The Hippo. King of the Rivers.
Despite its apparent tranquillity and its soft and jovial appearance, it is an animal with an irascible, unpredictable and aggressive character. The most dangerous and deadly in Africa. But you have to know it to appreciate it. Legendary origins. The hippopotamus is one of the most dangerous, yet interesting, animals on the entire African continent. […]
Vocation Story. “Giving my life to the mission”
“It was the mission that made me a missionary. I came to understand the true nature of the mission and the charism of St Daniel Comboni.” Fr. Tesfaye Erbelo Anulo from Ethiopia, talks about his vocation journey and his missionary experience. I was born on 15 March 1978 in Borchosha, Kambata, southern Ethiopia. My parents […]
Mission today: a daily challenge
Father Valentin Garcia, a Spanish Comboni missionary, shares: “Some ideas in this mature time of my life.” Since I was a child, in the minor seminary of the Comboni Missionaries, we were visited by missionaries from Africa and Latin America who helped us breathe the missionary spirit. I arrived in Peru, in Tarma, a year […]
Mali. Rice in Fakoye sauce
A typical dish from northern Mali, fakoye is a stew with a very particular flavour. Time 2 ½ hours approx. Serves 6 Ingredients 500 gr rice 1 kg mutton or lamb 100 gr fakoye leaves (or zofonboulou; scientific name: Corchorus olitorius) powder songhai spice mix (cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, cumin…) 2 onions 1 bitter aubergine 1 […]
Herbs & Plants. Vernonia amygdalina. The bitter leaf
Vernonia amygdalina, (family Astaraceae) is a medicinal herb commonly known as bitter leaf. This plant is indigenous to tropical Africa and has enormous medicinal uses and is regarded as a gold mine by many African communities. The plant is normally found along rivers and lakes, in forest margins, wood land and open grassland in the […]
Kenya. The Pokot traditional religious sensibility
Rather than talking about the religion of the Pokot, an ethnic group living in West Pokot and Baringo counties in Kenya, it is better to talk about the specifics of the Pokot’s ‘religious sensibility’ and how it manifests itself. The sensibility is one of the Pokot traditional religiosities, which has changed due to the influence […]
Mission Diary. God keeps watch over me
Fr. Abraham Kofi Amuzu, a Comboni missionary from Togo, shares his first experience in his parish, Our Lady of Joy of Grimari, in the Bambari Diocese in the Central African Republic. I arrived in the mission of Grimari on 21 April 2021. The mission of Grimari was established by the Spiritan missionaries. In 1975, it […]
Witnesses of the Jubilee: Fr. Ezekiel, Martyr of Hope for the Amazon Forest.
“I love you all and I love justice. Let us not approve violence, even if we are treated violently. The Father who is speaking to you has received death threats. Dear brothers, if my life belongs to you, so will my death.” Forty years have passed since the murder of Father Ezechiel Ramin, a young […]
NIGERIA. Zobo, The Nigerian summer drink
Tasty and refreshing, Zobo is a Nigerian drink made from hibiscus leaves with typical red hues, perfect for summer. Time 20 minutes Serves 3-4 Ingredients 300 g dried hibiscus leaves 1 litre water, 400 ml pineapple juice 1-2 blended ginger roots, 2 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 200 ml orange juice ice […]
Bolivia. The Andean potato
Andean communities have a special process for freezing and drying potatoes. We take a look. The terms ch’uño or tunta come from the Quechua and Aymara languages, spoken in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia. Both terms mean “frozen and dried potatoes”, used for their conservation in the Andes. Of course, both products have different production […]
