Sweet, rich in properties, and relatively easy to grow. A…
01 Jun 2025, Culture June 2025
A physicist and oceanographer, a telephone entrepreneur and an economist.…
01 Jun 2025, News June 2025
Lessons, strategies, and curiosities. What we know about the giraffe,…
01 Jun 2025, Culture 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…
01 Dec 2024, Culture December 2024
It is the fourth largest economy on the continent but…
01 Dec 2024, News December 2024
In all religions, we find cities called "holy" due to…
01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024
The city is called the "blue and white city" for…
01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024
Rich as it is in renewable energy sources, the country…
01 Nov 2024, News November 2024
Saint Louis, washed by the Senegal River and the Atlantic…
01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024
When you look at some African art, you may wonder…
01 Nov 2024, Culture November 2024
Moving from specialised sections to the international scene. The great…
01 Nov 2024, Culture November 2024
“Where the weight of centuries can be felt in every…
01 Nov 2024, Dossier November 2024
How can a monk be "missionary" if, by vocation, he…
01 Nov 2024, Churches November 2024
Egypt and Somalia are increasing their military cooperation to pressure…
01 Nov 2024, News November 2024
The loss of the absolute majority by the African National…
01 Oct 2024, News October 2024
Buganda Kingdom is found in Central Uganda and it’s the…
01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024
Tshisekedi hires mercenaries, recruits militias, urges foreign armies to assist…
01 Oct 2024, News October 2024
Economic autonomy and autonomy of thought. These are the prerequisites…
01 Oct 2024, Churches October 2024
Marked by decades of political instability and conflict, Sudanese artists…
01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024
It has been used in traditional medicine since time immemorial…
01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024
Economic crisis. The burden of foreign debt. Education in collapse.…
01 Oct 2024, News October 2024
Apple Music's latest list of the 100 greatest albums of…
01 Oct 2024, Culture October 2024
The city in the north of the country is the…
01 Sep 2024, News September 2024
The Longonjo mine is attracting interest from foreign governments and…
01 Sep 2024, News September 2024
It is a small to medium semi-deciduous to deciduous tree…
01 Sep 2024, Culture September 2024
The tents of the desert inhabitants are a concentration of…
01 Sep 2024, Culture September 2024
Moscow responds to Europe's embargo by finding new landing places…
01 Sep 2024, News September 2024
The decline of the Western military presence in the Sahel…
01 Sep 2024, News September 2024
In southern Malawi, on the border with Mozambique, an imposing…
01 Aug 2024, News August 2024
In Africa, there is no separation between the sacred and…
01 Aug 2024, Churches August 2024
It is an erect, branching, soft, slightly aromatic, annual herb…
01 Aug 2024, Culture August 2024
The first port in West Africa, faces a number of…
01 Aug 2024, News August 2024
In the regions bordering between Senegal and Mali, the gold…
01 Aug 2024, News August 2024
When southern spring blooms, the streets of Harare and Pretoria…
01 Aug 2024, Culture August 2024
In many African cultures, one cannot call directly the name…
01 Aug 2024, Culture August 2024
To cope with increasingly recurring droughts and animal deaths, the…
01 Jul 2024, Churches July 2024
It is East Africa's first port, but its development is…
01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024
The most serious threat is that the extremists will expand…
01 Jul 2024, News July 2024
The DRC government accuses Apple of buying conflict minerals and…
01 Jul 2024, News July 2024
As Africa's largest port, Durban faces many challenges that are…
01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024
A climate activist, a cultural producer and a writer. Three…
01 Jul 2024, News July 2024
Her sixth album, Mawja, returns to traditional sounds, reconnecting the…
01 Jul 2024, Culture July 2024
The Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants (CEPAMI) and…
01 Jul 2024, Churches July 2024
The Lagos complex, with the new Lekki container port and…
01 Jul 2024, Dossier July 2024
President Sissoco Embaló does not tolerate dissonant voices and continues…
01 Jul 2024, News July 2024
When the flocks of the carmine bee-eater arrive in the…
01 Jul 2024, Culture July 2024
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…
Nouakchott has not suffered large-scale attacks for 12 years. There are three reasons: collaboration with neighbouring countries, the intervention of religious authorities and having "institutionalised" the demands of Islamist parties and movements. The Sahel is…
The marriage of the Kabaka of Buganda renews his royal status. We look at how the king goes through this process. The Buganda Kingdom of the Baganda tribe, which is known to be the largest and…
The country is closely watching the ongoing tensions in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The small barracks state, dealing with a cumbersome tenant like the USA, risks losing its centrality due to…
The government is focusing on green hydrogen to diversify the rapidly growing economy, aiming for growth in the renewable energy sector. The country is among those most suffering from the climate crisis with increasingly frequent…
Kidnapping for ransom has long become a real industry in Nigeria. Priests and religious are the target. It is a sunny and hot Sunday morning. Father Steven is getting ready to go to celebrate mass in…
In the shade of the pyramids and minarets of Cairo, the tradition of pigeon and homing pigeon breeders has been handed down. Cairo is a chaotic, immense and difficult city. The streets are always too crowded…
Recycled material reigns supreme in Nike's modern art galleries in Lagos and Abuja. It brings together, on crowded walls, sculptures, textiles, jewellery, amulets and paintings that lay claim to another Nigeria. It's not easy to keep up…
Although colonization contributed to its urban development, Africa had already experienced the flourishing of cities from ancient times. Let us look back at some of these cities through what the continent's first chroniclers said about…
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela’s election, South Africa will hold the most crucial ballot in a context where the ruling ANC might lose its absolute majority. Several scenarios of coalition. Almost all opinion polls since last…
This is the time necessary, according to Mireille Yoga, director of the Edimar Centre in Yaoundé, to restore a look of dignity to a street child. Testimony of personal and social commitment. “My name is Mireille…
From the savannahs of Africa to the global cosmetics industry, we reveal the secrets of a prodigious butter. Shea dominates advertisements and the labels of body care creams, but its uses in Africa are multiple,…
A political earthquake in the Middle East with strong repercussions, also for the economy, on the part of Africa that overlooks the Red Sea. These are consequences of the Hamas attack on Israel followed by…
The Manjak people are an ethnic group living in Guinea-Bissau. They number about 100,000 and are scattered throughout both the continental and insular region. They are mainly rice cultivators. Keeping cultural traditions alive is important…
Over the last ten years, fourteen museums have been opened. A cultural strategy that aims at rediscovering its rich cultural, traditional and artistic heritage. Rabat is not part of the tourist circuit of a country with incredible…
The West aims to sanction the Kremlin also in the diamond market of which Russia is the main producer. Among those directly affected are Botswana, Angola and Zimbabwe. Trying to classify Russian diamonds as conflict diamonds…
Africa’s most populated country and leading economy boasts the continent’s highest crime index and cumulates all superlatives as new forms of criminality are emerging. Nigeria which ranked sixth in the world and first in Africa with…
In the southern region of Chad, in Bodo, to be exact, an African fashion project is coming to life to offer women the opportunity to earn a living by working in a sewing atelier. Sister…
There is a trait that distinguishes the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CEC): its ability to intervene in the various sectors of society in which it is directly involved. And it does so with competence and determination…
On 20 January, President Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term. But electoral fraud has reached such proportions that the future looks rather bleak. Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as president on 20 January 2024 for…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 64 years after its independence, has, for many years, embodied the paradox of abundance. It is very rich in natural resources while its population is extremely poor. It is…
The Ndowe people of Equatorial Guinea live along the banks of the Rio Muni. Of all their traditional feasts, the Mekuyo celebration stands out for its rich popular flavour. Any social event is a reason…
Africa has the lowest access to electricity in the world. For a few years, a Turkish company that owns a large fleet of powerships that dock at the harbors and connect to the national grid.…
‘In My Father's House’, a centre for vulnerable children. A school for over 800 pupils. But above all, a place where children can dream of a better future. The first thing that strikes you is the beauty…
In Madagascar, large centuries-old trees become cisterns to cope with the growing shortage of water. Baobabs are known for their size, hardiness, and impressive longevity. Less known is their ability to conserve enormous quantities of water…
The thirty-year instability of the mining provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri is an indicator of the voracity of neighbouring countries, the obtuseness of the Kinshasa government and the lack of interest on…
While the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine are attracting most media and Western attention, a potentially greater tragedy is threatening Sudan where a civil war has been raging since April 2023 with no peace in sight. For more…
South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt produce their own. However, around twenty African countries are purchasing unmanned aircraft for military purposes. China and Turkey lead the way among foreign exporters. Meanwhile, the arsenals of jihadist…
The Institute for Social Transformation (IST) in Nairobi is a leader in social entrepreneurship training in Africa. It was founded 30 years ago by the Comboni Missionaries within the Catholic University of Tangaza. Today, it…
For desert shepherds, elegance and grace are antidotes to the desolation and hostility of the environment. Their cult of beauty has an identity value that hides profound social implications, as demonstrated by the significance of…
Walking around the neighbourhoods of Lemba or Matete in Kinshasa or Bacongo and Makélékélé in Brazzaville, you are immediately taken by music that instinctively invites you to join in the dancing. In the evening in the…
If the current dynamics in the security field continue, and there are no signs of a reversal of the trend, there will be no shortage of crisis in Africa in 2024. Some countries will be…
The Congo River flows between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The distance between the two capitals is so small that they seem like a single city. With a common history, they have not grown at the same…
The ongoing jihadist expansion in the Sahel region and attempts to stop it, the aftermath of the general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the projected decline of the ANC in the South…
In a remote corner of Chad, three missionaries of the Immaculate Conception give a simple Christian testimony. Walking alongside people. Hilda, Shephali, and Irene are three Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception present in Koupor, in the…
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is experiencing a demographic explosion due to a still high birth rate and migratory flows encouraged by rural poverty and…
"Ebale ya Congo ezali lopango te, ezali nzela" (The Congo River is not a barrier, it is a road), sang the famous Congolese musician Joseph Kabasele. Today this statement must be taken with a pinch of salt.…
African traditional political leaders cover both the temporal and the religious spheres. They represent the exigencies of the ancestors before the community of the living and the exigencies of the same community before the ancestors. This…
The Dipo rite is an integral part of the Krobo culture. Over the years it has been used to inculcate useful values into adolescent girls as they prepare to assume their marital responsibilities. The Krobos are…
The way electronic music entered the African scene in the 1990s, how it was developed, and how it is becoming increasingly relevant. From kuduro in Angola to gqom in South Africa. Two factors occurred in the…
Red and black are two of the fundamental colours in the Maasai culture and symbolize God’s two main traits. Red depicts anger and benevolence, and black (or dark blue) the sanctity of a person or object.…
Afrobeats, bongo, amapiano, rumba, and gengetone are genres that are now heard everywhere. Thanks to social media and the growing investments of the recording industry. The world has never heard so much African music as…
A collective runs a cultural centre and a record company in Ségou, an unstable area of Mali. To keep the art scene alive and because ‘music and the desire to live cannot be stopped’. Now with…
Every religion has some form of sacrifice. In fact, sacrifice is the most universal of all rituals. Most rituals imply an offering and quite often a blood sacrifice. A blood sacrifice is a displacement of mystical…
She played a key role in a campaign that challenged a corrupt waste trafficking scheme between Italy and Tunisia, resulting in the return of 6,000…
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The Black and white swallow flew high up in the clear, blue sky, wheeling and diving, his fast, pointed wings carrying him at a great speed. Swallow…
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Welcoming, listening and guiding. Some characteristics of Pope Leo with the youth During the years when Father Robert Francis Prevost was pastor of the church of Our…
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