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Republic of Panama. The Hub of the Americas.

The geographical location gives the country considerable strategic importance. The Panama Canal. The migration crisis. The challenges of the new president The Republic of Panama constitutes the last section of the isthmus of Central America, as well as a link between different realities and geographical areas. In fact, it is bordered to the north by…

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Towards a Christianity with an African face.

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, talks to us about it. Father Akotia is originally from Togo, but he is used to discussing and exchanging views…

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Herbs & Plants. Combretum molle. A source of medicinal mumuye gum.

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 in African traditional medicine for the treatment of  various ailments  and diseases. Combretum molle is commonly referred to as…

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Sudan. Art against war.

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 gallery in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, called Downtown Gallery, where nine artists from his country were represented. However,…

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Egypt. The long night of the Egyptian economy.

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 establish his power. Over the last decade, Egyptian governments have spent tens of billions of dollars on megaprojects and…

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A Priest for the World.

Giuseppe Allamano, founder of the Consolata Missionaries will be canonized on October 20th. Mission must be given the best. He was born on January 21, 1851, in Castelnuovo d’Asti (now Castelnuovo Don Bosco), in Northern Italy. Educated in solid Christian virtues by his mother, the sister of Saint Joseph Cafasso, he then went to the…

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Music. Apple Music’s list no African artists.

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 recent list of the 100 best albums of all time is disconcerting but at the same time not a…

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USA Presidential elections. For the Palestinians, nothing will change.

American administrations have always been close to the state of Israel. Democrats and Republicans adopt more or less the same policies. Among the Gazans, little hope for change. The presidential elections will be held in the United States on November 5. The White House will be contested between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris,…

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Agadez. The Gateway to the Sahara.

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 people. The coup junta repealed it. Return to “normality”. Ousmane Mamou, a young Guinean, is waiting in front of a…

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Uruguay. A Buffer State.

The country is preparing for the next presidential elections which will be held on October 27th. The Frente Amplio is currently ahead in the polls. We retrace the political and economic path of this South American country. Located on the Atlantic side of the Southern Cone, and second in extension only to Suriname, Uruguay is…

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Angola. Not only rich in oil but also in (rare) earths.

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 hundred and twenty kilometres. This is the distance by rail that separates the port of Lobito, the largest in…

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Between China and EU.

Despite the privileged position it enjoys and the fertility of its land, Uruguay presents a large disproportion between its territorial area of 176, 215 thousand km², and the number of its inhabitants equal to 3, 5 million, comparable to those of any capital. Of these, approximately 1,381,000 live in the capital Montevideo. In the opinion…

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Advocacy

Semia Gharbi. Fighting against eco-mafias.

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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Baobab

The swallow brings the summer.

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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Youth & Mission

Pope Leo and the Youth.

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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