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Bringing diesel cars from the old continent reduces the air quality in African cities. The crisis of diesel car sales in Europe and the depreciation of those in circulation are accentuating the phenomenon of “environmental dumping” affecting Africa and is destined to worsen air pollution  levels in the cities of the continent which already causes […]

Catholic nuns, who play a major role in the Church’s healthcare works in India, plan to meet the poor and weak at their doorsteps instead of waiting for them at hospitals and dispensaries. The paradigm shift aims to reposition the Catholic health ministry by helping women religious review their works and adapt according to the

An altar boy accompanies the priests of his parish in their safaris to the outstations and enjoys every moment of that ministry. He begins to believe that it could be his path of life and makes up his mind: “I will be a Comboni missionary”. Today, as a priest, he would not change his life

Many children from Karamoja are begging in the capital, Kampala. Comboni Missionary Fr. John Bosco runs a programme to help the street kids and other families displaced in Kampala. Nakiru Asha Kadera was born in 1995 and grew up in Napak, Karamoja—a poor, rural region in northern Uganda. The first nine years of Asha’s life

Every year, thousands of migrants and refugees arrive in Johannesburg from several African countries. The House of Mercy and the Jesuit Refugee Service have been committed to serving hundreds of marginalised people in the metropolis for two decades now. Johannesburg is home to about half a million refugees and asylum seekers, one of the largest urban

The most radical results of new technologies are to be found in the field of energy: the use of fossil fuels will be limited. Africa is skipping some entire phases that characterised development in the West due to the use of more advanced systems. The most spectacular example is that of telecommunications with such a

After falling into a dark chasm, the author felt raised up and borne on the breath of dawn. Today he knows that God is holding him in the palm of his hands, and wants to share his joy. A dusty gravel road, a quite noisy place due to local taverns at every corner, coupled with

In the south of Madagascar live the Bara, a cluster of 18 ethnic groups that share language and culture. They live in an arid land, where agriculture cannot thrive, and so they developed an economy based on husbandry. They have also developed an interesting relationship with death and the deceased. The Bara claim that death

The final document of the synod on young people has just been released. The document consists of 3 parts, 12 chapters, 167 paragraphs and 60 pages. The Rapporteur General, Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, said that it is “the result of real teamwork” on the part of the Synod Fathers, together with other Synod participants and

At least 12,000 children have returned from armed groups in CAR. Now what? Last September, Central African Republic became the 167th country to ratify the UN child soldier treaty, known by its acronym, OPAC. The government thus committed to outlawing the use of child soldiers. Yet, verified cases of child recruitment quadrupled in 2017 compared