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Culture October 2025

Herbs & Plants. Catharanthus roseus. An Anti-Cancer Plant.

It is one of the well-known medicinal plants that originated from the continent of Africa. The plant is commonly known as the Madagascar periwinkle or Vinca rosea. It is a tender, perennial plant that grows as an herb or subshrub, sprawling along the ground or standing erect, reaching approximately one metre in height. Leaves are…

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Burkina Faso. Faith, pride and tolerance.

Islam and animism intertwine around the Great Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, the cultural and spiritual heart of the country. Bobo-Dioulasso, in Burkina Faso, is a city of great charm, where the passage of time is marked by the muezzins who call to prayer, but also by the succession of animist ceremonies and the stories of the…

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Nú Barreto. Art to Change Society.

He is the most internationally renowned Guinean artist. He has participated in biennials, art fairs, and group and solo exhibitions in various countries in Africa, Europe, America, and Asia. He is committed to showing the world his ideas for transforming Africa. Manuel Jerónimo Barreto da Costa de Oliveira, known simply as Nú Barreto, was born…

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Mauritius. The island of tea.

On the green hills of Mauritius, prized leaves are harvested that are destined to conquer the world. This is one of the most prized varieties of tea globally, thanks to the growers who have been passing down the secrets of processing for centuries. The island of Mauritius is dotted with patches of intense green that…

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Advocacy

Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika. To protect a wild river.

The campaign to safeguard the Vjosa River from a surge in hydropower dam projects led to its historic designation as the Vjosa Wild River National…

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Baobab

The Wisdom of Kalaga.

On that day, an elephant, a mouse, a woman, and a thief appeared before Kalaga, who was seated in court to hear the grievances of his subjects…

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Youth & Mission

The Jubilee. The Voice of Youth.

We met some of the young people who had come to Rome for the Youth Jubilee.  (July 28 – August 3). The underground, streets, buses, and bars…

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