion of the Pokot, an…
01 Apr 2025, Culture April 2025
Artificial intelligence is the main game in town on the…
01 Apr 2025, News April 2025
Respect for elders is a core value in the African…
01 Apr 2025, Culture April 2025
When conflicts subside, children used by armed groups become the…
01 Apr 2025, News April 2025
In Mali and Niger, the lives of millions of people…
01 Apr 2025, News April 2025
The plant is a cornerstone in traditional medicine across tropical…
01 Apr 2025, Culture April 2025
The fall of the capital of North Kivu, Goma and…
01 Mar 2025, News March 2025
Following the expulsion of French troops from Mali, Burkina-Faso and…
01 Mar 2025, News March 2025
Vida Nova celebrates its 65th anniversary. It follows the joys,…
01 Mar 2025, Churches March 2025
The Arab country is among the major supporters of the…
01 Mar 2025, News March 2025
It is a versatile plant with a wide range of…
01 Mar 2025, Culture March 2025
The lack of a government agricultural policy, the impact of…
01 Mar 2025, News March 2025
Commonly known as ringworm bush. This herbaceous plant belongs to…
01 Feb 2025, Culture February 2025
The construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to the…
01 Feb 2025, News February 2025
Nature is seen as a gift from God that helps…
01 Feb 2025, Culture February 2025
The jubilee as a time of emancipation and restoration requires…
01 Feb 2025, Churches February 2025
As well as training young talent, she lives his art…
01 Feb 2025, Culture February 2025
Amid conflict in Ambazonia, in the English-speaking part of Cameroon,…
01 Feb 2025, Churches February 2025
The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could weaken Moscow-backed…
01 Feb 2025, News February 2025
This year looks set to be another difficult one for…
01 Jan 2025, News January 2025
Sometimes one has the impression that personal honour and prestige…
01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025
Peace depends on the community's ability to intervene in problematic…
01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025
The Lebanese movement relies on a mafia-like, opaque system rooted in…
01 Jan 2025, News January 2025
One could also define ‘Palaver’ as a common search through…
01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025
In the heart of the Rift Valley, Lake Magadi, fed…
01 Jan 2025, Culture January 2025
It is important to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding,…
01 Jan 2025, Dossier January 2025
The Tassili Ajjer massif is home to the world's largest…
01 Jan 2025, Culture January 2025
It is used in traditional medicine to treat and prevent…
01 Jan 2025, Culture January 2025
The Vincentian Family in Lobito runs several projects and initiatives…
01 Jan 2025, Churches January 2025
It belongs to the Pedaliaceae plant family and is commonly called Devil’s claw, grapple plant, or wood spider. It is a rare, highly valuable plant that is only widely spread in the Kalahari Desert of…
It is the fourth largest economy on the continent but it is too closely tied to the fluctuations of the gas and oil markets. It remains a fragile structure compared to population growth. The new…
In all religions, we find cities called "holy" due to the presence of the supernatural within their walls. We can mention Jerusalem for Christians and Jews, Mecca and Medina for Muslims, Benares for Hinduism and…
The city is called the "blue and white city" for the colours of its buildings which symbolize the waters of the Indian Sea that bathe it, is a coastal city with its centre on the…
Rich as it is in renewable energy sources, the country aims to become a world leader and has already signed agreements with international companies and the EU. But the asymmetries of power risk blurring the…
Saint Louis, washed by the Senegal River and the Atlantic Ocean, is the most aquatic city on the West African coast. Today Saint Louis is a city of 250,000 inhabitants. Its charm is unquestionable, it…
When you look at some African art, you may wonder whether what you see is fine art or something else. African scarification is part of African art, which is mainly iconographic. In traditional African art,…
Moving from specialised sections to the international scene. The great variety that exists in the different African filmographies. A look at Senegalese cinematography. We talk about it with Senegalese Fatou Kiné Sène, former president of…
“Where the weight of centuries can be felt in every street and where you can smell the aroma of history”. Salt, gold, slaves and ivory were the most sought-after products from West Africa: once they…
How can a monk be "missionary" if, by vocation, he is called to withdraw from the world and therefore is not in direct contact with the population? Father Christophe Vuillaume, a Benedictine of the Mahitsy…
Egypt and Somalia are increasing their military cooperation to pressure Ethiopia over their respective concerns: the Renaissance Dam on the Nile and recognition of the breakaway state of Somaliland. In this volatile context, Turkey, which…
The loss of the absolute majority by the African National Congress (ANC) is the most serious setback in the region for a movement that led the wars of liberation against white regimes. Could something similar…
Buganda Kingdom is found in Central Uganda and it’s the largest and oldest traditional kingdom in Uganda today. This kingdom is made up of 52 clans that make up the tribe of the Baganda People.…
Tshisekedi hires mercenaries, recruits militias, urges foreign armies to assist the Congolese troops to fight the rebel offensive but nothing seems to stop it. Since the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels resumed the war in the eastern…
Economic autonomy and autonomy of thought. These are the prerequisites for facing the great challenges that the Church of Africa is experiencing today. The Vice-rector of the Catholic University of West Africa, Father Benjamin Akotia,…
Marked by decades of political instability and conflict, Sudanese artists narrate the complex reality of their country through works that reflect their identity, originality and resilience. Riahiem Shadad is an art curator. He owned an art…
It has been used in traditional medicine since time immemorial for the treatment of a wide range of diseases. Indeed, almost every part of this plant (roots, leaves, seeds, twigs, and stem bark) has been used…
Economic crisis. The burden of foreign debt. Education in collapse. Episodes of xenophobia. The conflict in Gaza aggravates the situation. Since taking power in 2013, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has focused on major infrastructure projects to…
Apple Music's latest list of the 100 greatest albums of all time has excluded any contributions from Africa. The musical richness of the continent continues has been ignored. The exclusion of African music from Apple Music's…
The city in the north of the country is the main hub of the migration routes towards the Mediterranean. In 2016, the EU imposed a law that criminalized the transport and activities related to fleeing…
The Longonjo mine is attracting interest from foreign governments and companies, including the British ones. Meanwhile, the US is busy interfering with China's control over the supply chain of critical minerals mined in DR Congo. Three…
It is a small to medium semi-deciduous to deciduous tree up to 20m in height with a dense rounded crown. The plant is traditionally used in tropical Africa to treat a wide range of human…
The tents of the desert inhabitants are a concentration of technologies, the use of materials and design particularly suited to the environment - which is why they have varied typologies - and to the way…
Moscow responds to Europe's embargo by finding new landing places along the coasts of North Africa and the Middle East. And having its oil tankers sail under the Gabonese flag. More than two years after the…
The decline of the Western military presence in the Sahel and the expansion of the Russian Wagner Group there has eclipsed the offensive in Africa of the first Islamic private military company, the Turkish SADAT…
In southern Malawi, on the border with Mozambique, an imposing granite massif with sheer walls, Mount Mulanje, captures the humidity of the winds coming from the Indian Ocean, creating mists and rains that nourish lush…
In Africa, there is no separation between the sacred and the profane. According to common African spirituality, all life is sacred, and the entire creation is sacred, as it is an expression of divine force. African…
It is an erect, branching, soft, slightly aromatic, annual herb with shallow fibrous roots. The plant has a goat-like smell and hence the common name “goat weed”. The genus name Ageratum is derived from the…
The first port in West Africa, faces a number of challenges: logistical and political, as well as fierce competition from rival ports in the region. In a continent where, during the colonial period, the main economic activities…
In the regions bordering between Senegal and Mali, the gold rush has created hundreds of artisanal or semi-artisanal mines. A real danger is that the extraction of the precious metal may be used as a…
When southern spring blooms, the streets of Harare and Pretoria are tinged with purple and lilac. In Zimbabwe and South Africa, during the spring season, which in the southern hemisphere begins in September, the large…
In many African cultures, one cannot call directly the name of a person whose rank is higher than one’s own. Father, mother, uncle, aunt, sister and brother… is all you will hear in some families. Moreover,…
To cope with increasingly recurring droughts and animal deaths, the northern ethnic group, equipped with a solid culture, is changing its habits. Agriculture takes the place of pastoralism, due also to targeted initiatives by the…
It is East Africa's first port, but its development is being challenged by a series of rival projects in Berbera and Djibouti to the north, and Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo to the south. Almost…
The most serious threat is that the extremists will expand south and close the access routes to the capital. The military actions of the military junta have so far brought little results. Civilian casualties have increased. After…
The DRC government accuses Apple of buying conflict minerals and funding armed groups in the east of the country. However, boycotts of these minerals and sanctions have so far proved ineffective in curbing the violence. On 25…
As Africa's largest port, Durban faces many challenges that are hampering its development. These include congestion, lack of reform and competition from other regional ports. Managed in a landlord capacity by the Transnet National Ports Authority…
A climate activist, a cultural producer and a writer. Three African women with a proposal: Redefining the African narrative. Vanessa Nakate is much more than an African Greta Thunberg because the reality of the continent is…
Her sixth album, Mawja, returns to traditional sounds, reconnecting the Western Saharan artist with the stories and rhythms of her family. And to the struggle of the women and people of this land of conflict. Aziza…
The Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants (CEPAMI) and other civil society organizations have been working for years to give a dignified life to the thousands of migrants and refugees in the country. “The fundamental objective…
The Lagos complex, with the new Lekki container port and the neighbouring Tin Can Island port, is the largest maritime hub in the Gulf of Guinea. But Nigeria's ports face many challenges, including congestion, corruption…
President Sissoco Embaló does not tolerate dissonant voices and continues to present himself as an authoritarian normalizer of political life. However, he does not control parliament and a second presidential term is not certain. Since before…
When the flocks of the carmine bee-eater arrive in the Zambezi Valley, at the height of the dry season, the bush is tinged with the red colour of its feathers, brushing the arid colours of…
Since colonial times, African ports have been the main gateway to coastal countries and their vast hinterland. We examined the performance, challenges and development prospects of three of the largest ports in sub-Saharan Africa: Lagos…
In traditional Africa, dance is more than entertainment. It is a celebration of life. This is why, watching Africans dance can give a clue of both their core values and main economic activities. It even gives…
Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months. With the M23 rebels occupying more and more space and the United Nations mission (MONUSCO) expected to end before 2025, self-defence…
Since its foundation by the Spiritan Missionaries in 1928, the Cristo Rey Major Seminary of Huambo has trained dozens of bishops, hundreds of priests and many young people who today serve Angolan society. We paid…
In Saint Louis, in the north of Senegal, boat building is one of the most deeply rooted activities among the population at large. The bright colours and texture say a lot about their owners, their profession…
How to improve the relationship between local communities and the environment. The great wealth of biodiversity of the Bijagós archipelago. The inhabitants are the custodians of their ecosystem. The rainy season begins and with it the…
The country has long been going through a phase of instability and violence that threatens its survival. The rise to power of the military has not improved the situation. On the contrary, it has actually…
Distrust seems to be growing not only among ethnic groups but also among religious communities. And this translates into attacks against the faithful gathered to pray in churches or mosques. And the junta bears its…
In Burkina Faso, the terrorist threat emerged after 2015, the year in which the first president after the lengthy period of the Compaoré regime was democratically elected. In 2016 jihadists started to penetrate the country from…
Each of these three 'rebel states' has forged more or less strong ties with Russia, the global player that has been most active and unscrupulous in Africa in recent years. This growth in influence has been…
A cultural institution representing the Acholi chiefs. Their rules for society today. The Acholi are a Luo-speaking group of people living in the Northern Uganda, and they are believed to have migrated from Bahr el Ghazal…
In the country's most populous city, Muslim prayer groups have adapted to a scenario marked by the growth of Pentecostal Churches. Borrowing aspirations and rituals of a spiritual sentiment far removed from the traditional Islamic…
Akas pygmy men spend a lot of time with their children. The attention and affection they show them, as well as the way they bring them up, are unique. Economic and environmental challenges, however, threaten…
The Congolese judiciary threatened to prosecute the Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Ambongo. Such a move has deepened the crisis between the authorities and the Catholic Church to a level unprecedented since Cardinal Malula went into…
While the world's attention is focused on Ukraine and Gaza, the expulsion of French and American troops from Niger is the worst setback for the Western powers since their withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Russia,…
The Muslim religion is the unifying feature of Mauritanian culture and society which, however, presents notable differences in other aspects. To fully understand the extent of Islam’s role in the country, we must start from the…
The presidential elections, scheduled for June 22, constitute a test for the Mauritanian political system. The outgoing president, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, elected for the first time in 2019, is widely expected to win. The majority parties have designated…
The Sisters who belong to the Slaves of the Divine Heart run a school in one of the poorest suburbs of Luanda. Educate to create the future for this country. The education centre is located in…
This infrastructure will change the trade routes of Southern Africa. It will be used, above all, as a route for the transport of critical raw materials and strategic minerals. American, European and Chinese interests. It was in…
In recent years the inhabitants of this northern city have witnessed the birth of innovative cultural institutions that challenged conventions and brought contemporary arts closer to local communities. Travelling from Accra to Tamale is like going…
The two ethnic groups of the Agni-Baulé in Ivory Coast have developed a particular cosmogony, a ritual and social system that deserves interest and sometimes admiration. Through legends, the Agni-Baule explain their origin. With a population…
The Colombian environmental and peace activist has played a key role in establishing a protected area in the Amazon, providing small farmers with access to…
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One day, two friends named Ebopp and Mbaw went off in search of a good site to establish a farm with fine fields of grain and…
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Young people will play an important role at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. This will give young people a greater voice in climate action and policy-making at…
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