Comboni Missionaries Ireland

Armed conflicts, refugees, famine, food shortages and malnutrition, harsh weather conditions and unpredictable rainfall. An overview of different crises in Africa. Central African Republic (CAR) After decades of strife and stalled development, CAR plunged into crisis in 2013. The Seleka coalition overthrew the president in a coup d’etat. In response, self-defence groups known as Anti-Balaka […]

Fr. Salvatore Pacifico, an Italian Comboni Missionary in South Sudan, will turn 81 in November. “Missionary in North and South Sudan for 40 years”, writes Fr. Salvatore, “I find it difficult to speak of what is going on in South Sudan. I would not want to contribute to that feeling of defeatism, already common when

Each day, thousands of mothers search for their lost children in the hospitals, morgues and clandestine cemeteries. Some never lose hope, others have no more tears to shed.   The last time Isela saw the face of her son was in a photograph. Denys was wearing a long-sleeved green shirt and purple trousers, the clothes

Zannah Mustapha, a champion for the rights of displaced children growing up amid violence in north-eastern Nigeria to get a quality education, has been named the 2017 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award. A former barrister turned property developer, Mustapha set up the school for orphans and vulnerable children in 2007. He was concerned by

The hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing the attacks and burning of their villages in Myanmar are walking hundreds of miles across mountains, through jungles and in pouring rain, to escape the slaughter by the Myanmar armed forces. As many as 3,000 Rohingya have been killed according to some reports. The survivors, now numbering

Ali is a seven-year old boy. He lies with his head bandaged, a needle stuck in his arm and he is breathing with great difficulty. He is close to death, lying in a makeshift shelter that is an emergency field clinic in Yemen, where the last of the dextrose is running out. Flies buzz around

According to the United Nation, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is “the worst place to be a woman”. But, Neema Namadamu never questioned her faith, and became a source of inspiration. She tells us her story.. I was born in a very remote mountainous area of eastern Congo, in the village of Marunde, in

“We must summon all the parties involved in this war, the various ethnic groups and tribes, and gather around a table to talk about peace. The war that continues since 2013 shows no sign of ending. Nobody respects the outcomes of the peace talks, neither the government and nor the rebels. There is fighting in

The origins of Chinese pottery and porcelain go back to distant antiquity. Four objective factors influenced the beginnings and development of Chinese pottery and porcelain: clay, fuel, river systems, and markets. Heavy clay and large quantities of fuel are required for pottery and porcelain making. Prohibitively high shipping costs made pottery production economically impractical in

According to the latest UNICEF report, Boko Haram militants in north-east Nigeria have sent out four times as many child suicide bombers so far this year, as they used the whole of 2016. Eighty-three children have been used as bombers since the 1st of January 2017, UNICEF has reported. Of those, 55 were girls, mostly