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Ecuador. A state of emergency.

Successive governments have failed to improve the political and economic conditions of Afro-Ecuadorians. Drug-related crime…

01 Dec 2024

Colombia. The difficult change.

The new progressive executive is the spokesperson of ‘los nadies’, the marginalized, the “nobodies”, including…

01 Dec 2024

Afro-descendants. Still a long way to go.

With December, the decade (2015-2024) dedicated by the United Nations to Afro-descendants ends. Little has…

01 Dec 2024

Nicaragua. Silent and silenced minority.

The constitution and laws should protect their rights. In reality, this is not the case:…

01 Dec 2024

Historic cities. Mali. Timbuktu, the City of 333 Saints.

In all religions, we find cities called "holy" due to the presence of the supernatural…

01 Nov 2024

Historic cities. Kenya. Mombasa. A melting pot of languages and…

The city is called the "blue and white city" for the colours of its buildings…

01 Nov 2024

Historic cities. Senegal. Saint Louis. The Venice of Africa.

Saint Louis, washed by the Senegal River and the Atlantic Ocean, is the most aquatic…

01 Nov 2024

Historic cities. Niger. Agadez, “'to pay a visit”.

 “Where the weight of centuries can be felt in every street and where you can…

01 Nov 2024

The Panama Canal.

The Panamanian economy, like domestic and international politics, is strongly linked to the activities of…

01 Oct 2024

The New President.

Panama is a presidential Republic, divided into 9 provinces and 3 indigenous districts, in which…

01 Oct 2024

A crucible of peoples.

Its geographical location, historical processes and economic and commercial developments have made Panama a true…

01 Oct 2024

Republic of Panama. The Hub of the Americas.

The geographical location gives the country considerable strategic importance. The Panama Canal. The migration crisis.…

01 Oct 2024

Uruguay. A Buffer State.

The country is preparing for the next presidential elections which will be held on October…

01 Sep 2024

Between China and EU.

Despite the privileged position it enjoys and the fertility of its land, Uruguay presents a…

01 Sep 2024

Political and economic change.

Significant reforms. Opening up to new markets. The presidency of Pepe Mujica. The victory of the…

01 Sep 2024

More attractive for business.

The affirmation of the current President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, leader of the Partido Nacional…

01 Sep 2024

From Baby Doc to Aristide.

The occupation of the country implemented by Washington opened the way for big US capital…

01 Aug 2024

Between Environmental Catastrophes and Poverty.

The year 2017 saw the end of the MINUSTAH special mission made up of around…

01 Aug 2024

Haiti in the abyss.

It is the poorest and most unfortunate country in Latin America. Countless robberies and political…

01 Aug 2024

In the hands of the gangs.

Haiti today finds itself in an extremely precarious situation. The country is dominated by extreme…

01 Aug 2024

Kenya. Mombasa. The first East African port, threatened by congestion…

It is East Africa's first port, but its development is being challenged by a series…

01 Jul 2024

South Africa. Durban. Missed opportunities to divert ships to avoid…

As Africa's largest port, Durban faces many challenges that are hampering its development. These include…

01 Jul 2024

Nigeria. Lagos, the largest complex in the Guinea Gulf…

The Lagos complex, with the new Lekki container port and the neighbouring Tin Can Island…

01 Jul 2024

African Ports. Competitiveness and Positioning in Global Supply Chains.

Since colonial times, African ports have been the main gateway to coastal countries and their…

01 Jul 2024

Burkina Faso. A climate of fear and violence.

The country has long been going through a phase of instability and violence that threatens…

01 Jun 2024

Where to go…

Distrust seems to be growing not only among ethnic groups but also among religious communities.…

01 Jun 2024

Descent into chaos.

In Burkina Faso, the terrorist threat emerged after 2015, the year in which the first…

01 Jun 2024

A new partner.

Each of these three 'rebel states' has forged more or less strong ties with Russia,…

01 Jun 2024

Islam. Close Alliance with Power.

The Muslim religion is the unifying feature of Mauritanian culture and society which, however, presents…

01 May 2024

Mauritania. Beyond the dunes.

The presidential elections, scheduled for June 22, constitute a test for the Mauritanian political system.…

01 May 2024

How to stem the progress of Jihad.

Nouakchott has not suffered large-scale attacks for 12 years. There are three reasons: collaboration with…

01 May 2024

Economy. Oil & Gas and Green hydrogen.

The government is focusing on green hydrogen to diversify the rapidly growing economy, aiming for…

01 May 2024

The Catholic Church. “A laboratory of evangelization in a Buddhist…

Under the Pol Pot regime, the Church lost everything: bishops, priests, men and women religious…

01 Apr 2024

Cambodia. The will to live.

Still traumatised by the bloody Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia is struggling to recover its economic…

01 Apr 2024

Opening up to the world.

The onset of industrialization brought about the brutal decomposition of rural Cambodian families since poverty…

01 Apr 2024

The Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror.

Pol Pot's regime caused one million seven hundred thousand deaths, devastating families and the entire…

01 Apr 2024

A tortuous political journey.

After the catastrophic war against the Triple Alliance, the country was crisscrossed by bitter political…

01 Mar 2024

An economy controlled by a few.

Paraguay is a country with a strong rural vocation where the agri-food sector predominates, firmly…

01 Mar 2024

Cultural and Ethnic Diversity.

The country has a population of 7,353,000 inhabitants, with a population density of approximately 16…

01 Mar 2024

Paraguay. A Buffer State.

A landlocked country with almost all its rivers navigable. The difficult road to independence. Lugo's…

01 Mar 2024

The Catholic Church. Values and Service.

There is a trait that distinguishes the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CEC): its ability to intervene…

01 Feb 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bleak future.

On 20 January, President Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term. But electoral fraud…

01 Feb 2024

The Paradox of a Country.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 64 years after its independence, has, for many years,…

01 Feb 2024

Seeking to control the Northeast.

The thirty-year instability of the mining provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri is…

01 Feb 2024

From Rumba to Sapeurs.

Walking around the neighbourhoods of Lemba or Matete in Kinshasa or Bacongo and Makélékélé in…

01 Jan 2024

Kinshasa-Brazzaville: Separated Twins.

The Congo River flows between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The distance between the two capitals is…

01 Jan 2024

The face of the two cities.

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It…

01 Jan 2024

A Bridge in 2028?

"Ebale ya Congo ezali lopango te, ezali nzela" (The Congo River is not a barrier,…

01 Jan 2024

Electronic Africa Continues to Evolve.

The way electronic music entered the African scene in the 1990s, how it was developed,…

01 Dec 2023

African Music. Creativity and the Internet.

Afrobeats, bongo, amapiano, rumba, and gengetone are genres that are now heard everywhere. Thanks to…

01 Dec 2023

Mali. The Mieruba label. ‘Music, our raw material’.

A collective runs a cultural centre and a record company in Ségou, an unstable area…

01 Dec 2023

The Pop Music of Nigeria. Afrobeats.

For some years now, the Nigerian and Ghanaian Afrobeats music scene has taken on global…

01 Dec 2023

The Economic Crisis.

Pakistan has been in a situation of heavy economic crisis for some time now, perhaps…

01 Nov 2023

The challenge of internal security.

Pakistan is experiencing a now prolonged period of political instability which began in April 2022…

01 Nov 2023

Diversity of cultural and religious identity.

Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. Its population is young, with an average…

01 Nov 2023

Pakistan. A Long Period of Instability.

A tortuous path towards independence. Contrasts with India. The Kashmir disputes. The power of the…

01 Nov 2023

African Agricultural Growth Poles. A Transformation that Doesn't Exist.

There are now about fifty scattered in thirty countries. They aim to change the connotations…

01 Oct 2023

The Seeds of Discord.

It is called participatory genetic improvement of seeds, takes place in the fields, involves farmers,…

01 Oct 2023

“The Key Is Agroecology”.

The director of the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development, Mamadou Goita,…

01 Oct 2023

Africa. The Great Challenge of Agriculture.

It is mostly farmers who guarantee the production of food, not only in African countries…

01 Oct 2023

Social-economic inequality.

According to the estimates of the last census, carried out in 2022, the Dominican Republic…

01 Sep 2023

Progress in the Tourism Sector.

The economy of the Dominican Republic is a liberalized, open, and strongly export-oriented economy. For…

01 Sep 2023

Dominican Republic. The Gateway to North and South America.

A painful story that continues today. Internal tensions have favoured the spread of corruption. Difficult…

01 Sep 2023

Political Life.

The Dominican Republic is a presidential republic based on the system of representative democracy with…

01 Sep 2023

The Last Rites.

The Asantes perform rituals for their dead kinsmen and loved ones generally known as ayie…

01 Aug 2023

‘Abadinto’. Naming a child among Asantes.

In the Akan societies in Ghana especially among the Asantes, names and the process of…

01 Aug 2023

Asante Traditional Wedding.

The Asantes, have a unique style of marriage ceremony. It is an important community engagement…

01 Aug 2023

Ghana. A Journey into Asante’s Cultural Heritage.

The Asante are a group of people who form part of the Akan ethnic group…

01 Aug 2023

Criminal Networks and Local Allies.

The Latin American cartels, from Bolivians to Mexicans. The Italian 'Ndrangheta. The ‘friendships’ with African…

01 Jul 2023

African drug routes.

Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda are the main transit countries for heroin. West Africa,…

01 Jul 2023

Africa and the Drug Market.

Within an expanding market, the role of Africa is also becoming increasingly important. Not only…

01 Jul 2023

Consumption and national legislation.

After decades of harsh prohibition, several African states have opted for policies that tend to…

01 Jul 2023

A Journey through the Kunama Culture.

The Kunama ethnic group resides mainly in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea, between the Gash…

01 Jun 2023

The Celebration of Marriage.

After the initiation ceremony (Anfura-la) or the passage from adolescence to youth, the young Kunama…

01 Jun 2023

Religious Belief among the Kunama.

When the Kunama are asked: ‘Ayshila mekobino?’, they reply: ‘Ánnala'la makobinke’ (we believe in God).…

01 Jun 2023

Getting out. The purification of the mother.

The life of the Kunama, from birth to old age – and even after death,…

01 Jun 2023

Between terrorist threats and Unsolved problems.

The political instability seen before, the ethnic tensions both in the country and in the…

01 May 2023

Ivory Coast. An uncertain future.

A leading country in West Africa, Ivory Coast has weaknesses that could not only block…

01 May 2023

Open wounds.

The wounds caused by the two civil wars are still open since they have not…

01 May 2023

Ivory Coast and France.

The prolonged phase of unrest reduced the influence of Ivory Coast on the international scene.…

01 May 2023

The extermination of the Mayan communities.

The political instability that affected the country following the 1954 coup d'état reached its peak…

01 Apr 2023

Guatemala. A Wounded Country.

A past full of violence and abuse. Drug trafficking, corruption, weak or non-existent institutions. Meanwhile,…

01 Apr 2023

Migrants.

Among the many problems afflicting Guatemala, there is certainly also the migratory phenomenon. In fact, Guatemala,…

01 Apr 2023

Economic and Social Crisis.

Today, Guatemala continues to deal with a highly precarious social situation that places the country…

01 Apr 2023

How Climate Change Affects Girls and Young Women.

Drought, floods, abnormal heat waves. Today we are faced with a climate crisis that is…

01 Mar 2023

Girls and Young Women. Broken Lives.

The waves break gently on the shore. The crystal-clear water glistens invitingly under the rays…

01 Mar 2023

Education for Girls. A Challenge to Learning Poverty.

Despite the extraordinary progress made in the last 25 years, there are still 129 million…

01 Mar 2023

Precocious Marriages. Increasing Due to Crises.

The terrible drought which - for the third year in a row - plagues the…

01 Mar 2023

São Tomé and Príncipe. A Lost Paradise.

São Tomé and Príncipe, a former Portuguese colony, is among the smallest independent states in…

01 Feb 2023

The shadow of China.

The economy of São Tomè and Princìpe is poor. The main resources are linked to…

01 Feb 2023

The political and economic problems.

Having obtained independence from the mother country, the country was led for 16 years by…

01 Feb 2023

A long road to Independence.

The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were deserted until their discovery by Portuguese navigators.…

01 Feb 2023

The Cities of Africa. Urban and Decolonial.

The key to understanding the growth of cities in the African continent. At a frenetic pace,…

01 Jan 2023

The Role of Secondary Cities. Trait d’union between development and…

Half of the African urban residents live in one of the more than 7,500 medium…

01 Jan 2023

Cities and New Models of Migration.

The economic or educational prospects offered by African cities are fundamental to the urban growth…

01 Jan 2023

Re-inventing Flexible Cities.

 The art of getting by with countless informal activities not only affects the economy or…

01 Jan 2023

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Dossier Archive – summaries

Danger of Jihadism.

The spread of terrorist actions across West Africa alarms the Ghanaian authorities. Experts argue that the…

01 Dec 2022, Dossier December 2022

Ghana. Uncertain Times.

Just a few years ago, Ghana was synonymous with development and stability. Today inflation, debt and…

01 Dec 2022, Dossier December 2022

Coexistence in respect and dialogue.

Interreligious dialogue is customary. Just like the comparison between the different ethnic components, also through institutional…

01 Dec 2022, Dossier December 2022

Catholic Church on the Synodal Way.

The Church, though still in its young age, is very dynamic, vibrant, and efficient. Two important…

01 Dec 2022, Dossier December 2022

Jamaica. ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’.

This year Jamaica is celebrating 60 years of independence from the United Kingdom. A country that…

01 Nov 2022, Dossier November 2022

In the Hands of Local Gangs.

Within Kingston, gangs involved in drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, and the exploitation of prostitution have their…

01 Nov 2022, Dossier November 2022

Reggae, a Jamaican soft power.

Jamaica is a Parliamentary democracy and, as a member of the Commonwealth, it is also a…

01 Nov 2022, Dossier November 2022

Political and social instability.

During the 60 years in which the country has made itself autonomous from the motherland, there…

01 Nov 2022, Dossier November 2022

Senegal. The Colours of the Pirogues.

The fishing sector is crucial both for socio-economic stability and for the food security of the…

01 Oct 2022, Dossier October 2022

Industrial-scale piracy.

Foreign industries of transformation of fresh fish into fish meal and oil for export to European,…

01 Oct 2022, Dossier October 2022

Ancient methods.

Madj lights the flashlight on his head, tying hooks and lures to the ends of the…

01 Oct 2022, Dossier October 2022

Setting Sail.

The sun is about to set behind the houses that, in the distance, appear on the…

01 Oct 2022, Dossier October 2022

The identity ‘card’.

The latest census of India, that of 2011, indicates that 79.9 per cent of Indians identify…

01 Sep 2022, Dossier September 2022

Socio-economic imbalances.

Unlike most countries with a medium or high level of development, India has a population that…

01 Sep 2022, Dossier September 2022

India. A Country in Transition.

With an evident crisis in the availability of widely distributed agricultural production from Ukraine as a…

01 Sep 2022, Dossier September 2022

The Path of Reforms.

A country like India that aspires, at least in Asia, to be the first competitor of…

01 Sep 2022, Dossier September 2022

New political openings.

Suriname is a unitary Republic with executive power vested in the President of the Republic, who…

01 Aug 2022, Dossier August 2022

Suriname. A Multi-coloured Country.

It is the smallest country in South America with a population of just over 600,000 inhabitants…

01 Aug 2022, Dossier August 2022

Ethnic Variety.

The period of Dutch colonization made the country one of the main crossroads of both the…

01 Aug 2022, Dossier August 2022

Immense Natural Resources.

Suriname is a country rich in natural resources in terms of biodiversity, fresh water, raw materials,…

01 Aug 2022, Dossier August 2022

Economy. Unsustainable Extractivism.

The oil industry is at the heart of the Angolan economy. But it benefits only the…

01 Jul 2022, Dossier July 2022

The Church Raises the Voice.

Since independence, the Church has been somewhat close to the MPLA, although it has always opposed…

01 Jul 2022, Dossier July 2022

Unpredictable Elections.

The result of next August’s elections cannot be taken for granted. About 14 million Angolans will…

01 Jul 2022, Dossier July 2022

Angola. A Country and Its Contradictions.

In the African context, Angola, a country with a population of over 33 million inhabitants, has…

01 Jul 2022, Dossier July 2022

The churches. Lost engagement.

They have lost the prophetic voice they had in the days of apartheid. They have no…

01 Jun 2022, Dossier June 2022

Economy. The COVID-19 Challenge.

The country is divided between two worlds, the world of the poor and the world of…

01 Jun 2022, Dossier June 2022

The Unending Saga of Jacob Zuma.

The former president faces two important trials. At the moment, he has only been in prison…

01 Jun 2022, Dossier June 2022

South Africa. A Bitter Season.

Next December, the African National Congress will hold its five-yearly elective conference. President Cyril Ramaphosa will…

01 Jun 2022, Dossier June 2022

The Philippines. Towards a new “Flowers and Rosaries Revolution”.

On May 9, the Philippines will be the scene of multiple elections that will have particular importance…

01 May 2022, Dossier May 2022

Duterte, the Executioner.

In office since June 30, 2016, despite the criticisms, Duterte ‘the executioner’ seemed unstoppable. After having won…

01 May 2022, Dossier May 2022

Internal Conflicts.

Once again, on May 9, the Filipinos will also bring persistent situations to the polls which,…

01 May 2022, Dossier May 2022

The Catholic Church.

The motto of the 500th anniversary year was ‘Missio ad Gentes’, to show that the story…

01 May 2022, Dossier May 2022

The Great Federation.

The Emirate Federation, created in 1971 out of the union of the six monarchies (seven since…

01 Apr 2022, Dossier April 2022

The United Arab Emirates. The Pearl Necklace.

The history of the United Arab Emirates is unique in the scenario of the Near Middle…

01 Apr 2022, Dossier April 2022

Strategic geopolitical position.

The strategic asset of the United Arab Emirates finds its place in the broader security strategy…

01 Apr 2022, Dossier April 2022

Diversifying the Economy.

During the past decade, the United Arab Emirates has brought to the fore an important process…

01 Apr 2022, Dossier April 2022

Nomads and Farmers, Old and New Fights in Africa.

In the last years one of the different ethnicities that live on the continent was put…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

Peuls, as foreigners.

Nomadism caused Peuls to move between different areas that, after the decolonization, became independent states. While…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

The Enemy Inside.

The fight is not only between Peuls and other groups. In many areas there is also…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

The crisis of chieftaincy.

The crisis of traditional authorities is a common phenomenon in many northern areas in West African…

01 Mar 2022, Dossier March 2022

Africa. The Rural Market.

In the world of rural Africa, the market is not just a place for buying and…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

Urban Markets.

Approaching the market of any African city, the visitor is immediately involved. The eyes are struck…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

West Africa. The Variety of the Markets.

In some rural areas of the Sahel such as the Mossi plateau in the north of…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

The Market. Where Women Reign Supreme.

It is still dark when Esther rises. The children are still asleep and her husband murmurs…

01 Feb 2022, Dossier February 2022

Economy. Dynamic Development.

The country is extremely rich in water resources and minerals. The latter have featured largely in…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

Azerbaijan. Land of Fire.

Azerbaijan is a Caucasian republic located in the south-east, straddling Asia and Europe, in an extremely…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

A Long Chess Game.

In the autumn of 2020, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan again broke out violently causing…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

The Karabakh Conflict.

In 1917, ownership of the region of Karabakh was claimed by the new-born republics of Armenia…

01 Jan 2022, Dossier January 2022

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Advocacy

Myanmar. Paul Sein Twa. Preserving Ancestral Territory.

“What we would like to achieve when we talk about peace. Peace means self-determination. Peace means biological conservation. Peace means revitalization of our culture and…

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Baobab

Inca. The Island of the Sun.

At that time Viracocha, the creator God, looked down upon the earth. He saw it was bare, shrouded in impenetrable darkness, for daylight did not yet…

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Youth & Mission

Celebrating African youth.

“Young Africans are playing an active role in bringing social change in the continent. They are contributing daily to the benefit of their communities and nations…

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