Living Without Destructive Plastic
Plastic was and is a magical invention. It is a material based on oil and has thousands of excellent and life-saving uses. In the medical world, in construction, in tool-making, manufacturing of phones and other gadgets, cars, household items, furniture and almost everything you see has plastic in it. Our modern world depends on plastic […]
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya: Death of the Moses of the Congo
Like Moses, Cardinal Monsengwo, who died in France 11th July aged 81, fought for most of his life to lead his flock to the promised land of democracy, although he never saw it himself. Most of those who knew him consider Mgr. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya to have been one of Congo’s greatest figures and even […]
Oral Literature: Why cattle can’t speak
A long time ago it is believed that the Pokot people were very similar to cattle. They could all speak the same language face to face and loved keeping the other company. They would also share duties among themselves and whenever there was an issue to discuss, they would do this during the night hours. […]
The puppies of Islamic State
Born in the Caliphate and indoctrinated to believe in a ‘different world’. The images are few and taken from a distance. They show boys from 9 to 15 years old with Kalashnikovs in their hands, shooting as they run. They throw themselves to the ground and immediately rise again, shooting all the time. Behind them, […]
Child soldiers: the difficulty of ‘adapting to peace’
There are at least eighteen countries, where children are recruited and used in armed conflicts. From regular army to rebels, from guerrilla movements to drug cartels. The phenomenon has assumed the status of a humanitarian disaster. Dahara was 15 and had never used a weapon until he arrived in Libya, together with his eighteen-year-old cousin […]
Child migrants: alone with their destiny
They travel alone. They may fall into the hands of human traffickers. They often end up in detention centres without knowing why or for how long. The mental health repercussions may be irreparable. Maria Lourdes is just seven years old and is travelling with some people she does not know. Together with others she has […]
2021: The International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
It is estimated that there are 152 million children in the world who have to work with 72.1 million of these in the African continent alone. Out of these, 31.5 million are engaged in heavy and dangerous work. Covid-19 has aggravated the situation. Before sunrise, Jean Pierre sets out on the rough path that leads […]
Uganda: A Bride Mukiga Girl
The Bakiga or Kiga people are known as people of the mountain. They are a Bantu ethnic group of South Western Uganda and Northern Rwanda. We look at different stages of traditional marriage. Marriage among the Bakiga has generally been monogamous and it begins with courtship of the couple. The young man identifies the woman […]
Oral Literature: The Man-in-the-Moon and his Wife
Long, long ago, the man-in-the-moon and his wife Atai, had a quarrel which led to very strange results. These two were the royalty of the skies once the sun had gone down. The man you all know, he looked then as he does now. Sometimes he was smiling, sometimes he looked grim. His wife was […]
African Youth to promote Peace and Security
Despite challenges of unemployment, corruption, entrenched political leadership, and political violence, many young people have found constructive avenues to promote peace, effective governance, and reform. Africa remains the world’s youngest continent with a median age of 19.7 years. By 2050, one in three young people will live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Still, 80-90 percent of African […]
