Africa: The Rural Market
In the world of rural Africa, the market is not just a place for buying and selling or commercial exchange. All over the continent, the market is a place characterised by an intense celebration of social exchange and becomes a place of encounter between the scattered members of one’s family, one’s own village and of […]
Mission Diary: Welcoming people
“I can say that God has given me the gift of knowing how to be among young people, from whom, moreover, I always learn new things”. Father Ramon Eguiluz talks about his experience as an educator. Since I arrived in Africa in 1979, my missionary life had passed on this continent. I worked in the […]
Central African Republic: Working together for peace and stability
Christians and Muslims are working together to prevent religious radicalism from taking hold of the country. We met with some religious leaders. Abdoulaye Ouasselegue, currently Imam of the Petevo mosque in Bangui, quoted the prophet Muhammad during a Friday prayer sermon and exhorted his faithful to keep their teeth clean. I had heard that Muslims […]
DR Congo: Forging New Talents
In the Congolese capital, as in the rest of the country, cultural spaces are almost non-existent. Kin ArtStudio is therefore an exception with its aim of stimulating and creating a place where various artists can express themselves. We paid a visit to the Centre. Located in Kinshasa, the Kin ArtStudio was opened in 2011 by […]
The Youth Corner: The Search for Meaning
To seek the meaning of life is to discern the vocation not only from what we are, but also from what we want to be. Only God gives us the gift of a meaning that goes beyond the troubled circumstances of life. I worked in the Central African Republic for several years as a Lay […]
Africa’s Challenges at the Africa–European Union Summit
The sixth African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Summit will be held on 17-18 February 2022 in Brussels. This meeting has been postponed in the last two years due to the situation of COVID’19 in order to be able to hold it in a face-to-face mode that ensures the presence of the leaders of […]
Brazil: Sowing Hope in a Wounded Land
“Mining activities have huge impacts on the lives of the local communities and indigenous people in Brazil. I come from a country where mining has caused immeasurable disasters from colonial times to today”. A Comboni Missionary talk about his involvement in Mining advocacy. We have to take a particular note of the crimes committed by […]
Egypt: Anaphora, the Monastery of Encounter
The situation of Christians in Egypt is that of a varied minority. They do not always succeed in living as brothers and sisters. Nevertheless, the reality of encounter and fraternity is a real possibility. The monastery of Anaphora is a place that bears witness to this. A young Comboni Missionary tells us about it. I […]
Catholic Radio Stations in Africa: Educating, Informing, Transforming
There are more than a hundred of them, from Angola to Zambia reaching millions of people. They promote peace, human rights, education, health, and development. They endeavour to heal the wounds of traumas. They are the voice of the voiceless, though sometimes silenced. Three stories of resilience and success: Radio Sol Mansi, in Guinea-Bissau; Catholic […]
South Africa: Second-Hand Books Take Over the Johannesburg Literary Market
Johannesburg, often associated with skyscrapers, insecurity, crime, begging, and in some areas, difficult access to basic services such as electricity or water, boasts more than 10,000 street stalls and shops selling books. The Bridge Books bookstore, characterised by a wooden door, is located at 98 Commissioner Street, a major street in the Central Business District […]